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1999 studio album by DMX
...And Then There Was X is the third studio album by American rapper
DMX . The album was released on December 21, 1999, by
The Island Def Jam Music Group ,
Def Jam Recordings , and
Ruff Ryders Entertainment . The album was nominated for
Best Rap Album at the 2001 Grammys.
Singles
The album's first single "
What's My Name " was released on December 28, 1999. It reached #67 on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart.
[8] The second single "
Party Up (Up in Here) " was released on February 20, 2000, and became his most successful single of his career peaking at number 27 on the Hot 100.
[8] The third single "
What These Bitches Want " featuring
Sisq籀 was released on June 6, 2000, which peaked at number 49.
[8]
Commercial performance
... And Then There Was X debuted at number one the US
Billboard 200 chart, selling 698,000 copies in its first week, according to
Nielsen Soundscan .
[9] This became DMX's third US number one debut.
[9] In its second week, the album dropped to number two on the chart, selling an additional 399,000 copies.
[10] On February 7, 2001, the album was certified
five times platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over five million copies in the US.
[11] As of October 2009, the album has shipped over 8 million copies in the United States.
[12] To date, it is DMX's best selling album.
[13]
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
[14]
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "The Kennel" (Intro) 0:36 2. "One More Road to Cross"
Swizz Beatz 4:20 3. "The Professional" P. Killer Trackz 3:35 4. "Fame"
Dame Grease 3:37 5. "A Lot to Learn" (Skit) 0:39 6. "Here We Go Again" DJ Shok 3:52 7. "
Party Up (Up in Here) " Swizz Beatz 4:28 8. "Make a Move" P. Killer Trackz 3:33 9. "
What These Bitches Want " (featuring
Sisq籀 )
Nokio 4:13 10. "
What's My Name? " 3:52 11. "More 2 a Song" P. Killer Trackz 3:42 12. "Don't You Ever" Swizz Beatz 3:48 13. "The Shakedown" (Skit) 0:35 14. "D-X-L (Hard White)" (featuring
The LOX and
Drag-On ) Dame Grease 4:21 15. "Comin' for Ya" Swizz Beatz 4:02 16. "Prayer III" Simmons 2:00 17. "Angel" (featuring
Regina Belle ) Irv Gotti 5:07 18. "Good Girls, Bad Guys" (featuring Dyme) (Bonus track) Simmons Fields Charly Charles Randy Muller P. Killer Trackz Charly "Shuga Bear" Charles 3:55
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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a
b DeCurtis, Anthony (January 14, 2000).
"Ghetto Blasters: DMX ...And Then There Was X" .
Entertainment Weekly . p. 73. Retrieved February 2, 2023 .
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AllMusic . Retrieved December 19, 2015 .
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^ Ex, Kris (February 3, 2000).
"The City Is Theirs: DMX ...And Then There Was X" .
Rolling Stone . No. 833. p. 58. Archived from
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The Source . No. 126. New York. p. 256.
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a
b
c
"DMX - Chart history" . Billboard. November 21, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2015 .
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a
b Andrew Dansby (October 31, 2001).
"DMX Lands Fourth Number One" .
Rolling Stone . Retrieved March 1, 2020 .
^ Christopher O'Conner (January 5, 2000).
"Jay-Z Debuts at #1 With Life and Times" .
MTV . Archived from
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^
a
b
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Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved September 20, 2019 .
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HotNewHipHop . Retrieved May 29, 2024 .
^ ... And Then There Was X (booklet).
Ruff Ryders ,
Def Jam . 1999.
^
"Chartifacts! - Week Commencing 12th November 2001" (PDF) .
The ARIA Report (611): 2. November 12, 2001. Archived from
the original (PDF) on February 22, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via
National Library of Australia . His previous albums, Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood and And Then There Was X failed to break the mainstream but peaked at # 28 and # 25 respectively on the ARIAnet Dance Albums chart.
^
"DMX Chart History (Canadian Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved October 23, 2014.
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Billboard . Retrieved October 23, 2014.
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Jam! . Archived from
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Music Canada . Retrieved May 25, 2022 .
^
"British album certifications Dmx And Then There Was X" .
British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved December 11, 2021 .
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