... And Then There Was X

... And Then There Was X
Studio album from DMX
Publication (s)	December 21, 1999
Label (s)	Ruff Ryders Entertainment , Def Jam Recordings
Format (s)	CD , LP , MC
Genre (s)	Hardcore rap , east coast hip-hop
Title (number)	18th
running time	60:48
production	Dee ( Executive Producer ) Waah Dean (Executive Producer) Swizz Beatz Lady Grease Irv Gotti among others
chronology Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (1998) ... And Then There Was X The Great Depression (2001)
Single releases November 30, 1999 What's my name? February 12, 2000 Party Up (Up in Here) June 13, 1999 What These Bitches Want

... And Then There Was X ( English for: " ... and then there was X ") is the third studio album by the US rapper DMX . It was released on December 21, 1999 on the labels Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings .

production

Dee and Waah Dean served as executive producers on the album . Four songs each were produced by the music producers Swizz Beatz and P. Killer Trackz, while Dame Grease contributed two instrumentals. Other beats come from Irv Gotti , DJ Shok, Nokio, Self Service and Billy Gray.

Cover design

The album cover shows the large gray letter X in the form of a burnt sheet of paper with text on it. At the top left of the picture is the white lettering … And Then There Was , while the background consists of a stone wall.

Guest Posts

In addition to DMX, other artists are represented on four songs on the album. The singer Sisqó has a guest appearance in the song What These Bitches Want , while the rap group The LOX and the rapper Drag-On can be heard on DXL (Hard White) . The singer Regina Bell supports DMX on Angel and the track Good Girls, Bad Guys is a collaboration with Dyme.

Track list

#	title	Guest musician	producer	length
1	The Kennel (Skit)			0:36
2	One More Road to Cross		Swizz Beatz	4:20
3	The Professional		P. Killer Trackz	3:35
4th	Fame		Lady Grease	3:37
5	Alot to Learn (Skit)			0:39
6th	Here We Go Again		DJ Shok	3:52
7th	Party up		Swizz Beatz	4:28
8th	Make a move		P. Killer Trackz	3:33
9	What These Bitches Want	Sisqó	Nokio	4:13
10	What's my name?		Self Service, Irv Gotti	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
14th	DXL (Hard White)	The LOX , drag-on	Lady Grease	4:21
15th	Comin 'for Ya		Swizz Beatz	4:02
16	Prayer III			2:00
17th	fishing rod	Regina Bell	Irv Gotti, Billy Gray	5:07
18th	Good Girls, Bad Guys (Bonus Track)	Dyme	P. Killer Trackz	3:55

Chart successes and singles

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

... And Then There Was X   DE 46 01/10/2000 (10 weeks)   US 1 08/01/2000 (74 weeks)

Singles

What's my name?   US 67 January 15, 2000 (11 weeks) Party Up (Up in Here)   US 27 02/26/2000 (21 weeks) What These Bitches Want   US 49 07/01/2000 (20 weeks)

... And Then There Was X entered the German charts at number 46 on January 10, 2000 and in the following weeks was at number 70 and 59 before reaching position 46 again. Overall, the album stayed in the Top 100 for ten weeks. In the United States, the album debuted at number 1 and stayed in the Top 200 for 74 weeks.

As singles , the songs What's My Name? (US # 67, 11 weeks), Party Up (Up in Here) (US # 27, 21 weeks) and What These Bitches Want (US # 49, 20 weeks).

Sales figures and awards

... And Then There Was X sold over five million copies in the United States, earning 5x platinum in the United States in 2001 . It is thus the rapper's most commercially successful album to this day. Although the sound carrier was not able to place in the British charts, it got a silver record here in 2013 for more than 60,000 copies sold .

At the Grammy Awards in 2001 was And Then There ... What X in the category Best Rap Album nominated, but lost The Marshall Mathers LP by Eminem .

reception

Professional reviews
Reviews
source	rating
laut.de
Rolling Stone
allmusic
RapReviews

The e-zine laut.de gave the sound carrier three out of a possible five evaluation points. The texts are described as meaningless. The album is also criticized as monotonous.

“Overall, this album cannot convince, even if it was number one in the USA. The last releases have been a lot better, one could almost assume that another record was quickly released before the name DMX was erased from the minds of consumers. You have to wait and see if he will take a little more time for his next productions in order to make music of higher quality again. "

- Final conclusion of the rating by Laut.de editor Max Helke

The music magazine Rolling Stone rated … And Then There Was X with three out of five points. In the review, the editors point out that DMX follows the style of his first two records on his third album and does not deliver anything new to the listener. However, this is what the rapper's fans have come to expect from his album.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ album cover
2. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
3. ↑ Chart following … And Then There Was X on officialcharts.de
4. ↑ US: 5x platinum
5. ↑ US Sales ... And Then There Was X
6. ↑ UK: silver
7. ↑ Rating: laut.de
8. ↑ Rating: Rolling Stone ( Memento from October 1, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
9. ↑ Rating: allmusic.com
10. ↑ Rating: RapReviews
11. ↑ laut.de:… And Then There Was X
12. ↑ Rolling Stone: … And Then There Was X ( Memento October 1, 2007 in the Internet Archive )