X Gon 'Give It to Ya
| X Gon 'Give It to Ya | |
|---|---|
| DMX | |
| publication | January 20, 2003 |
| length | 3:37 |
| Genre (s) |
Hip-hop , gangsta rap , hardcore rap |
| Author (s) |
E. Simmons , S. King, K. Dean |
| music | Shatek King |
| album |
Born 2 Die (Soundtrack) / Grand Champ (International Version) |
X Gon 'Give It to Ya (Engl., Something like " X will give it to you ") is a song by the US rapper DMX . The piece is the first single from the soundtrack to the film Born 2 Die and was released on January 20, 2003. It is also included on the international version of DMX's solo album Grand Champ . The track was later also released on his compilations The Definition of X: Pick of the Litter and The Best of DMX .
content
The song can be assigned to gangsta and hardcore rap and contains a number of swear words, such as " fuck ", "motherfucker", " nigga ", " bitch " or " shit ". DMX is aimed at his (not explicitly named) enemies and says that they should listen carefully and he will give it to them. Rap is not a game and anyone who wasn't serious should avoid it. He compares his opponents with cats who are not up to him and who expect something from him that he cannot give them. The rapper describes himself as a " wolf in sheep's clothing " because many have forgotten who he really is and challenged him to fight. On the other hand, he has not forgotten his true friends and does not do rap because of the money, but because of the " realness ".
production
The beat of the song was produced by the American music producer Shatek King.
Music video
In the to X Gon 'Give It to Ya twisted music video led Joseph Kahn Director. It shows DMX taking part in an illegal street race driving through a big city at high speed in a car at night while aggressively rapping the lyrics of the song behind the wheel. Towards the end of the song he runs rapping on a street, followed by a crowd. In between, you can see short scenes from the film Born 2 Die , in which DMX itself plays a part.
single
Cover design
The single cover is dark and shows DMX's face next to a fence. He looks at the viewer seriously. On the right in the picture are the lettering DMX in red and X Gon 'Give It to Ya in white.
Chart successes
X Gon 'Give It to Ya entered the German charts at number 41 on May 26, 2003, reached the top position on June 30, 2003 at number 23 and stayed in the top 100 for a total of 21 weeks. This makes the song the highest ranked by the rapper in Germany. In the German annual charts in 2003 the song was ranked 77th. X Gon 'Give It to Ya was particularly successful in Great Britain, where it was ranked 6th. After the song was used in the trailer and soundtrack for the film Deadpool , it also entered the charts in Austria in February 2016.
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Sales figures and awards
In 2017, X Gon 'Give It to Ya was awarded a platinum record for more than one million sales in the United States . It also went platinum in the UK in 2019 for over 600,000 copies sold. This makes it the rapper's most commercially successful single.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 United States (RIAA)
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 platinum
|
1,000,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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platinum
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600,000 |
| All in all |
2 × platinum |
1,600,000 |
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations on genius.com
- Music video on youtube.com
