^ "Canadian album certifications – DMX – FLESH OF MY FLESH, BLOOD OF MY BLOOD".^ "Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada".^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000".^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000".^ "DMX Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)".^ "DMX Chart History ( Billboard 200)".^ "DMX Chart History (Canadian Albums)".^ "XXL Scans: Def Jam's Entire Discography & Record Sales".Recording Industry Association of America. On his 1998 debut, It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, DMX's.
Born Earl Simmons in 1970, the Yonkers-raised MC arrived as the physical embodiment of unbridled energya one-man distillation of fellow rugged New York acts like Wu-Tang Clan. ^ a b "American album certifications – DMX –. With DMX, a man blessed with a vicious bark of a voice, there was no such thing as half-stepping."Jay-Z Debuts at #1 With Life and Times". ^ Christopher O'Conner (January 5, 2000).^ a b Andrew Dansby (October 31, 2001)."And Then There Was X - DMX | Songs, Reviews, Credits". Track listing Ĭredits adapted from the album's liner notes. As of October 2009, the album has sold 4,950,000 copies in the United States. 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. In its second week, the album dropped to number two on the chart, selling an additional 399,000 copies. This became DMX's third US number one debut. 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.
The third single " What These Bitches Want" featuring Sisqó was released on June 6, 2000, which peaked at number 49. .And Then There Was X is the third studio album by American rapper DMX.The album was released on December 21, 1999, by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings.The album was certified 5x Multi-Platinum by the RIAA on February 7, 2001. 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. It reached #67 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He died on April 9, 2021.The album's first single " What's My Name" was released on December 28, 1999. But whether ferocious, amped up, or introspective, the MC remained grounded by his faith, which, especially in the later years of his career, he approached with nothing short of absolute devotion. And Then There Was X, where even the anthemic “Party Up” served as a prime example of DMX's uniquely intense take on hardcore hip-hop. Though the rapper’s two sides may seem to have been at odds, he always thrived when he let his emotions fly unrestrained. DMX would revisit that sensitivity on the heartfelt “Slippin’,” from 1998’s Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood, which found him expressing a desire to live a less tumultuous life. On his 1998 debut, It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, DMX's aggressive vocals projected his imposing presence across songs like the minimal, clanging “Get at Me Dog” and rowdy breakout “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem.” But X scaled back the pugnacity on that same album’s introspective “How’s It Goin’ Down,” which featured R&B singer Faith Evans and painted a picture of a complex relationship headed down the wrong path. Born Earl Simmons in 1970, the Yonkers-raised MC arrived as the physical embodiment of unbridled energy-a one-man distillation of fellow rugged New York acts like Wu-Tang Clan. With DMX, a man blessed with a vicious bark of a voice, there was no such thing as half-stepping.
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