Album Review:
...And Then There Was X
- Release Date: 1999
- Genre: Rap
- Label: Def Jam
- Total Time: 60:14
- Artist: DMX
- Flags: Contains explicit content
- Rating:
- Styles: Hardcore Rap, East Coast Rap, Hip-Hop
- Track Picks: "Party Up (Up in Here)," "What These B*****s Want," "What's My Name?"
- Similar Albums: Supreme Clientele, The Master [Clean], The Master, Y2K, Blackout!, Uncontrolled Substance, Beneath the Surface, Out of Business, Out of Business [Limited Edition], The RZA Hits, The Art of Storytelling, Murda Muzik, I Am...The Autobiography,
Business Is Business
Review
Though it's DMX's third album in two years, ...And Then There Was X doesn't show much sign of burnout. True, it's similar to his last, which balanced new-school gangsta tracks ("The Professional," "Make a Move") with a couple that question the inevitable trappings that come with success ("Fame," "One More Road to Cross"). And the productions by Swizz Beats, P. Killer Trackz, and Shok -- all part of Ruff Ryder Productions, Inc. -- are heavily synthesized and occasionally melodramatic, just like both of his previous albums. Even when Swizz Beats' usually reliable productions fall through, DMX brings it all back with his tough rhymes and inventive wordplay. He's still torn between the thug life and spiritual concerns (even including a long prayer in the liner notes), but the most exciting tracks on ...And Then There Was X are good-time joints like "Party Up" and "What's My Name?" ~ John Bush, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | iTunes | Composers | Performers | Time |
| The Kennel (Skit) | |
DMX | (:36) | |
| One More Road to Cross | |
K. Dean, Earl Simmons | DMX | (4:20) |
| The Professional | |
Earl Simmons, A. Fields | DMX | (3:35) |
| Fame | |
Detrice Blackmon, Earl Simmons | DMX | (3:37) |
| Alot to Learn (Skit) | DMX | (:39) | ||
| Here We Go Again | |
Earl Simmons | DMX | (3:52) |
| Party Up (Up in Here) | |
K. Dean, Earl Simmons | DMX | (4:28) |
| Make a Move | |
Earl Simmons, A. Fields | DMX | (3:33) |
| What These B*****s Want | Earl Simmons | DMX | (4:13) | |
| What's My Name? | |
Irv Gotti, Earl Simmons | DMX | (3:52) |
| More 2 a Song | |
Earl Simmons, A. Fields | DMX | (3:42) |
| Don't You Ever | |
K. Dean, Earl Simmons | DMX | (3:48) |
| The Shakedown (Skit) | |
DMX | (:35) | |
| D-X-L (Hard White) | |
J.C. Phillips, Earl Simmons | DMX | (4:21) |
| Comin' for Ya | |
K. Dean, Earl Simmons | DMX | (4:02) |
| Prayer III | |
Earl Simmons | DMX | (1:59) |
| Angel | |
Irv Gotti, Earl Simmons | DMX | (5:07) |
| Good Girls, Bad Guys [*] | Earl Simmons, A. Fields | DMX | (3:55) |
