The next two, “What These Bitches Want” featuring Sisqo and “Party Up (Up in Here)” didn’t make an appearance on any chart but are still viable hits of an era when rap music ran the club scene. And Then There Was X, which featured the hit single 'Party Up (Up in Here)'. In 1999, DMX released his best-selling album. The album was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2001 Grammys. In 2000, it was certified 4x Platinum and then later 5x Platinum. The first of the three, “What’s My Name?” reached a peak of #67 on the Billboard Hot 100. 1999 release, the third album by American rapper DMX. The singles from this project weren’t as independently successful as the whole, but there are nonetheless noted as parts of Hip Hop history. The high impact, heavy synthesized beats allowed DMX to channel his inner dog and release that crazy club rattling sound that he is known for. The beat selection chosen helped to solidify DMX’s sound that he had become comfortable with over his past two albums. One More Road details a spectacularly failed liquor-store robbery that ends in murder. And Then There Was X ’s often doomy sounding beats are accompanied by warnings, threats and admissions that thuggin’ is little fun. Killer, both members of Ruff Ryders Entertainment. Gangsta rap is often criticized for glamorizing the street, but DMX’s third album seems anything but a celebration. The production of this album came in large part from Swizz Beatz and P.
Songs like “One More Road to Cross” and “Fame” are two examples of the other side of himself that DMX is able to put in his music. Along with being a party starter, this album has a few introspective tracks that even out the tone. The energy on this project is just as high as the other and the album is packed with just as many bangers as the first two. Although it does sound a lot like his previous two releases, their is no sign of burn out. With this being DMX’s third album in two years, one would expect it to sound forced and played out.
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