… And Then There Was X
And Then There Was X ... is the third studio album by American rapper DMX. It was published on 29 May 1999 on the label Ruff Ryders Entertainment. His hardcore East Coast style and his aggressive lyrical performance are present in all parts of the album.
Title list
Singles
Two songs from the album were released as singles. The first piece was What's my name. This appeared in Germany on 14 February 2000 and in the United States on December 7, 1999 as a maxi-single on Def Jam. On the recordings, the album and find the radio version of the song What's my name as well as the accompanying video and the song One More Road To Cross.
On 12 June 2000, the second single Party Up was released in Germany. On this, the album and listen to the instrumental version of the piece and the piece Party Up Slippin '. Furthermore, one has published "What These Bitches Want".
Reception
Success
The first single from the album, the song What's My Name, made it to the radio and television. With approximately 698,000 albums sold DMX reached 6 times Platinum and ... And Then There Was X is still the best-selling album of the American rapper. Since his debut album It 's Dark And Hell Is Hot all got one on the first place on the Billboard charts.
In the Netherlands could ... And Then There Was X space 64 of the album charts reach. The album could occupy a total of 15 weeks positions in the list of 100 best-selling albums.
In Germany DMX third solo album debuted in the third calendar week of 2000 at # 46 on the charts. In the following, the album reached the position 70; 59 and 46 In the eleventh calendar week finished ... And Then There Was X with number 96 the last position in the German album charts.
Criticism
Although the album is not defined as his best work, it was the best-selling and DMX brought many fans. The e-zine Laut.de awarded the phonogram three of a possible five rating points. The texts are referred to as meaningless. In addition, the album is criticized as monotonous.
"Overall, this disc can not convince them, even if it was in the U.S. at number one. The last releases were a lot better, one might almost suspect here was fast even brought out a plate before the name DMX is erased from the minds of consumers. You have to wait and see if he prepares for his next productions maybe takes a little more time to get back to make high sophisticated music. "
The music magazine Rolling Stone rated ... And Then There Was X with three out of five rating points. In the review, the editorial points out that DMX on his third album follows the style of his first two recordings and the listener provides nothing new. However, this is what the fans expect the rapper from his album.