The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter
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The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter is a greatest hits album from rapper DMX
DMX (rapper)
Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is a multiplatinum American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's...

, released on June 12, 2007 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

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The album debuted at number 26 on the U.S. Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

, selling about 35,000 copies in its first week. As of July 11, 2007, the album has sold 65,826 copies in the US.

Although the album has both an explicit version and an edited version, on the explicit version on the track "Where The Hood At" some lines are still edited. The track "slippin" is also the edited version. Also "Prayer III" is actually "Prayer II" from "Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood".

Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Featured guest(s) Length On Original Album
1 "Prayer III (Skit)" 1:59 ...And Then There Was X
...And Then There Was X
…And Then There Was X is the third album by American rapper DMX, released December 21, 1999 on Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings.- Songs :...

2 "Ruff Ryders' Anthem
Ruff Ryders' Anthem
"Ruff Ryders' Anthem" is the fourth and final single by DMX from his debut studio album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot. It ranks at #79 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. In the U.S. it peaked at #94 on the Billboard Hot 100.-Production:...

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Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Dean , better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records...

3:34 It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
It's Dark and Hell is Hot is the debut album of American rapper DMX, released May 19, 1998 on Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings. The album featured four singles with music videos, "Get at Me Dog", "Stop Being Greedy", "How's It Goin' Down" and the "Ruff Ryders Anthem"...

3 "Get at Me Dog" Dame Grease
PK
PK
- Gaming :* Pk, or Probability of kill * Disney's PK: Out of the Shadows, a video game* Player killing, player versus player conflict in MMORPGs and MUDs- Geography :* Pakistan * Park...

 (co-produced)
Sheek Louch
Sheek Louch
Sean Divine Jacobs, better known as Sheek Louch , is an African American rapper and member of The LOX , along with Styles P and Jadakiss.-Personal life and career:...

4:03 It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
4 "Stop Being Greedy
Stop Being Greedy
"Stop Being Greedy" is the second single by DMX from his debut Studio album. The single peaked at #79 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.-Production:...

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PK
Dame Grease (co-produced)
3:37 It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
5 "How's It Going Down" PK 4:42 It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
6 "What These Bitches Want
What These Bitches Want
"What These Bitches Want" is a song by rapper DMX. It is one of DMX's best known songs and is from his album ...And Then There Was X, released in 2000.-Production:...

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Nokio Sisqo
Sisqó
Mark Durrell Andrews , known by his stage name Sisqó, is an American R&B singer and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of R&B group Dru Hill, and also for "Thong Song", a song from his first solo LP, Unleash the Dragon, that became an international hit. - Biography :Sisqó was born Mark...

4:13 ...And Then There Was X
7 "Blackout" Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Dean , better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records...

The LOX and Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...

5:00 Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood is the second album released in 1998 by rapper DMX. It entered the charts at number one with an impressive 670,000 units shipped in the first week. The album eventually went 3x Multi-Platinum in the US. DMX released his debut album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot in...

8 "What's My Name?" Self & Irv Gotti 3:52 ...And Then There Was X
9 "Where the Hood At" Tuneheadz 4:46 Grand Champ
Grand Champ
Grand Champ is the fifth album by American rapper DMX, released in 2003. Grand Champ features the popular singles Where the Hood At? and Get it on the Floor...

10 "Party Up (Up In Here)
Party Up
"Party Up " is a song by rapper DMX. It is one of DMX's more recognizable songs and is from his album ...And Then There Was X, released in 1999. The track is his highest-charting song to date, reaching #27 on the Billboard Hot 100...

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Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Dean , better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records...

4:28 ...And Then There Was X
11 "X Gon' Give It to Ya
X Gon' Give It to Ya
"X Gon' Give It to Ya" is a single by the rapper DMX from the soundtrack, Cradle 2 the Grave. The song also appeared as a hidden track on DMX's greatest hits album, The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter...

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Shatek 3:38 Cradle 2 the Grave
Cradle 2 the Grave
Cradle 2 the Grave is a 2003 American action film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak featuring martial artist Jet Li and rapper DMX.-Plot:...

 / Grand Champ
Grand Champ
Grand Champ is the fifth album by American rapper DMX, released in 2003. Grand Champ features the popular singles Where the Hood At? and Get it on the Floor...

12 "It's All Good" Swizz Beatz 4:17 Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
13 "Who We Be
Who We Be
"Who We Be" is a song by American rapper DMX and was released as the third single from his fourth studio album The Great Depression. peaked at 10 on the Hot 100. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance, but lost to "Get Ur Freak On" by Missy Elliott...

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Black Key 4:47 The Great Depression
The Great Depression (DMX album)
The Great Depression is the fourth solo album released by New York based rapper DMX. Released October 23, 2001, it was DMX's fourth straight album to debut at number one. The album demonstrated his still strong allegiance with the Ruff Ryders. The Great Depression went platinum quickly, but lacked...

14 "The Rain" DJ Scratch
DJ Scratch
DJ Scratch is an American hip hop DJ and producer.-Career:DJ Scratch is the 1988 New Music Seminar Battle For World Supremacy DJ Champion, Grammy nominated, Multi Platinum Producer & The 2010 Master Of The Mix World Champion....

3:27 Grand Champ
15 "Here We Go Again" DJ Shok 3:52 ...And Then There Was X
16 "No Love 4 Me" Swizz Beatz Swizz Beatz and Drag-On
Drag-On
Mel Jason Smalls , better known as Drag-On, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York City.Drag-On was originally signed to Interscope Records under the Ruff Ryders Entertainment imprint, where he released his successful debut album, Opposite of H2O, which debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200...

4:00 Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
17 "We Right Here
We Right Here
We Right Here is the first single by rapper DMX from his album, "The Great Depression".-Production:The song shows the use of Pro Tools ability to create voice masking and voice doubling, with the fact that DMX does his vocals on the microphone, and then does them over the top of his previous audio...

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Black Key 4:27 The Great Depression
18 "One More Road to Cross" Swizz Beatz 4:20 ...And Then There Was X
19 "Slippin'" DJ Shok 5:05 Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
20 "Prayer (Skit)" 2:31 It's Dark and Hell Is Hot


Note: on the clean/Edited version of the album the track "What These Bitches Want" is listed as, "What You Want"
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