The career of DMX began his flopped first single "Born Loser" more than bad. All the more surprising then his debut "It's Dark And Hell Is Hot" in 1998, which immediately from zero to number one on the singles chart, as the successor to "Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood", which appeared in the same year , Both albums reached platinum status quickly, but can in comparison to the '99er work "... And Then There Was X", which with a total of 5x Platinum DMX' most successful album is not compete in terms of sales figures. The amazing thing about this record is above all that X gave up big stars, although he should have been able to have any. He proved with "... And Then There Was X" that he knew what people can bring him and his music best expresses and ordered in addition to the Ruff Ryders-Producern Swizz Beatz and P. Killer TRACKZ even Irv Gotti, the He owes his breakthrough. X 'third album offers us a mix of hard gangster stories and serious party or religious themes. His choice of words is indeed rather simple and direct, but his lyrics always make sense. A somewhat sinister number that brings DMX gravelly voice to its best advantage, there's "The Professional", a song that is dedicated to the crime, at the very beginning. This is followed by "Fame", a by far the best tracks in the entire career of the Dark One. The instrumental is tough, aggressive and fast, this makes use of even Class Guitar Loops, further increase the power of the song. X raps usual genial, particularly in Hook, which is a real bomb. The club-banger "Party Up" everyone should know by now. Swizz Beatz produced for an insanity beat that rocks along with DMX even today every party. "What These Bitches Want" came then as a single in the shops and was very successful. The beat is kept quite slow and quiet, has a slightly mystical, especially in the chorus, which is performs perfectly from Dru Hill singer Sisqo. These X raps about the problems that you have with money horny women. In addition to "Fame" is "What's My Name" my absolute favorite "... And There Was X". For Irv Gotti ratios the instrumental is unusually hard and fast, nevertheless a real hammer, on the X raps like there's no tomorrow. Another song that I really like, is "More 2 A Song". This is less time in the production of P. Killer TRACKZ because it is good, but not outstanding, but at Dirty Earl, who raps about the amazing love of music. "Do not You Ever" is another track where you can hear the class of Swizz Beatz in the late '90s. His beat goes here once again incredibly well off, has energy and makes even after umpteen times listen still fun. That X represents his best here, goes without saying. Something calm and level-headed is "Angel" with Regina Bell. The song is very pleasant to listen to what is on both the chilled Instrumental, and to DMX 'profound and religious Rhymes and the great hook of singer Regina Bell. Even as good as the other songs are very well done. Among these are, inter alia, the more serious "One More Road To Cross," the profound "Here We Go Again", the hard "Make A Move", "Comin 'For Ya" and party track "Good Girls, Bad Guys" (feat. Dyme ), which can also be found on the "Exit Wounds" soundtrack. Only from the boring "DXL (Hard White)" with his Ruff Ryders colleagues The Lox and Drag-On I'm pretty disappointed. All in all, "... And Then There Was X" another top album from Dark Man X, which is the third best total for "It's Dark And Hell Is Hot" and "The Great Depression" has become. Therefore, it is not only for each DMX Fan absolute duty but also all those who stand on strong beats and meaningful Rhymes, do not come over here.
