The Best Of DMX is the third compilation and greatest hits album released on January 26, 2010 by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings

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Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...

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Due to DMX's departure from Def Jam Recordings

Def Jam Recordings

Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...

, only songs that were released during his time there are included on this album. Most of the songs on the album were initially released as singles from his 5 studio albums released by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings or singles from movie soundtracks he contributed to. It consists of songs deemed to be DMX's best by Def Jam Recordings

Def Jam Recordings

Def Jam Recordings is an American record label, focused primarily on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Motown Music Group...

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Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Featured guest(s)	Length	On Original Album
1	"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...
2	"It's All Good"	Swizz Beatz		4:17	Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
3	"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:... "	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
4	"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
5	"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:... "	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"...
6	"What's My Name?"	Self Self The self is an individual person as the object of his or her own reflective consciousness. The self has been studied extensively by philosophers and psychologists and is central to many world religions.-Philosophy:... & Irv Gotti		3:52	...And Then There Was X
7	"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... "	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
8	"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... "	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...
9	"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... "	Black Key		4:27	The Great Depression
10	"How's It Going Down"	PK		4:42	It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
11	"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
12	"One More Road to Cross"	Swizz Beatz		4:20	...And Then There Was X
13	"Slippin'"	DJ Shok		5:05	Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
14	"Get It On The Floor"	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...		4:24	Grand Champ
15	"Here We Go Again"	DJ Shok		3:52	...And Then There Was X
16	"Damien"	Dame Grease Dame Grease Damon Blackmon, or Dame Grease, is a Harlem, New York based video and music producer.Before becoming a staple on every mixtape, The LOX relied on the sounds of Grease in order to acquire the street buzz that landed them their deal on Bad Boy Records in 1996...		3:42	It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
17	"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:... "	PK Dame Grease (co-produced)		3:37	It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
18	"Who We Be"	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...
19	"Grand Finale"		Method Man Method Man Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man... , Nas Nas Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, who performs under the name Nas , formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in hip hop and one of the most skilled and influential rappers of all-time...  and Ja Rule Ja Rule Jeffrey Atkins , better known by his stage name Ja Rule, is an American rapper, singer, and actor.Born in Hollis, Queens, he began his career in the group Cash Money Click and debuted in 1999 with Venni Vetti Vecci and its single "Holla Holla"...	4:38	Belly (soundtrack) Belly (soundtrack) Belly is the soundtrack to the 1998 film of the same name. It was released on November 3, 1998 through Def Jam Recordings and featured production from the likes of Poke & Tone, Sean Combs and Swizz Beatz...

Charts

Charts (2010)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...	67

Sources

• http://www.amazon.com/Best-Dmx/dp/B003102JEG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1270628686&sr=8-1