music.wikisort.org - CompositionThe Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter is a compilation album by American rapper DMX. It was released on June 12, 2007 via Def Jam Recordings. Production was handled by Swizz Beatz, Dame Grease, P. Killer Trackz, Black Key, DJ Shok, DJ Scratch, Irv Gotti, Nokio, Self, Shatek King and Tuneheadz. It features guest appearances from The Lox, Drag-On, Jay-Z, Sisqó and Swizz Beatz.
2007 greatest hits album by DMX
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Released | June 12, 2007 (2007-06-12) |
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Recorded | 1997–2003 |
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Studio | - New Horizon Sounds Studio (Capitol Heights, Maryland)
- Chung King Studios (New York City)
- The Hit Factory (New York City)
- Powerhouse Studios (New York City)
- Soundtrack Studios (New York City)
- Hit Factory Criteria (New York City)
- Enterprise Studios (Burbank, California)
- Quad Recording Studios (Times Square, New York)
- Chaton Studios (Scottsdale, Arizona)
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Genre | Hardcore hip hop |
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Length | 79:08 |
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AllMusic |     [1] |
Stylus | B+[2] |
In the United States, the album debuted at number 26 on the Billboard 200, number 7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 3 on the Top Rap Albums, selling about 35,000 copies in its first week.[3] It received a Silver certification by British Phonographic Industry on April 3, 2020 for selling 60,000 units in the UK.
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
- Sample credits
- Track 3 contains samples from "Everything Good to You" written by Sam Taylor and performed by B. T. Express
- Track 4 contains samples from "My Hero Is a Gun" written by Michael Masser and performed by The Temptations
- Track 9 contains samples from "Young Gifted & Black" written and performed by Antonio "Big Daddy Kane" Hardy
- Track 12 contains samples from "Heartbeat" written and performed by Taana Gardner
- Track 14 contains samples from "Will She Meet the Train in the Rain" written by Leonard Perry, Katie Davis and Mallory Cowart, and performed by Greg Perry
- Track 19 contains samples from "Moonstream" written and performed by Grover Washington Jr.
- Notes
- Tracks 1, 7, 12, 16 and 19 are from Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood © 1998
- Track 1 is originally titled as "Prayer II: Ready to Meet Him"
- Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5 and 20 are from It's Dark and Hell Is Hot © 1998
- Tracks 6, 8, 10, 15 and 18 are from ... And Then There Was X © 1999
- Track 6 is listed as "What You Want" on the clean version of the album
- Tracks 9 and 14 are from Grand Champ © 2003
- Track 11 is from Cradle 2 the Grave © 2003
- Tracks 13 and 17 are from The Great Depression © 2001
Personnel
- Earl "DMX" Simmons – performer
- Sean "Sheek Louch" Jacobs – performer (tracks: 3, 7)
- Lovey Ford – backing vocals (track 5)
- Schamika Grant – backing vocals (track 5)
- Mark "Sisqó" Andrews – performer (track 6)
- Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter – performer (track 7)
- David "Styles P" Styles – performer (track 7)
- Jason "Jadakiss" Phillips – performer (track 7)
- Dustin Adams – additional vocals (track 13)
- Melvin "Drag-On" Smalls – performer (track 16)
- Kaseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean – performer (track 16), producer (tracks: 2, 7, 10, 12, 16, 18)
- Tamyra Gray – additional vocals (track 19)
- Cliff Branch – keyboards (track 5)
- Kenya Miller – programming (track 6)
- Damon "Dame Grease" Blackman – producer (tracks: 3, 20), additional producer (track 4)
- Anthony "P. Killer Trackz" Fields – producer (tracks: 4, 5), additional producer (track 3)
- Tamir "Nokio" Ruffin – producer (track 6)
- Edward "Self" Hinson – producer (track 8)
- Irving "Irv Gotti" Lorenzo – producer (track 8)
- Eriberio Serrano – producer (track 9)
- Shatek King – producer (track 11)
- Michael "Black Key" Davis – producer (tracks: 13, 17)
- George "DJ Scratch" Spivey – producer (track 14)
- Michael "DJ Shok" Gomez – producer (tracks: 15, 19)
- Melvin "Hip" Armstead – co-producer (track 13)
- Justice Johnson – recording (track 2)
- Richard Keller – mixing (tracks: 2, 5, 9-12, 15-20), recording (tracks: 7, 12, 16, 19)
- D'Anthony Johnson – recording (tracks: 3, 4), mixing (track 3)
- Ken "Duro" Ifill – mixing (tracks: 4, 7, 8)
- "Prince" Charles Alexander – recording (track 5)
- Tony Smalios – mixing (track 6)
- Adam Gazzola – recording (tracks: 7, 12, 16, 19), mixing (track 19)
- Dragan Čačinović – recording & mixing (tracks: 9, 14)
- Chris Theis – recording (tracks: 10, 11, 15, 18)
- Jaime Weddle – recording (tracks: 13, 17)
- Otto D'Agnolo – recording (tracks: 13, 17)
- Brian Stanley – mixing (track 13)
- Tony Dawsey – mastering
- Dawud West – art direction, design
- Jonathan Mannion – photography
- Mark Mann – photography
- Tara Podolsky – A&R
- Leesa D. Brunson – A&R
- Antoinette Trotman – management
- Ian Allen – management
- Nicole Wyskoarko – management
- Rob Caiaffa – marketing
- Andy Proctor – package production manager
Charts
Certifications
References
- Kellman, Andy. "The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter - DMX | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Inskeep, Thomas (July 25, 2007). "DMX - The Definition of X: Pick of the Litter - Review - Stylus Magazine". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Hasty, Katie (June 20, 2007). "Toby Keith's 'Big Dog' Heads Straight To No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "DMX Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- "DMX Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- "DMX Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- "British album certifications – Dmx – The Definition of X - Pick Of The Litter". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
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На других языках
[de] The Definition of X: Pick of the Litter
The Definition of X: Pick of the Litter ist ein Greatest-Hits-Album des US-amerikanischen Rappers DMX. Es erschien am 12. Juni 2007 über die Labels Ruff Ryders Entertainment und Def Jam Recordings als Standard- und Limited-Edition, inklusive DVD.
- [en] The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter
[es] The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter
The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter es un álbum de grandes éxitos del multi-platino rapero y actor DMX Earl Simmons, lanzado el 12 de junio de 2007 en los Estados Unidos.
[ru] The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter
The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter — сборник лучших хитов рэпера DMX, выпущенный в июне 2007 года в США.
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