X Gon' Give It to Ya

"X Gon' Give It to Ya"
Single by DMX
from the album Cradle 2 the Grave
Released	January 20, 2003
Format	CD 7"
Recorded	2002
Genre	Gangsta rap
Length	3:40
Label	Ruff Ryders Def Jam
Writer(s)	Earl Simmons
Producer(s)	Shatek
DMX singles chronology
"I Miss You" (2002) "X Gon' Give It to Ya" (2003) "Where the Hood At?" (2003)

"X Gon' Give It to Ya" is a song by American hip hop recording artist DMX, released as the lead single 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.

Commercial performance

The song found success on the charts, peaking at 60 on the Billboard Hot 100, 23 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and 13 on the Hot Rap Songs. As of March 2016, the single sold over 431,000 copies in the US.^[1]

Production

The song was produced by co-soundtrack organizer Shatek, and it was written by DMX. The song can be found on over 20 compilation albums. There also exists a radio edit in which the profanity is censored.

In popular culture

• The song was featured in the 2003 video game Def Jam Vendetta, in which DMX also appeared.
• It is also known as the walk-up song of Padres outfielder Xavier Nady and Red Sox infielder Xander Bogaerts.
• The song was featured in the 9th episode of the Adult Swim television show Rick and Morty.
• The song was featured in the 2016 Marvel Comics movie Deadpool, and appears on its official soundtrack.

Chart performance

Chart (2003)[2]	Peak position
Germany (Official German Charts)[3]	2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[4]	14
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5]	6
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	60
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[7]	23
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[8]	13

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[9]	54
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10]	62
France (SNEP)[11]	48
Hungary (Single Top 40)[12]	12

References

1. http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.37675/title.hip-hop-single-sales-rihanna-g-eazy-fetty-wap
2. allmusic ((( DMX > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))
3. "Musicline.de – DMX Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
4. "Swisscharts.com – DMX – X Gon' Give It to Ya". Swiss Singles Chart.
5. "DMX: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
6. "DMX – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for DMX.
7. "DMX – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for DMX.
8. "DMX – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for DMX.
9. Ryan, Gavin (February 20, 2016). "ARIA Singles: Lukas Graham '7 Years' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
10. "Austriancharts.at – DMX – X Gon' Give it to Ya" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
11. "Lescharts.com – DMX – X Gon' Give it to Ya" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
12. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved February 26, 2016.

External links

• Music video on YouTube