The Best of DMX explained

The Best of DMX
Type:greatest hits
Artist:DMX
Cover:The Best of DMX.jpg
Released:January 26, 2010
Recorded:1997–2003
Genre:
Label:
Producer:
Prev Title:Playlist Your Way
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:The Weigh In
Next Year:2012

The Best of DMX is the third compilation and greatest hits album of DMX music released on January 26, 2010, by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings. Due to DMX's departure from Def Jam Recordings, 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.

Unlike previous albums and compilations, this album features the unedited version of "Where The Hood At" (with the words "reload" and "slugs" which had been cut out on the Grand Champ version). Following DMX's death, the album jumped to the number 2 spot on the Billboard 200 up from its position of 73 a week earlier.

Track listing

TitleProducer(s)Featured guest(s)LengthOn Original Album
1"Where the Hood At?"Tuneheadz4:46Grand Champ
2"It's All Good"Swizz Beatz4:17Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
3"What These Bitches Want"NokioSisqo4:13...And Then There Was X
4"Get at Me Dog"Dame Grease
PK (co-produced)
Sheek Louch4:03It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
5"Ruff Ryders' Anthem"Swizz Beatz3:34It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
6"What's My Name?"Self & Irv Gotti3:52...And Then There Was X
7"Party Up (Up In Here)"Swizz Beatz4:28...And Then There Was X
8"X Gon' Give It to Ya"Shatek3:38Cradle 2 the Grave / Grand Champ
9"We Right Here"Black Key4:27The Great Depression
10"How's It Goin' Down"PK4:42It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
11"The Rain"DJ Scratch3:27Grand Champ
12"One More Road to Cross"Swizz Beatz4:20...And Then There Was X
13"Slippin'"DJ Shok5:05Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
14"Get It On The Floor"Swizz Beatz4:24Grand Champ
15"Here We Go Again"DJ Shok3:52...And Then There Was X
16"Damien"Dame Grease3:42It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
17"Stop Being Greedy"PK
Dame Grease (co-produced)
3:37It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
18"Who We Be"Black Key4:47The Great Depression
19"Grand Finale"Irv Gotti, Lil' RobMethod Man, Nas and Ja Rule4:38Belly (soundtrack)
20"No Love 4 Me"Swizz BeatzDrag-On and Swizz Beatz4:01Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
21"Blackout"Swizz BeatzJay-Z and The Lox4:56Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood

Notes

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010-2021)! scope="col"
Peak
position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[1] 12

Year-end charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2] 83

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NZ Top 40 Albums Chart. Recorded Music NZ. April 19, 2021. April 17, 2021.
  2. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2021. Billboard. December 4, 2021.