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List Price: $18.98 | | Label: Def Jam
Salesrank: 15374
Released: December 21, 1999 |
| Our Price: $6.24 |
| Used Price: $1.00 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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And Then There Was X Track Listing:
1. Kennel (Skit)
2. One More Road to Cross
3. Professional
4. Fame
5. Alot to Learn (Skit)
6. Here We Go Again
7. Party Up (Up in Here)
8. Make a Move
9. What These B*****s Want
10. What's My Name?
11. More 2 a Song
12. Don't You Ever
13. Shakedown (Skit)
14. D-X-L (Hard White)
15. Comin' for Ya
16. Prayer III
17. Angel
18. Good Girls, Bad Guys [*]
Editorial Review:
All the barking and growling in the world could not detract from the fact that DMX is a troubled, tormented soul. On And Then There Was X, the multiplatinum-selling Dark Man X uses his signature fragmented flow with its singsongy vocal inflections to preach, teach, and reveal. Melodramatic storytelling has always been his shtick, whether it's tales of robbing liquor stores, plotting violent murders, or teaching shorties the code of the streets. X's inner conflicts are laid out on "Angel," a dialogue between himself and his Lord, and his ability to acknowledge different perspectives of a situation (i.e., repercussions) on several songs add depth to his character. The anthemlike "What's My Name," with its affirmations "I have no friends" and "I'm not a nice person," proves that money, fame, and popularity do not translate into happiness for DMX. --Celine Wong
And Then There Was X Reviews:
X is here 
2009-11-24 - DMX thrid album was good. It wasn't my favorite album but itz DMX. I remember watching the video to What These Bitches Want during my 6th grade dayz and thinking DMX is the man. When Party Up was released in 1999 I heard it everywhere. Top 5 songs Party Up, What These Bitches Want, What's My Name, D-X-L, and Good Girls, Bad Guys.
And Then There Was Next!!! 
2008-01-22 - I agree that this is exactly where X went wrong. It's Dark And Hell Is Hot was a classic. Flesh Of My Flesh Blood Of My Blood was a great follow up. While this album is not a complete write off it is forgettable just like X's later releases. the problem is that X is still recreating the same album with mixed results. This album does have some good joints though. One More Road To Cross was a pretty vivid story told by DMX over a hard beat. Party Up wasnt a bad second single even though that video was stupid as f***. Make A Move, What's My Name(first single) and D.X.L.(Hard White) are all bangers. D.X.L.(Hard White) feat The Lox and Drag-On is a classic collabo joint where all of them give dope verses. Fame goes in the honorable mention category. These tracks give it some replay value while these next tracks make this album avoidable. The Professional is weak. More wack storytelling would appear in the form of Here We Go Again where X pisses and moans about some kid who screwed him out of money. More 2 A Song sounds juvenile and lame. I always thought that What These B***** Want feat Sisqo was wack. A tight beat by Nokio and a decent chorus by Sisqhoe doesnt make any track great especially when DMX's elementary rhymes dont compliment the beat. Angel(feat Regina Belle), Comin For Ya and Dont You Ever are dull as hell and the shakedown skit is just stupid. Speaking of Comin For Ya, the track has the dumbest hook I've ever heard in 1999. Sample"X is comin for ya/ cant do nothin for ya/ X is comin for ya/ Run, hide, duck duck/ we dont give a f*** f***. Genius. The album ends forgettably with the cheesey Good Girls, Bad Guys feat Dyme. Bottom Line: And Then There Was X was the mediocre prototype for every X album that came afterwards. While this album is not his worst effort(Grand Champ anybody?) its still a forgettable release. X refuses to evolve and his albums sonding alike are concrete evidence of that.
Standout tracks: ONE MORE ROAD TO CROSS, PARTY UP, MAKE A MOVE, WHAT'S MY NAME and D.X.L.(HARD WHITE).
...And Then There Was This Album (Rating: 5 out of 10- -2.5 stars) 
2007-03-18 - Around the time when this album dropped, Ruff Ryders were getting a lot of recognition with everything they were doing. There was a Ruff Ryders Compilation LP, and Eve just dropped her debut, in which both were solid. With DMX dropping his third LP "...And Then There Was X", really didn't put too much of an impact on listeners as his first two album did. Possibly because of two things: 1. His repetitive flow; and 2. The trademark ad-libs that he made in the background (his barking being the most common) was all over the album, and were starting to get a little old. So this whole album was very similar of his frist two albums, in which both dropped a year earlier.
When he dropped "What's My Name" as the lead single, I believed fans were anticipating a rowdy and loud DMX, that they were used to hearing. The fact is that they did get what they were looking for. The problem was, that it was all stale and unappealing, as well as the production. Most of the problems existed in the beginning of the CD, mainly with "One More Road To Cross" & "Fame". The dissapointments go further down in the CD with more skippable tracks, even with the bonus track where X and a female name Dyme tag-team verses full of sex talk on the song "Good Girls and Bad Guys".
But this CD isn't all bad though. Aside from it's lead single there were some good tracks. "X Is Commin' For Ya" is a dope track. Before it became overrated, "Party Up" was another good track. "D-X-L" with The Lox and Drag-On was another great track. "Angel" with Regina Bell as well as the third single "What These ****** Want" with Sisqo are both solid tracks that were better than the skippable ones. Thats all of the good tracks I can think of.
This CD as a whole isn't really too special. If you're already a DMX fan, you probably have this album. I just feel that he could have came a little better that what we all expected from him. This album doesn't suck, but it does has it's moments throughout the CD. I have all of X's albums with the exception of his recent "Year Of The Dog Again", and I find this to be his worst LP. Yes, even "Grand Champ" was better than this album. If you're new to DMX, start with his first two albums to get a better level of how he sounds at his best. This album is easily forgettable.
Lyrics: C
Production: C-
Guest Appearances: C
Musical Vibes: C
Overall: C
My favorite tracks: Party Up, What These ******* Want, X Is Commin For Ya, D-X-L (Hard White), Angel
Peace!
alright I guess
2006-12-06 - Nothing really great here I bought this album because I like the song party up but the rest of the tracks are pretty forgettable
Party Up 
2006-08-11 - Yet Another Classic From The Dog. His most succesful album to date and not for nothing since it contains some serious hot records along with club bangers.
Top 5
1. Party Up (Classic)
2. One More Road To Cross
3. Here We Go Again
4. What These B***** Want
5. The Professional
