... And Then There Was X

The album's first single "What's My Name" was released on December 28, 1999. It reached #67 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[8] The second single "Party Up (Up in Here)" was released on February 20, 2000, and became his most successful single of his career peaking at number 27 on the Hot 100.^[8] The third single "What These Bitches Want" featuring Sisqó was released on June 6, 2000, which peaked at number 49.^[8]

... And Then There Was X debuted at number one the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 698,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen Soundscan.^[9] This became DMX's third US number one debut.^[9] In its second week, the album dropped to number two on the chart, selling an additional 399,000 copies.^[10] On February 7, 2001, the album was certified five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over five million copies in the US.^[11] As of October 2009, the album has sold over 5 million copies in the United States.^[12] To date, it is DMX's best selling album.^[13]

In late 2000, DMX toured as part of the Anger Management Tour with headliners Limp Bizkit and supporting acts Godsmack and Sinnistar. He performed after Sinnistar and was on tour from November 24 to December 19, 2000. He was the only hip-hop act on the second leg of the tour.

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[14]

• A&R [A&R Assistance For Def Jam] – Angelique Phillips
• A&R [A&R Assistance For Ruff Ryders] – Jamal Frierson, Mike L., Victor L. Cobb
• A&R [A&R Coordinator For Def Jam] – Gail Hansen
• A&R [A&R Coordinator For Ruff Ryders] – Nas Collins
• A&R [A&R Direction For Def Jam] – Folayan Knight, Randy Acker
• A&R [A&R Direction For Ruff Ryders] – Dee Dean
• A&R [A&R Direction For Ruff Ryders], Marketing [Marketing For Ruff Ryders] – Jay "Icepick" Jackson
• Art Direction, Design – Akisia Grigsby, Cey Adams, Charles Duffy, Darius Wilmore, Ruff Ryders
• Art & Graphics – The Drawing Board
• Executive-Producer – Dee, Waah Dean
• Executive-Producer [Executive In Charge Of Production] – Chivon Dean, Ray Copeland
• Legal [Legal Counsel For DMX] – Matthew Middleton
• Legal [Legal Counsel For Ruff Ryders] – L. Londell McMillian
• Legal [Legal Counsel] – Ron Sweeney
• Management – B.A.R. Management, Inc., Ray D. Copeland (Uncle Ray)
• Management [Business Affairs For Def Jam] – Susan Sneider
• Management [Business Affairs For Ruff Ryders] – Rudy Smith
• Marketing [Marketing For Def Jam] – Jazz Young
• Marketing [Marketing For Ruff Ryders] – Keisha Gibbs
• Mastered By – Tony Dawsey
• Mixed By – Ken DURO Ifill (tracks: 10, 15, 17), Rich Keller (tracks: 2 to 4, 6 to 9, 11, 12, 14, 18)
• Photography By – Nitin Vadukul
• Producer – P. Killer Trackz (tracks: 3, 8, 11, 18), Swizz Beatz (tracks: 2, 7, 12, 15)
• Recorded By – Chris Theis (tracks: 2 to 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18)
• Written-By – A. Fields (tracks: 3, 8, 11, 18), D. Blackman (tracks: 4, 14), E. Simmons, I. Lorenzo (tracks: 10, 17), K. Dean (tracks: 2, 7, 12, 15)