X Gon' Give It to Ya

"X Gon' Give It to Ya" is a 2003 song by American rapper 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 and as a bonus track on European releases of his then-current album Grand Champ (from whose sessions the song is taken). It was written by DMX and produced by co-soundtrack organizer Shatek.[1] This is his most successful single internationally.

"X Gon' Give It to Ya"
Single by DMX
from the album Cradle 2 the Grave
ReleasedJune 23, 2003
Format
Recorded2002
Genre
Length3:40
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Shatek
DMX singles chronology
"I Miss You"
(2014)		 "X Gon' Give It to Ya"
(2003)		 "Where the Hood At?"
(2015)
Music video
"X Gon' Give It to Ya" on YouTube

Commercial performance

The song found success on the charts, peaking at number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 30 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 13 on the Hot Rap Songs. "X Gon' Give It to Ya" later saw a resurgence in popularity following its inclusion in the 2016 film Deadpool, along with prominent spots in its marketing campaign. Following the movie's release, the song bested its 2003 performance on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with a peak position of number 23, rose 403 percent in sales with 26,000 downloads, and rose 104 percent in streams to 2.6 million US clicks.[2] As of May 2017, the single has officially been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

  • The song was featured in the 2003 video game Def Jam Vendetta, in which DMX is also a character.[1]
  • "X Gon' Give It to Ya" has been used as the walk-up song of former San Diego Padres outfielder Xavier Nady and Boston Red Sox infielder Xander Bogaerts,[1] as well as the walkout song of MMA fighter Brian Ortega.[3]
  • The song was featured in the 9th episode of the Adult Swim television show Rick and Morty named "Something Ricked This Way Comes".[1]
  • The song was used in the trailer of The Brave One.
  • The song was featured in the 2016 Marvel Comics movie Deadpool, and appears on its official soundtrack.[2] As it became closely associated with the franchise, it briefly played in the sequel, Deadpool 2 (2018).
  • The song was featured on the soundtrack of the 2016 video game Forza Horizon 3.[4]
  • In early 2019 the song was widely featured in memes and videos associated with the popular character Mr X in the 2019 remake of Resident Evil 2 at the time the game came out on the same day DMX was released from prison on January 25, 2019.[5][6]
  • The song was featured in episode 7 of the seventh season of Shameless.
  • Steven Crowder did a parody of the song for a live show at Texas A&M, which was later uploaded to YouTube.
  • The song was featured in the third episode of Euphoria.

Charts and certifications

References
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  2. Mendizabal, Amaya (February 24, 2016). "'Deadpool' Triggers Chart Gains for DMX, Salt-N-Pepa, Teamheadkick & Juice Newton". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  3. "Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of UFC 222, including Johnny Cash and Miley Cyrus". 4 March 2018.
  4. Ekberg, Brian; Studios, Community Manager at Turn 10. "Drive to the Music You Love in Forza Horizon 3 with Groove". Xbox Wire.
  5. Roberts, Samuel (January 29, 2019). "Twitter's latest obsession is Resident Evil 2 Remake's hat-wearing terror Mr X". PC Gamer. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  6. Fenlon, Wes (February 5, 2019). "Resident Evil 2, except DMX plays whenever Mr. X shows up". PC Gamer. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
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  14. "Austriancharts.at – DMX – X Gon' Give it to Ya" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
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  17. "Italian single certifications – DMX – X gon' give it to ya" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 16, 2019. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "X gon' give it to ya" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
  18. "British single certifications – DMX – X Gon' Give It to Ya". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 8, 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type X Gon' Give It to Ya in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  19. "American single certifications – DMX – X Gon' Give It to Ya". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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  21. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003 – hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  22. "The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved February 9, 2020.


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