George " DJ Scratch" Spivey – producer (track 14).Michael "Black Key" Davis – producer (tracks: 13, 17).Irving " Irv Gotti" Lorenzo – producer (track 8).Edward "Self" Hinson – producer (track 8).Tamir "Nokio" Ruffin – producer (track 6).Killer Trackz" Fields – producer (tracks: 4, 5), additional producer (track 3) Damon " Dame Grease" Blackman – producer (tracks: 3, 20), additional producer (track 4).Tamyra Gray – additional vocals (track 19).Kaseem " Swizz Beatz" Dean – performer (track 16), producer (tracks: 2, 7, 10, 12, 16, 18).Melvin " Drag-On" Smalls – performer (track 16).Dustin Adams – additional vocals (track 13).Jason " Jadakiss" Phillips – performer (track 7).David " Styles P" Styles – performer (track 7).Shawn " Jay-Z" Carter – performer (track 7).Mark " Sisqó" Andrews – performer (track 6).Schamika Grant – backing vocals (track 5).Sean " Sheek Louch" Jacobs – performer (tracks: 3, 7).Tracks 13 and 17 are from The Great Depression © 2001.Track 11 is from Cradle 2 the Grave © 2003.Tracks 9 and 14 are from Grand Champ © 2003.Track 6 is listed as "What You Want" on the clean version of the album.Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5 and 20 are from It's Dark and Hell Is Hot © 1998.Track 1 is originally titled as "Prayer II: Ready to Meet Him".Tracks 1, 7, 12, 16 and 19 are from Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood © 1998.Track 19 contains samples from "Moonstream" written and performed by Grover Washington Jr.Track 14 contains samples from "Will She Meet the Train in the Rain" written by Leonard Perry, Katie Davis and Mallory Cowart, and performed by Greg Perry.Track 12 contains samples from " Heartbeat" written and performed by Taana Gardner.Track 9 contains samples from "Young Gifted & Black" written and performed by Antonio " Big Daddy Kane" Hardy.Track 4 contains samples from "My Hero Is a Gun" written by Michael Masser and performed by The Temptations.Track 3 contains samples from "Everything Good to You" written by Sam Taylor and performed by B.Also "Prayer III" is actually "Prayer II" from Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood. The track "Slippin" is also the edited version. It received a Silver certification by British Phonographic Industry on Apfor selling 60,000 units in the UK.Īlthough the album has both an explicit version and an edited version, on the explicit version on the track "Where the Hood At" some lines are still edited. In the United States, the album debuted at number 26 on the Billboard 200, number 7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 3 on the Top Rap Albums, selling about 35,000 copies in its first week. It features guest appearances from The Lox, Drag-On, Jay-Z, Sisqó and Swizz Beatz. Killer Trackz, Black Key, DJ Shok, DJ Scratch, Irv Gotti, Nokio, Self, Shatek King and Tuneheadz. Production was handled by Swizz Beatz, Dame Grease, P. It was released on Jvia Def Jam Recordings. The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter is a compilation album by American rapper DMX. The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter