"X" is the first single from

Xzibit Alvin Nathaniel Joiner (born September 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Xzibit (pronounced "exhibit"), is an American rapper, actor, television presenter, and radio personality. Xzibit began his musical career after the release of his ...

's third studio album, '' Restless''. Fellow West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg can be heard talking in the outro. It was produced by

Dr. Dre Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper and record producer. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and previously co-founded, co-owned, and ...

with co-production from

Scott Storch Scott Spencer Storch (born December 16, 1973) is an American record producer and songwriter. He started off as a keyboardist for the group the Roots. Early life Storch was born on Long Island, New York. He was raised in South Florida and Ph ...

and

Melvin "Mel-Man" Bradford Melvin Charles Bradford, professionally known as Mel-Man, is an American West Coast hip hop record producer and songwriter from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Signed with Aftermath Entertainment, he is best known for his work with Dr. Dre, producing ...

. The song samples the line "Not these niggas again" from Eminem's "

Bitch Please II "Bitch Please II" is a song by American rapper Eminem, featuring guest vocals from Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, and Nate Dogg, and is the fifth and final single from '' The Marshall Mathers LP''. "Bitch Please II" is one of the few collaborat ...

" which is featured on Eminem's album ''

The Marshall Mathers LP ''The Marshall Mathers LP'' is the third studio album by American rapper Eminem, released on May 23, 2000, by Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. The album was produced mostly by Dr. Dre and Eminem, along with The 45 King, the Bass ...

''. The single was released through

Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainmen ...

, Epic Records, SRC Records,

Loud Records Loud Records, LLC. is a record label founded by Steve Rifkind and Rich Isaacson in 1991. Loud is a hip hop label that released material by acts such as Wu-Tang Clan, Big Pun, Mobb Deep, Krayzie Bone, The Beatnuts, M.O.P., Tha Alkaholiks, Pete ...

, and Xzibit's

Open Bar Entertainment Open Bar Entertainment is an American record label founded in 1995 by Xzibit. History Xzibit stated "I started a label called Open Bar, being that I gotta take advantage of everything that's happening around me right now, I just feel like Likwit C ...

Music video

The music video directed by Dave Meyers has cameo appearances from Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, RZA and

Method Man Clifford Smith, Jr. (born March 2, 1971), better known by his stage name Method Man, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is known as a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He is also half of ...

. In the first verse, Xzibit raps his verse in a limo with women around. In the second verse, Xzibit is at a party, then in a bathroom when three men come in and try to attack Xzibit, only for Xzibit to teleport to the backstage area of his concert via a device. Most of the video includes Xzibit in a studio with Snoop and Dr. Dre rapping and in the third verse he is in a concert performing while the cameo appearance rappers are sitting with the fans.

Track list

#"X" (Radio Edit) - 4:22 #"X" (Explicit) - 4:16 #"X" (Instrumental) - 4:22

Chart performance

This song charted number 76 at ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 32 at

Hot R&B songs Hot R&B Songs is a chart released weekly by ''Billboard'' in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular R&B songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations, digital download sales and streaming data. It was establis ...

. But #14 at the UK Charts has remained as Xzibit's second highest chart at UK as the highest chart is " Hey Now (Mean Muggin)" released in 2004.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:X (Xzibit Song) 2000 singles Xzibit songs Snoop Dogg songs Dr. Dre songs 2000 songs Songs written by Xzibit Song recordings produced by Dr. Dre Song recordings produced by Scott Storch Loud Records singles