Lyrics of “X Gon Give It to Ya”

But That Being Noted, the First Verse Is Obviously Centered on Gun Violence and Dmx’s Participation in Such. More Specifically, as Established in Some of His Earlier Works, X Is a True ‘Hood Ni-Ga Who Can Get Down and Dirty When the Occasion Calls for It.

Meanwhile the Third Verse Is Like Dmx’s Version of an Inspirational Rap. in This Case He Is Showing “Love” to His Homeys, Who Likewise Tend to “Give It Back”. He Also Seemingly Encourages Dudes in the Audience in General to Not “Give Up” Especially, It Appears, in the Pursuit of Money.

So Conclusively, We Can Look at This Song as So. the “You” in the Title Can Be You the Listener, or It Can Be One of Dmx’s Enemies. and Depending on Who the Addressee Is, the Meaning of the Song Changes, Even Though at the End of the Day It All Ultimately Points to X Being Hardcore Rap Musician. and Sort of out of Nowhere, He Also Adds Generally-Motivational Passage to the Track to Boot.

Release Date of “X Gon Give It to Ya”

This Song Served as the Lead Single to the Soundtrack to Cradle 2 the Grave. Cradle 2 the Grave Was a Movie That Came out in 2003. the Movie Actually Starred Dmx Alongside Action Superstar Jet Li and Featured Other Notable Actors Such as Mark Dascascos, Gabrielle Union and Tom Arnold.

This Track Also Made It onto a Dmx Greatest Hits’ Albums Entitled “The Definition of X: the Pick of the Litter” in 2007. and That Is Because “X Gon’ Give It to Ya” Was in Fact a Hit, Especially Abroad.

Production and Writing Credits of “X Gon Give It to Ya”

This Track Was Produced by Swizz Beatz as Well as Another Artist Known as Shatek. and They Both Also Get Songwriting Credit Alongside Dmx.

“X Gon Give It to Ya” by Dmx

By Maya Lin-Takahashi

• Oct 9, 2026 • 8 min read

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