the dmx story is the stuff of legends, but like all good legends, it bears repeating. born on baltimore and raised in yonkers, new york, dmx endured an expetionally difficult childhood. shuttling between group homes, in and out of trouble with the law, he might have been destined for a tragic life, if not for his extraordinary talent for expressing himself through rap. essentially a greatest hits album, 'the definition of x : pick of the litter' features the ferocious rhymes and dark lyrics of the rapper dmx, performing many of the cuts that have made him one of the best selling hip-hop artists of all time, including 'what these bitches want,' 'party up (up in here),' and 'get at me dog.'