Editing DMX (section)

===2005–2011: ''Year of the Dog... Again'' and ''The Definition of X''===
[[File:Academy Awards afterparty CUN DMX.jpg|thumbnail|left|upright|DMX in February 2007]]
After conflict with Def Jam, and in exchange for signing [[Nas]] (his ''[[Belly (film)|Belly]]'' co-star) to the label in a de facto trade, DMX signed to Columbia Records, Def Jam's former parent company, in January 2006, returning to the label since 1992. He recorded his sixth album, ''[[Year of the Dog... Again]]'', while switching between the two labels, which caused numerous delays.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reid |first=Shaheem |title=DMX Signs With Columbia, Will Release Long-Delayed LP This Spring |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1520736/dmx-signs-with-columbia-will-release-long-delayed-lp-this-spring/ |work=[[MTV News]] |date=January 13, 2006 |access-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410041241/http://www.mtv.com/news/1520736/dmx-signs-with-columbia-will-release-long-delayed-lp-this-spring/ }}</ref> It was released on August 1, 2006, and debuted at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57583/now-22-edges-out-dmxs-dog-at-no-1 |title='NOW 22' Edges Out DMX's 'Dog' At No. 1 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=August 9, 2006 |access-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410041425/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57583/now-22-edges-out-dmxs-dog-at-no-1 |url-status=live }}</ref> He released two more singles, "[[Lord Give Me a Sign]]" and "[[We in Here]]". The album received mixed reviews from critics.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}} On June 12, 2007, Def Jam released his greatest hits album, ''[[The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter]]''.<ref name="allmusic"/>

In 2009, DMX claimed he would pursue preaching in Jersey City, New Jersey as well as continue to produce music. He completed a [[Gospel music]] album prior to his incarceration. According to MTV, he had semi-retired to study the Bible in an effort to give messages behind the pulpit.<ref>{{Cite news | first=Shaheem | last=Reid | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1502925/mase-advises-dmx-to-rap-again-wait-for-the-lords-call/ | title=Mase Advises DMX To Rap Again, Wait For The Lord's Call | work=[[MTV News]] | date=May 25, 2005 | access-date=April 10, 2021 | archive-date=April 10, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410041243/http://www.mtv.com/news/1502925/mase-advises-dmx-to-rap-again-wait-for-the-lords-call/ }}</ref> Def Jam released another compilation album in 2010 titled ''[[The Best of DMX]]'', which features hit singles including "[[Where the Hood At?]]" and "[[X Gon' Give It To Ya]]".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-best-of-dmx/350700346e | title=''The Best of DMX'' | publisher=[[iTunes]] | access-date=April 10, 2021 | archive-date=April 10, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410041242/https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-best-of-dmx/350700346e }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003102JEG |title=Best of Dmx: Dmx: Music |publisher=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] |access-date=August 30, 2017 |archive-date=January 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107202845/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003102JEG |url-status=live }}</ref>