Hip Hop 2003

X Gon' Give It to Ya as a Walkup Song

by DMX

Preview

Is "X Gon' Give It to Ya" a good walkup song?

DMX's vocal aggression is its own genre. The opening bark — 'X gon' deliver to ya' — hits in second one and never lets up. The beat is hard, the energy is uncompromising. For a closer or cleanup hitter who wants the song to feel like an attack, nothing else matches.

Notable players who've used it

Mason Miller uses X Gon' Give It to Ya as his Athletics closer entrance in 2026. Beyond Miller, it's one of the most-used aggressive walkup songs in baseball history — the DMX bark is shorthand for 'here comes the closer/cleanup hitter, this at-bat is going to hurt.'

How to trim "X Gon' Give It to Ya" for a walkup

Start at 0:00, run for 18 seconds. DMX's bark hits in second one. Start at zero — the energy never dips.

The trim point is the difference between a great walkup song and a great walkup. A song's first 15-20 seconds rarely happen to be the best 15-20 seconds — most popular tracks have a build, an intro, or a bridge before the hook lands. Pick the slice that hits hardest. The last second of your trim window should land on a peak, right as the player steps into the box.

Best for

• Closers
• Power hitters
• Any hitter

Clean / explicit version notes

"X Gon' Give It to Ya" has explicit content in the full song, but the recommended 15-20 second trim window above is clean. As long as the player walks up to the trimmed clip and not the full track, the at-bat audio is safe for any age. Always double-check the exact trim window in your app before locking it in for a youth or school program.

Songs that pair well with "X Gon' Give It to Ya"

If "X Gon' Give It to Ya" is on your shortlist, these are the walkup songs players most often consider alongside it. Same vibe, same energy, same kind of moment at the plate.

• Bodies — Drowning Pool
• Dreams and Nightmares — Meek Mill
• The Largest — BigXthaPlug

How to set up "X Gon' Give It to Ya" for your team

Setting up a walkup song requires three things: an app that handles per-player audio, custom trim points, and one-tap playback on game day.

1. Build your roster in Walkup Pro — assign "X Gon' Give It to Ya" to the player who picked it
2. Scrub to 0:00 and set the trim duration to 18 seconds
3. Connect a Bluetooth speaker at the field (a JBL Charge or similar will cover any youth field — see our guide to the best Bluetooth speakers for a baseball field)
4. On game day, tap to play as the player walks to the box

For a complete game-day setup walkthrough, see how to play walkup songs at baseball games. For more on what makes a great walkup work, see the anatomy of the perfect walkup song.