ical ▁reception ▁Eric ▁Die p ▁of ▁H ip H op D X ▁wrote ▁that ▁" X " ▁is ▁" a ▁good ▁entry ▁point ▁for ▁listen ers ▁just ▁learning ▁about ▁ 2 1 ". ▁Ni ya ▁Hog ans ▁from ▁Rol ling ▁Out ▁gave ▁the ▁song ▁a ▁positive ▁review , ▁saying ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁" catch y ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁a ▁do pe ▁beat ". ▁Rol ling ▁Stone ▁ranked ▁it ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 1 ▁on ▁its ▁ 5 0 ▁Best ▁Songs ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁list , ▁comment ing : ▁“ The ▁Atlanta ▁trap ▁cont ender ▁teams ▁up ▁with ▁Future ▁for ▁a ▁th ug ged - and - dru gg ed ▁b anger , ▁bo ast ing ▁" I ▁spent ▁your ▁rent ▁at ▁the ▁m all ," ▁while ▁producer ▁Metro ▁Bo omin ▁gives ▁it ▁all ▁a ▁cre ep y ▁cin ematic ▁v ibe .” ▁Fact ▁named ▁it ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁best ▁rap ▁and ▁R & B ▁tracks ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Music ▁video ▁The ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁" X " ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁video ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁Vincent ▁Lou . ▁ ▁Live ▁performances ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁ 2 1 ▁Sav age ▁performed ▁the ▁song ▁at ▁the ▁B ET ▁H ip ▁Hop ▁Awards , ▁which ▁a ired ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁month . ▁ ▁Ch arts ▁ ▁Week ly ▁charts ▁ ▁Year - end ▁charts