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On the heels of his multi-platinum debut, It's Dark and Hell Is Hot, DMX unleashed his dogs again on an album overflowing with raw energy and spiritual catharsis. The irascible Yonkers MC, 27 at the time of this recording, continues the Ruff Ryder legacy on this follow-up release. DMX's canine split personality flow is like none other, not only rhyming over tracks, but barking expression over explosive beats. Production here -- by Swizz Beatz, PK, DJ Shok, Dame Grease -- is mostly stripped-down, pure high-tech drum machine and synthesizer combinations that are sure to inspire emotional and adrenal responses in listeners. Although DMX is no new jack, he is a part of a no-frills new breed of MCs that hold nothing back on the microphone; emphasis is on emotion rather than on word-bending. Standout cuts include "Blackout," with guest appearances from fellow hip-hop heavyweights the LOX and Jay-Z; "Coming From," a duet with the queen of hip-hop/R&B, Mary J. Blige, which stuns the ears with a haunting piano loop; "The Omen," a bout with the devil featuring the demonic Marilyn Manson on the hook; and the opening cut on side two, "Slippin'," an introspective look inside DMX's struggle to stay on top of his art while dealing with the perils of his reality. This is a very spiritual album, a testimony to one artist's struggle with the manifestations of good and evil. The final cut, "Ready to Meet Him," a conversation between DMX and his god, punctuates this realness.
© M.F. DiBella /TiVo
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Kasseem Dean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rich Keller, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - DMX, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Anthony Fields, ComposerLyricist - Rich Keller, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - DMX, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - P.K., Producer
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - DMX, MainArtist
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kasseem Dean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rich Keller, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - DMX, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Irving Lorenzo, ComposerLyricist - Irv Gotti, Producer - Richard Wilson, ComposerLyricist - DMX, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Styles P, FeaturedArtist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Judakiss, FeaturedArtist - R. "Dat Nigga Reb" Wilson, Producer
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kasseem Dean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - DMX, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Fields, ComposerLyricist - Rich Keller, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mary J. Blige, FeaturedArtist - DMX, MainArtist - P.K., Producer
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kasseem Dean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rich Keller, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - DMX, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tanya Gardner, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kasseem Dean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Damon Blackmon, ComposerLyricist - Rich Keller, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marilyn Manson, FeaturedArtist - DMX, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Grover Washington, Jr., ComposerLyricist - Rich Keller, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Gomez, ComposerLyricist - DMX, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - DJ Shok, Producer - Tamyra Grey, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kasseem Dean, Producer, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rich Keller, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - DMX, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Drag-On, FeaturedArtist - Michael Smalls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Damon Blackmon, ComposerLyricist - Rich Keller, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - DMX, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Dame Grease, Producer
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kasseem Dean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jason Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Sean Jacobs, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Styles, ComposerLyricist - DMX, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - L.O.X., FeaturedArtist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sarah Carter, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kasseem Dean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rich Keller, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - DMX, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kasseem Dean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rich Keller, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - DMX, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kasseem Dean, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Rich Keller, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - DMX, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
On the heels of his multi-platinum debut, It's Dark and Hell Is Hot, DMX unleashed his dogs again on an album overflowing with raw energy and spiritual catharsis. The irascible Yonkers MC, 27 at the time of this recording, continues the Ruff Ryder legacy on this follow-up release. DMX's canine split personality flow is like none other, not only rhyming over tracks, but barking expression over explosive beats. Production here -- by Swizz Beatz, PK, DJ Shok, Dame Grease -- is mostly stripped-down, pure high-tech drum machine and synthesizer combinations that are sure to inspire emotional and adrenal responses in listeners. Although DMX is no new jack, he is a part of a no-frills new breed of MCs that hold nothing back on the microphone; emphasis is on emotion rather than on word-bending. Standout cuts include "Blackout," with guest appearances from fellow hip-hop heavyweights the LOX and Jay-Z; "Coming From," a duet with the queen of hip-hop/R&B, Mary J. Blige, which stuns the ears with a haunting piano loop; "The Omen," a bout with the devil featuring the demonic Marilyn Manson on the hook; and the opening cut on side two, "Slippin'," an introspective look inside DMX's struggle to stay on top of his art while dealing with the perils of his reality. This is a very spiritual album, a testimony to one artist's struggle with the manifestations of good and evil. The final cut, "Ready to Meet Him," a conversation between DMX and his god, punctuates this realness.
© M.F. DiBella /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:51
- Main artists: DMX
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Def Jam Recordings
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 1998 RAL/Def Jam ℗ 2014 RAL/Def Jam
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