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Iconic New York rapper DMX began work on what would be his eighth studio album, Exodus, shortly after the release of 2012's Undisputed. His death in 2021 shifted the record from being the triumphant comeback it was intended as to a memoriam, its urgency and spiritual undertones recontextualized by DMX's passing. Exodus is relatively short, clocking in at just under 40 minutes where earlier studio albums hovered around hour-long run times. It's also the most collaboration-heavy DMX album, featuring appearances by rap royalty as well as pop stars like Bono, Usher, and Alicia Keys. DMX's patented growl is in fine form on album standouts like the simmering "Hood Blues," and "Bath Salts," a spirited track that finds X, Nas, and Jay-Z taking turns over a pushy beat. Moneybagg Yo brings a fluid lyrical presence to "Money Money Money," flowing over an instrumental built on almost absurd classical harpsichord samples. In a strictly rap mode, Exodus delivers respectable results, with DMX sounding energized by his collaborators. The album takes on a more disjointed feel when it attempts to cover too many bases. Bono's hook on "Skyscrapers" makes the song feel like a blatant bid for commercial appeal, and a dated one at that, sounding designed for radio crossover success circa 2003. This comes along with the Marvin Gaye-sampling, Snoop Dogg-featuring, and generally laid-back fun of "Take Control," the driven and hooky Alicia Keys collaboration "Hold Me Down," and a string of tracks that close out the set with a deeply introspective and spiritual feel. Among those closing tracks, "Letter to My Son (Call Your Father)" is perhaps the strongest moment on the album, with DMX narrating a pained, conflicted message to his son from what feels like a place of estrangement and sorrow. It's emotionally complex and doesn't even hide its straightforwardness behind a beat, with X speaking directly over understated piano and violin. The raw honesty of tracks like this and the amped-up fun of some of the record's high-energy rap moments make Exodus a solid collection, but the shadow cast over the project by DMX's death highlights some of the inconsistencies and adds a heaviness and sense of unfinishedness that's palpable throughout.
© Fred Thomas /TiVo
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Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - David Styles, ComposerLyricist - Jason Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Sean Jacobs, ComposerLyricist - Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, Producer - Tony Dawsey, MasteringEngineer - DMX, MainArtist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - AraabMuzik, Producer - Abraham Orellana, ComposerLyricist - Craig Brodhead, MixingEngineer
℗ 2021 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Nasir Jones, ComposerLyricist - Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, Producer - Rich Keller, MixingEngineer - Tony Dawsey, MasteringEngineer - DMX, MainArtist - Kenny Lloyd, MixingEngineer - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, RecordingEngineer - Michael Forno, ComposerLyricist - Prime Maximus, Producer
℗ 2021 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Dwayne Carter, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, Producer - Anslem Douglas, ComposerLyricist - Rich Keller, AdditionalMixingEngineer - Tony Dawsey, MasteringEngineer - DMX, MainArtist - Kenny Lloyd, MixingEngineer - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - AraabMuzik, Producer - Osbert Gurley, ComposerLyricist - Abraham Orellana, ComposerLyricist - Craig Brodhead, MixingEngineer
℗ 2021 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alicia Keys, Keyboard - Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, Producer - Rich Keller, MixingEngineer - Tony Dawsey, MasteringEngineer - DMX, MainArtist - Kenny Lloyd, MixingEngineer - Alicia Augello-Cook, ComposerLyricist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, RecordingEngineer
℗ 2021 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Duplessis, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, Producer - Arden Altino, ComposerLyricist - Rich Keller, MixingEngineer - Paul Hewson, ComposerLyricist - Tony Dawsey, MasteringEngineer - DMX, MainArtist - Sean Fenton, ComposerLyricist - Tyrone Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Kenny Lloyd, MixingEngineer - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, RecordingEngineer - Arden "Keyz" Altino, CoProducer - Musicman Ty, Producer
℗ 2021 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, Producer - Marlene Moore, ComposerLyricist - Tony Dawsey, MasteringEngineer - DMX, MainArtist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, MixingEngineer - Avery Chambliss, ComposerLyricist - Avenue Beatz, Producer - Demond Price, ComposerLyricist - Craig Brodhead, MixingEngineer - Alvin Worthy, ComposerLyricist - Tanner Ott, RecordingEngineer - Jeremie Damon Pennick, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Calvin Broadus, ComposerLyricist - Denaun Porter, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Gaye, ComposerLyricist - ODELL BROWN, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, CoProducer - Rich Keller, AdditionalMixingEngineer - DAVID RITZ, ComposerLyricist - Tony Dawsey, MasteringEngineer - DMX, MainArtist - Kenny Lloyd, MixingEngineer - Mr. Porter, Producer - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Frank Vasquez, RecordingEngineer
℗ 2021 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nasir Jones, ComposerLyricist - Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Denaun Porter, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, CoProducer - Rich Keller, AdditionalMixingEngineer - Lucky, Piano - Tony Dawsey, MasteringEngineer - DMX, MainArtist - Kenny Lloyd, MixingEngineer - Mr. Porter, Producer, AdditionalMixingEngineer, Keyboard - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Tim Schoegje, ComposerLyricist - Shroom, AdditionalProducer - Teeba, Bass - Thomas Forbes, ComposerLyricist - Lucky Specht, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Nasri Atweh, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, Producer - Tony Dawsey, MasteringEngineer - DMX, MainArtist - Tyrone Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Usher Raymond IV, ComposerLyricist - Musicman Ty, Producer, Guitar - Craig Brodhead, MixingEngineer - Brian King Joseph, Violin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - David Styles, ComposerLyricist - Jason Phillips, ComposerLyricist - Sean Jacobs, ComposerLyricist - Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - The Lox, FeaturedArtist - Swizz Beatz, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Tony Dawsey, MasteringEngineer - DMX, MainArtist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - AraabMuzik, Producer - Abraham Orellana, ComposerLyricist - Craig Brodhead, MixingEngineer
℗ 2021 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Dwayne Carter, ComposerLyricist - Lil Wayne, FeaturedArtist - Swizz Beatz, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Anslem Douglas, ComposerLyricist - Rich Keller, AdditionalMixingEngineer - Tony Dawsey, MasteringEngineer - DMX, MainArtist - Kenny Lloyd, MixingEngineer - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - AraabMuzik, Producer - Osbert Gurley, ComposerLyricist - Abraham Orellana, ComposerLyricist - Craig Brodhead, MixingEngineer
℗ 2021 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alicia Keys, FeaturedArtist, Keyboard - Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, Producer - Rich Keller, MixingEngineer - Tony Dawsey, MasteringEngineer - DMX, MainArtist - Kenny Lloyd, MixingEngineer - Alicia Augello-Cook, ComposerLyricist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, RecordingEngineer
℗ 2021 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Duplessis, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, Producer - Bono, FeaturedArtist - Arden Altino, ComposerLyricist - Rich Keller, MixingEngineer - Paul Hewson, ComposerLyricist - Tony Dawsey, MasteringEngineer - DMX, MainArtist - Sean Fenton, ComposerLyricist - Tyrone Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Kenny Lloyd, MixingEngineer - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, RecordingEngineer - Arden "Keyz" Altino, CoProducer - Musicman Ty, Producer
℗ 2021 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, Producer - Marlene Moore, ComposerLyricist - Tony Dawsey, MasteringEngineer - DMX, MainArtist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, MixingEngineer - Avery Chambliss, ComposerLyricist - Westside Gunn, FeaturedArtist - Avenue Beatz, Producer - Conway The Machine, FeaturedArtist - Demond Price, ComposerLyricist - Craig Brodhead, MixingEngineer - Alvin Worthy, ComposerLyricist - Benny The Butcher, FeaturedArtist - Tanner Ott, RecordingEngineer - Jeremie Damon Pennick, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Calvin Broadus, ComposerLyricist - Denaun Porter, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Gaye, ComposerLyricist - ODELL BROWN, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, CoProducer - Snoop Dogg, FeaturedArtist - Rich Keller, AdditionalMixingEngineer - DAVID RITZ, ComposerLyricist - Tony Dawsey, MasteringEngineer - DMX, MainArtist - Kenny Lloyd, MixingEngineer - Mr. Porter, Producer - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Frank Vasquez, RecordingEngineer - Premiere Sharp, AdditionalVocalist
℗ 2021 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nasir Jones, ComposerLyricist - Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Denaun Porter, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, CoProducer - Rich Keller, AdditionalMixingEngineer - Nas, FeaturedArtist - Tony Dawsey, MasteringEngineer - DMX, MainArtist - Kenny Lloyd, MixingEngineer - Mr. Porter, Producer, AdditionalMixingEngineer - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Denaun, FeaturedArtist - Tim Schoegje, ComposerLyricist - Shroom, AdditionalProducer - Thomas Forbes, ComposerLyricist - Exodus Simmons, FeaturedArtist - Lucky Specht, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Nasri Atweh, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, Producer - Usher, FeaturedArtist - Tony Dawsey, MasteringEngineer - DMX, MainArtist - Tyrone Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Dragan "Chach" Cacinovic, MixingEngineer, RecordingEngineer - Usher Raymond IV, ComposerLyricist - Ben "Bengineer" Chang, Engineer, MixingEngineer, VocalProducer - Musicman Ty, Producer, Guitar - Craig Brodhead, MixingEngineer - Brian King Joseph, Violin, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2021 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Iconic New York rapper DMX began work on what would be his eighth studio album, Exodus, shortly after the release of 2012's Undisputed. His death in 2021 shifted the record from being the triumphant comeback it was intended as to a memoriam, its urgency and spiritual undertones recontextualized by DMX's passing. Exodus is relatively short, clocking in at just under 40 minutes where earlier studio albums hovered around hour-long run times. It's also the most collaboration-heavy DMX album, featuring appearances by rap royalty as well as pop stars like Bono, Usher, and Alicia Keys. DMX's patented growl is in fine form on album standouts like the simmering "Hood Blues," and "Bath Salts," a spirited track that finds X, Nas, and Jay-Z taking turns over a pushy beat. Moneybagg Yo brings a fluid lyrical presence to "Money Money Money," flowing over an instrumental built on almost absurd classical harpsichord samples. In a strictly rap mode, Exodus delivers respectable results, with DMX sounding energized by his collaborators. The album takes on a more disjointed feel when it attempts to cover too many bases. Bono's hook on "Skyscrapers" makes the song feel like a blatant bid for commercial appeal, and a dated one at that, sounding designed for radio crossover success circa 2003. This comes along with the Marvin Gaye-sampling, Snoop Dogg-featuring, and generally laid-back fun of "Take Control," the driven and hooky Alicia Keys collaboration "Hold Me Down," and a string of tracks that close out the set with a deeply introspective and spiritual feel. Among those closing tracks, "Letter to My Son (Call Your Father)" is perhaps the strongest moment on the album, with DMX narrating a pained, conflicted message to his son from what feels like a place of estrangement and sorrow. It's emotionally complex and doesn't even hide its straightforwardness behind a beat, with X speaking directly over understated piano and violin. The raw honesty of tracks like this and the amped-up fun of some of the record's high-energy rap moments make Exodus a solid collection, but the shadow cast over the project by DMX's death highlights some of the inconsistencies and adds a heaviness and sense of unfinishedness that's palpable throughout.
© Fred Thomas /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:32
- Main artists: DMX
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Exodus - DMX - Def Jam
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2021 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2021 Def Jam Recordings, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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