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His most successful works include his albums It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot and Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (1998), as well as …And Then There Was X (1999); on the other hand, he also collected...
- Ll Cool J Featuring Method Man, Redman, Canibus, and DMX, “4, 3, 2, 1”
- Dmx Featuring Sheek Louch, “Get at Me Dog”
- DMX, “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem”
- DMX, “Prayer
- DMX, “Stop Being Greedy”
- DMX, “How’s It Goin’ Down”
- The Lox Featuring Dmx and Lil Kim, “Money, Power & Respect”
- DMX, “Slippin'”
- Jay-Z Featuring DMX, “Money, Cash, Hoes”
- DMX, “It’s All Good”
Produced by Erick Sermon, LL Cool J’s street hit from his 1997 album Phenomenon is not only famed for inaugurating Def Jam’s late-Nineties “Survival of the Illest” era, but also for sparking a subsequent war of words between seasoned vet Uncle L and brash newcomer Canibus. Meanwhile, Method Man and Redman ladle the cut with punchlines, and DMX uses...
Many DMX fans don’t realize that before he seemingly emerged as an overnight sensation, the Yonkers rapper struggled to crack the industry for years, leaving a failed Columbia single deal (1992’s “Born Loser”) and random guest verses in his wake. No wonder that his first major hit found him portraying the life of a hungry criminal who hustles for s...
A master class in how to ride a beat. No one has ever sounded better over Swizz Beatz’s keyboard loops — it took a rapper as charismatic as DMX to imbue those Casio presets with such physical presence. “I wrote it in 15 minutes,” he recalled in a 2019 interview. “I actually didn’t want to write it. I didn’t want to do that song. The beat was simple...
DMX came from the era of skits on rap albums, and on his 1998 debut, It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, he offers up an upfront prayer that serves as a functional mission statement for his entire career. X’s music was always rooted in faith, and his work offers a reminder of religion’s transformative power when not being weaponized for politics. X’s music ...
DMX floats over a menacing string loop on “Stop Being Greedy,” which functions as a blunt warning to anyone who disagrees with the rapper’s ideas about wealth redistribution. The chorus makes DMX sound like a hip-hop Robin Hood who steals from the rich to help the poor — “Y’all been eatin’ long enough, now stop being greedy/Just keep it real, partn...
The music video for “How’s It Goin’ Down” feels like a preview of director Hype Williams’ hood masterpiece Belly, beloved for its noir portrayal of life in the ghetto, its abundant love of hip-hop, and its visuals — Williams’ film style makes DMX’s skin look like it is glistening in technicolor. He stars in the film as Tommy “Buns,” a character who...
Opinion remains divided on whether the Lox’s debut album was a failed marriage of Yonkers hardcore and Diddy’s Bad Boy “jiggy” ethos, or a memorable setup for one of the most popular East Coast groups of the day. But there’s no debate that the title track is an incredible banger, with standout performances from Lil Kim on the hook and 16-bar phenom...
DMX was known for the battering force of his delivery, but he showed uncommon tenderness on “Slippin’,” crooning the gravelly, affecting chorus to this hip-hop ballad about overcoming trauma. The DJ Shok-produced beat teases a somber riff from the jazz-funk star Grover Washington Jr., and DMX uses this backdrop to chronicle a life “possessed by the...
How big was DMX in 1998? So big that by the year’s end, a few months after he reshaped New York rap with his debut LP, X popped up on Jay-Z’s Vol. 2…Hard Knock Life to lend some guttural gravitas to another ascendant Def Jam star’s bid for multi-platinum success. “Money, Cash, Hoes” exists mostly as a platform for DMX’s ad-libs — the deep growl tha...
In “It’s All Good,” DMX rhymes over one of disco’s most indelible basslines, from the 1981 Taana Gardner classic “Heartbeat,” making a crossover between thugged-out hardcore and vintage roller-boogie disco, at a time when that was a rare move. He boasts about groupie love with his own over-the-top humor: “I like ‘em greedy/Black like Idi/Eyes beady...
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Dec 18, 2023 · Best DMX Songs: 10 Iconic Tracks From A Hip-Hop Original. DMX’s unfiltered style came at just the right time. The Yonkers rapper’s best songs are some of the most vital hip-hop you’ll...
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Jan 2, 2024 · Listen to music by DMX on Apple Music. Find top songs and albums by DMX including Ruff Ryders' Anthem, Party Up and more.
Apr 9, 2021 · 10 best songs from hip-hop icon DMX. By Billboard Staff. 04/9/2021. After suffering a heart attack triggered by a drug overdose last weekend, on Friday (April 9), Yonkers-bred MC DMX passed...
DMX discography. American rapper DMX released eight studio albums, seven compilation albums, three mixtapes, 47 singles (including 17 as a featured artist) and 24 music videos . In 1998, DMX released his debut studio album, It's Dark and Hell Is Hot, peaking at number 1 on the Billboard 200 and being certified 4× Platinum.
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