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  • Artist: DMX
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: December 15, 1998
  • Type: Contains explicit content
  • Genre: Rap

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, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
My Niggas (Skit) K. Dean, Earl Simmons DMX (1:27)
Bring Your Whole Crew (Lyrics) Earl Simmons, A. Fields DMX (3:40)
Pac Man (Skit) DMX (:56)
Ain't No Way (Lyrics) K. Dean, Earl Simmons DMX (4:49)
We Don't Give a Fuck (Lyrics) Earl Simmons, R. Wilson DMX (4:07)
Keep Your Shit the Hardest (Lyrics) K. Dean, Earl Simmons DMX (4:48)
Coming From (Lyrics) Earl Simmons, A. Fields Mary J. Blige, DMX (5:13)
It's All Good (Lyrics) K. Dean, Earl Simmons DMX (4:17)
The Omen K. Dean, Earl Simmons DMX (4:56)
Slippin' (Lyrics) Grover Washington, Jr., Earl Simmons DMX (5:05)
No Love 4 Me (Lyrics) K. Dean, Earl Simmons DMX, Swizz Beatz, Drag-On (4:00)
Dogs for Life (Lyrics) Earl Simmons DMX (5:31)
Blackout (Lyrics) K. Dean, J.C. Phillips, Jay-Z, Earl Simmons DMX, Jay-Z, The LOX (5:00)
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (Lyrics) K. Dean, Earl Simmons DMX (4:32)
Heat (Lyrics) K. Dean, Earl Simmons DMX (4:07)
Ready to Meet Him (Lyrics) K. Dean, Earl Simmons DMX (7:24)

Credits

Mary J. Blige (Vocals), Mary J. Blige (Performer), DMX (Main Performer), Adam Gazzola (Engineer), Rich Keller (Bass), Rich Keller (Guitar), Rich Keller (Keyboards), Rich Keller (Mixing), Jay-Z (Performer), Tony Dawsey (Mastering), Irv Gotti (Producer), Swizz Beatz (Performer)
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Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
Studio album by DMX
Released December 22, 1998
Recorded 1998
Genre East Coast hip hop, hardcore rap
Length 70:02
Label Ruff Ryders
Def Jam
Producer Swizz Beatz, PK, DJ Shok, Dame Grease, Irv Gotti
Professional reviews
DMX chronology
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
(1998)		 Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
(1998)		 ...And Then There Was X
(1999)

Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood is the second album released in 1998 by rapper DMX.[1] It entered the charts at number one (and stayed there for 3 consecutive weeks) with an impressive 670,000 units shipped in the first week.[2] The album eventually went 3x Multi-Platinum. DMX released his debut album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot in 1998 as well. He was the second rapper to have two albums released in the same year debut at number one on Billboard's Top 200, the first being Tupac Shakur with his albums, All Eyez On Me and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory. All but his latest album Year of the Dog… Again have debuted at number one. The single "Slippin'" became his first chart hit in the UK and is censored on both the "censored" and "explicit" versions of the USA release of the album. Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood was also released in a censored version with most profanity replaced with sound effects and explicit violence left uncensored. Drug content was also left uncensored in both versions of the album.

Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Featured Guest(s) Time Sample(s)
1 My Niggas (skit) Swizz Beatz 1:27
2 Bring Your Whole Crew P. Killer Trackz 3:40
3 Pac Man (skit) 0:56
4 Ain't No Way Swizz Beatz 4:49
5 We Don't Give a Fuck Irv Gotti, Rebel Jadakiss, Styles P 4:07
6 Keep Your Shit the Hardest Swizz Beatz 4:48
7 Coming From P. Killer Trackz Mary J. Blige 5:13
8 It's All Good Swizz Beatz 4:17
• Contains a sample of "Heartbeat" (T. Gardner)
9 The Omen Swizz Beatz Marilyn Manson 4:56
• Contains an interpolation of "Damien" (E. Simmons, D. Blackman), as performed by DMX
10 Slippin' DJ Shok 5:05
• Contains a sample of "Moonstream" (G. Washington, Jr.), as performed by Grover Washington, Jr.
11 No Love 4 Me Swizz Beatz Drag-On, Swizz Beatz 4:00
12 Dogs for Life Dame Grease 5:31
13 Blackout Swizz Beatz Jay-Z, The L.O.X. 5:00
14 Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood Swizz Beatz 4:32
15 Heat Swizz Beatz 4:07
16 Ready to Meet Him Swizz Beatz 7:24

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Canada Albums Chart 28
U.S. Billboard 200 1
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1

References

  1. ^ DMX: Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood : Music Reviews : Rolling StoneRolling Stone. Accessed February 20, 2009.
  2. ^ 22 Ends DMX's Billboard Winning StreakMTV. Accessed February 20, 2009.


Preceded by
Double Live by Garth Brooks		 Billboard 200 number-one album
January 9 - January 29, 1999		 Succeeded by
...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears


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DMX
Studio albums
Compilations
Soundtrack
With the Ruff Ryders
Singles
"Get at Me Dog" · "Stop Being Greedy" · "How's It Goin' Down" · "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" · "Slippin'" · "It's On" · "What's My Name?" · "Party Up (Up in Here)" · "What These Bitches Want" · "Do You" · "No Sunshine" · "We Right Here" · "Who We Be" · "I Miss You" · "X Gon' Give It to Ya" · "Where the Hood At?" · "Get It on the Floor" · "We in Here" · "Lord Give Me a Sign" · "Come Thru' (Move)" · "Already"
Guest Singles
"Money, Power & Respect" · "Come Back in One Piece" · "Go To Sleep" · "Tear It Up" · "Streetlife" · "Touch It Remix" · "Yonker's Anthem"
Filmography
Belly · Romeo Must Die · Exit Wounds · Angel: One More Road to Cross · Cradle 2 the Grave · Eve · Third Watch · Never Die Alone · DMX: Soul of a Man · Father of Lies · Death Toll · Lords of the Street · Last Hour · The Bleeding · DMX: This Life of Mine
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