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  • Artist: DMX
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: 2001 09
  • Type: Contains explicit content
  • Genre: Rap

Review

In such a time of confusion, it's eerie that DMX would dub his latest vehicle, "The Great Depression." After all, we are still recovering from the greatest tragedy our generation will hopefully have to endure. While X continues to cater his music to the misguided soul, he does reinvent himself to some extent on "The Great Depression." The end result is a more self-contained X, which minus two Swizz Beatz contributions finds Darkman virtually cutting all ties to his Ruff Ryder Click, and cozying up to a slew of un-established producers who add a new wrinkle to his usually resolute sound. Though the recording move from NY, to Arizona may have initially raised some eyebrows (Anyone remember Public Enemy's "By The Time I Get To Arizona"?). The very same desert sanctuary X sought recording asylum in contains a duality that plays into his strengths, as the desert can be as tranquil as the Dalai Lama, and as savage as a rapid pit bull. X taps into both of those facets with equal ferocity on "The Great Depression"---with varying results. While X attacks street-anthems such as "We Right Here", and the rugged "Who We Be" (tadanh, tadanh, tadanh) like a powder keg ready to detonate. These gully bangers are levied by X's newfound reliance in God; exemplified by the yearning "A Minute For Your Son", and the touching ode to his Grandmother "I Miss You" f/Faith Evans. Fortunately these hard knock life accounts play out better then the misogynistic set-up track "Shorty Was The Bomb", and the bland soul sample ("Whatcha Gonna Do" With My Lovin') that X and Dame Grease lift for the tepid "When I'm Nothing" f/Stephanie Mills. ~ Matt Conaway, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Sometimes (Lyrics) DMX (1:06)
School Street (Lyrics) Earl Simmons DMX (3:01)
Who We Be (Lyrics) Earl Simmons, M. Davis DMX (4:47)
Trina Moe (Lyrics) Earl Simmons DMX (4:02)
We Right Here (Lyrics) M. Davis, Earl Simmons DMX (4:27)
Bloodline Anthem (Lyrics) Earl Simmons, B. Collins DMX (4:25)
Shorty Was da Bomb (Lyrics) Earl Simmons DMX (5:12)
Damien III (Lyrics) A. Fields, Earl Simmons DMX (3:21)
When I'm Nothing (Lyrics) James Mtume, Earl Simmons DMX (4:33)
I Miss You (Lyrics) Earl Simmons, B. Collins Faith Evans, DMX (4:40)
Number 11 (Lyrics) Earl Simmons, A. Fields DMX (4:25)
Pull Up (Skit) T.D. Bell DMX (:20)
I'ma Bang (Lyrics) J Smith, Earl Simmons DMX (5:03)
Pull Out (Skit) T.D. Bell DMX (:24)
You Could Be Blind (Lyrics) Earl Simmons, K. Dean DMX, Mashonda (4:34)
The Prayer IV Earl Simmons DMX (1:42)
A Minute for Your Son K. Dean, Earl Simmons DMX (16:55)

Credits

Stephanie Mills (Voices), Mashonda Tifrere (Voices), Dustin Adams (Vocals), Jaquin Dean (Executive Producer), Brian Stanley (Engineer), DMX (Producer), Faith Evans (Voices), Brendan Buckley (Drums), Kidd Kold (Producer), Swizz Beatz (Producer), Tony Vanias (Recording Coordinator), P.K. (Producer), Brian Stanley (Mixing), Rich Keller (Mixing)
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For the album by Blindside, see The Great Depression (Blindside album).
The Great Depression
Studio album by DMX
Released October 23, 2001 (U.S.)
Recorded 2000-2001
Genre East Coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop
Length 72:02
Label Ruff Ryder Records; Def Jam Recording
Producer Darrin & Joaquin Dean and DMX (ex prd.); Latarche Nas Collins (co-exec); Just Blaze, Swizz Beatz, Dame Grease, PK, Black Key, Kidd Kold
Professional reviews
DMX chronology
...And Then There Was X
(1999)		 The Great Depression
(2001)		 Grand Champ
(2003)

The Great Depression is the fourth solo album released by New York based rapper DMX. Released October 23, 2001, it was DMX's fourth straight album to debut at number one. The album demonstrated his still strong allegiance with the Ruff Ryders. The Great Depression went platinum quickly, but lacked the staying power of his previous releases. The Album contains the Singles "Who We Be", "We Right Here", and "I Miss You."

This album sold 439,000 copies in its opening week and became DMX's fourth to debut at #1. Despite debuting at #1 on the billboard 200 and selling close to 3 million worldwide, The Great Depression wasn't met with much critical praise. In fact, the album was credited by critics as the most mediocre in DMX's catalogue.

The Great Depression was released in a "clean" version that lightly censors out violence and blanks out all profanity and drug use. Some of the editing is inconsistent on the names of guns and subject matter of that kind, as it will commonly leave in some gun names but blank out others. One example of this is on "I'ma Bang" where the part, "Get the glock" is normally censored as "Get the g***k" but halfway through the track is left uncensored.

Track listing

  1. "Sometimes" (intro skit) – 1:06
  2. "School Street" – 3:01
  3. "Who We Be" – 4:47
  4. "Trina Moe" – 4:02
  5. "We Right Here" – 4:27
  6. "Bloodline Anthem" (feat. Dia) – 4:25
  7. "Shorty Was Da Bomb" – 5:12
  8. "Damien III" 3:21
  9. "When I'm Nothing" (feat. Stephanie Mills) – 4:33
  10. "I Miss You" (feat. Faith Evans) – 4:40
  11. "Number 11" – 4:25
  12. "Pull Up" (skit) - 0:20
  13. "I'm a Bang" – 5:03
  14. "Pull Out" (skit) - 0:24
  15. "You Could Be Blind" (feat. Mashonda) – 4:34
  16. "The Prayer IV" (outro skit) – 1:42
  17. "A Minute for Your Son" – 16:55

At the end of "A Minute For Your Son," the track continues with 3 tracks. First track entitled Next out the Kennel featuring Ruff Ryders affiliates Jinx, Loose, Kashmir, Big Stan, and Drag-On. Next Track is called Problem Child featuring Mysonne & Drag-On. Third and final track is a sequal of Mic Geronimo's Usual Suspects called Usual Suspects 2 featuring Mic Geronimo and Big Stan.

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 99
Canada Albums Chart 1
China Albums Chart 60
French Albums Chart [1] 69
German Albums Chart [1] 10
Netherlands Albums Chart 25
New Zealand Albums Chart [1] 38
Swiss Albums Chart [1] 60
UK Albums Chart 20
U.S. Billboard 200 1
U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1
Preceded by
God Bless America by Various artists		 Billboard 200 number-one album
November 10 - November 16, 2001		 Succeeded by
Invincible by Michael Jackson
v • d • e
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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References

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