The guest stars might have been more high-profile this time around (Mary J. And what you might expect would be a quick label cash-in wound up being one of X’s most beloved releases. Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (1998)Įdd said: Just six months after dropping his celebrated debut, DMX shocked fans by dropping YET ANOTHER LP. It’s his most overlooked work.įorgotten favorites: “Trina Moe,” “Damien III,” “I Miss You”Ģ.
The album returns to his early themes of faith and is home to a few underrated cuts as well. But I thought The Great Depression was a solid callback to his early years. A lot of fans began to fall out of love with the Dark Man by 2001, as his dog (heh) and pony show started to get a little repetitive. The album has its share of memorable hits, but as an overall package it’s not nearly as cohesive as his earlier efforts.įorgotten favorites: “Fame,” “One More Road to Cross,” “Here We Go Again”Įdd said: Now I know this ranking’s gonna give me the most grief, but I stand by it. But nostalgia can be blinding – this is when X’s growling pitbull shtick started getting a little old. Trim about three or four tracks and dump the skits and X could have had something special.įorgotten favorites: “Dogs Out,” “Get It On the Floor,” “We’re Back”Įdd said: …And Then There Was X dropped at the peak of DMX’s popularity (old folks are STILL out saying “up in here, up in here” like it’s hot new slang) so this album is pretty fondly remembered. However, it’s a pretty fun release overall. It feels like a bit of a last hurrah for the Ruff Ryder squad, as X’s crew are all over this album – and sometimes X gets lost in the multitude of guests. But time brings perspective and, looking back, it’s much better than I originally gave it credit for. Overall, though, the album is just too long and lethargic to stand up to the greats.įorgotten favorites: “Already,” “Have You Eva,” “I’m Back”Įdd said: I’ll be real with y’all – I did NOT like this album in 2003. Swizz Beatz, Dame Grease and others provide solid production and X occasionally gives us glimpses of his glory days. DMX’s comeback following a six-year layoff may not have been the rousing success he expected but it wasn’t a total embarrassment either. Soul In Stereo rating: 3.5 stars out of 5Įdd said: Stop frontin, you know you forgot this album existed. That did him no favors.įorgotten favorites: “Baby Motha,” “We In Here” There are a few morsels here and there on this release but it was apparent that the dog was not trying to learn any new tricks. And by 2006, he was getting staler than week-old dog food. The greatest criticism of DMX is that he refused to evolve over the years. Travel back to a time when the dog owned the yard.Įdd said: Yikes. As always, we’ll be just ranking his official solo LPs, skipping compilations and mixtapes, and judging his material based on quality, impact and cohesiveness. Let’s look back at the dog’s storied but very controversial catalog. 1 albums in the same calendar year (more on that later), and six of his seven albums have all topped the charts. He’s one of the biggest stars in rap history, racking up 74 million albums sold worldwide, is the first rapper to drop two No. Most younger fans only know X for the drama but if you’re reading this post, you know Dark Man X is much bigger than memes and reindeer games. He’s like the Luke Cage of tabloids – no matter how many shots they take, the dude just won’t go down. I knew it was fake though – no one has endured more tribulation than Earl Simmons and stood his ground. Just a few days ago, DMX was the latest death hoax victim.
It seems like every couple of months the Internet tries to prematurely murder someone.
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