Description
PRESSED ON "BLOOD IN BLOOD OUT" COLORED VINYL
The debut studio album by DMX was released onf Def Jam in 1998 and was produced by Dame Grease and PK with additional production by Swizz Beatz, and Irv Gotti,
With a set of undeniable “it” intangibles — his look, charisma, persona, and a bass-growl of a voice — DMX was the rare artist who transcended genre. He had the attitude of a rock star, the energy of 2Pac, and a vulnerability seldom seen in a rap artist, especially one considered as hardcore as he was. For many, DMX represented the streets in the mainstream. His breakthrough album, It’s Dark And Hell Is Hot, reveals a conflicted, complicated artist and man. Earl Simmons fought many demons for much of his too-brief time on earth, but he had a spiritual side where he found solace. Beaten by his mother and her boyfriends, raised by the streets, and introduced to crack cocaine in his early teens, X spent his life in and out of prisons and rehab, but when he performed, he could create concerts that felt more like a church service.
Tracklist:
A1 Intro
A2 Ruff Ryders' Anthem
A3 Fuckin' Wit' D
A4 The Storm (Skit)
A5 Look Thru My Eyes
B1 Get At Me Dog (Featuring – Sheek*)
B2 Let Me Fly
B3 X-Is Coming
B4 Damien
C1 How's It Goin' Down
C2 Mickey (Skit)
C3 Crime Story
C4 Stop Being Greedy
C5 ATF
C6 For My Dogs (Featuring – Big Stan, Drag-On, Kasino, Loose)
D1 I Can Feel It
D2 Prayer (Skit)
D3 The Convo
D4 Niggaz Done Started Something