![]() ![]() The sins of the present were always weighed against their potentially eternal consequence. DMX might tapdance his Timberland’s across your face at the slightest provocation, but he’d repent after fleeing the scene. Albums bolstered by big, riot-starting singles featured scores of songs full of pain, anger, violence, and penitence. He was hard and vulnerable, physically unbreakable but clearly a broken man, haunted by a traumatic childhood. They hit the radio and music video countdowns with blunt force.ĭMX also offered a compelling duality. On singles like “Ruff Ryders Anthem” and “Party Up (Up in Here)” DMX chose beats that were as aggressive and thundering as his delivery. The intensity and charisma of his delivery never faltered, audible in every literal growl and bark, every concussive “WHAT!” ad-lib. His gruff voice, a graveled and smoky rasp, was unmistakable. Listen to the best of DMX and scroll down for our best DMX songs.ĭMX’s prolificacy doesn’t explain his popularity, but there were innumerable reasons his music resonated. He then waited no more than a year to release the five-times platinum …And Then There Was X in 1999. He followed it up with the triple-platinum Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood, which earned him the distinction of being the first artist with two platinum albums released in the same year. DMX’s Ruff Ryders/Def Jam debut It’s Dark and Hell is Hot was the first of five consecutive albums to debut at number one. That was the beginning of his worldwide takeover from the music charts to the box office. ![]() DMX was finally gaining ground, appearing on DJ Clue mixtapes.Īnd then it all happened in 1998. Songs came in the early ‘90s (“Born Loser,” “Make a Move”), but there was no hype. In 1991, after sparring in freestyle battles, the Yonkers native landed in The Source’s coveted Unsigned Hype section. He growled, barked, and rattled the industry’s door until they let the dog in to eat. ![]()
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