His lighter, angel-on-the-shoulder persona encourages the rich to give to the needy, while the growling devil raps about gun violence and cracking skulls. Producer Erick Sermon described DMX as “dangerous” for his threatening bars the rapper was no stranger to a harder way of life, and he makes it known.ĭMX is the rap game’s Robin Hood on “Stop Being Greedy”, portraying two distinct personas on the track. This track is legendary enough for igniting a 20-year beef between LL Cool J and Canibus, let alone for its verses from Method Man, Redman, and DMX. “4, 3, 2, 1” (LL Cool J featuring Method Man, Redman, Canibus, and DMX) (1997) Jay-Z brings his youthful swagger and DMX brings the bark.Ģ. Black Rob, DMX and The Lox Moses Theme by Frankie Bleu (1979) Say Hello to My Little. It comes with 14 songs and features from DMX, T-Pain. DMX was hot off the release of I t’s Dark and Hell is Hot and Jay-Z brought him into the fold for Vol 2. The LOX Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch have released a new album titled Living Off Xperience. “Money, Cash, Hoes” features two kings of New York on the same track, right as both were coming into their own. “Money, Cash, Hoes” (Jay-Z featuring DMX) (1998)
His gentle side touched listeners and “Slippin’” went gold in 2017, almost 20 years after the fact.ĭMX performing in Ireland in 2004Jeremy Craine/Shutterstockģ. He opens up about his childhood trauma-abusive mother, drug addiction, group homes and juvenile detention among the obstacles he faced. On “Slippin’”, X gets real about overcoming the harder moments in life. DMX encourages Slim Shady as he tells Ja Rule to “die nameless” on one of Eminem’s greatest diss tracks.ĭMX has a softer side, just one he isn’t always known for. “Go to Sleep” (Eminem featuring DMX and Obie Trice) (2003)īeef is a part of hip-hop, so Eminem tagged in DMX and labelmate Obie Trice for a triple-team attack on Ja Rule and fellow rapper Benzino, who infuriated Eminem by calling him “2003 Vanilla Ice”. But the rapper ended up giving the song a try, handing Swizz Beatz his first major hit while creating a genre anthem.ĥ. The third single from It's Dark and Hell Is Hot was produced again by a young Swizz Beatz, who in 2011 told Complex that DMX didn’t think the beat was “hood enough”. One of DMX’s biggest hits, “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” almost didn’t happen. Swizz Beatz and DMX perform live in 2015Getty Images for Bacardi
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