Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood

by DMX

Overview

On the heels of his multi-platinum debut, It's Dark and Hell Is Hot, DMX unleashed his dogs again on an album overflowing with raw energy and spiritual catharsis. The irascible Yonkers MC, 27 at the time of this recording, continues the Ruff Ryder legacy on this follow-up release. DMX's canine split personality flow is like none other, not only rhyming over tracks, but barking expression over explosive beats. Production here -- by Swizz Beatz, PK, DJ Shok, Dame Grease -- is mostly stripped-down, pure high-tech drum machine and synthesizer combinations that are sure to inspire emotional and adrenal responses in listeners. Although DMX is no new jack, he is a part of a no-frills new breed of MCs that hold nothing back on the microphone; emphasis is on emotion rather than on word-bending. Standout cuts include "Blackout," with guest appearances from fellow hip-hop heavyweights the LOX and Jay-Z; "Coming From," a duet with the queen of hip-hop/R&B, Mary J. Blige, which stuns the ears with a haunting piano loop; "The Omen," a bout with the devil featuring the demonic Marilyn Manson on the hook; and the opening cut on side two, "Slippin'," an introspective look inside DMX's struggle to stay on top of his art while dealing with the perils of his reality. This is a very spiritual album, a testimony to one artist's struggle with the manifestations of good and evil. The final cut, "Ready to Meet Him," a conversation between DMX and his god, punctuates this realness. ~ M.F. DiBella

Product Details

Release Date:	12/22/1998
Label:	Def Jam
UPC:	0731453864016
Rank:	31923

Tracks

1. My Niggas
2. Bring Your Whole Crew
3. Pac Man (Skit)
4. Ain't No Way
5. We Don't Give a Fuck
6. Keep Your Shit the Hardest
7. Coming From
8. It's All Good
9. The Omen
10. Slippin'
11. No Love For Me
12. Dogs For Life
13. Blackout
14. Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
15. Heat
16. Ready to Meet Him

Album Credits

Performance Credits

DMX   Primary Artist
L.O.X.   Primary Artist
Judakiss   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Drag-On   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Jadakiss   Primary Artist
Marilyn Manson   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Mary J. Blige   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
The LOX   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Kasseem Dean   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Jay-Z   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Guest Artist
Styles P   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Swizz Beatz   Featured Artist
Rich Keller   Keyboards,Guitar,Bass

Technical Credits

Sean Jacobs   Composer
Styles   Composer
Grover Washington, Jr.   Composer
Michael Smalls   Composer
Richard Wilson   Composer,Composer
Adam Gazzola   Engineer
Michael Gomez   Composer
A. Fields   Composer
Jason Phillips   Composer
Anthony Fields   Composer
Damon Blackmon   Composer
Tanya Gardner   Composer
Earl Simmons   Composer
J.C. Phillips   Composer
Irv Gotti   Producer,Composer
Sarah Carter   Composer
DMX   Composer
Kasseem Dean   Composer
R. Wilson   Composer
Mary J. Blige   Performer
Rich Keller   Mixing
Jay-Z   Performer,Composer
Swizz Beatz   Performer
Tony Dawsey   Mastering
Styles P   Composer