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In the pantheon of Hip-Hop royalty, few entrances have been as visceral, raw, and unapologetically aggressive as that of Earl Simmons, known to the world as DMX. While his debut, It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot (1998), introduced the snarling pitbull, and Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (also 1998) cemented his work ethic, it was his third LP, , that transformed him from a street legend into a global commercial juggernaut.

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But numbers don't tell the story. In the years following DMX’s tragic passing in April 2021, the album took on a new weight. dmx ... and then there was x zip

Upon release, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling over 698,000 copies in its first week (his highest first-week sales of his career). It has since been certified 5x Platinum. In the pantheon of Hip-Hop royalty, few entrances