He starts off, with what sounds like a poem, with "Sometimes". DMX's fourth installment is "The Great Depression". I couldn't get down with that commercial vibe at all, although "What They Want" w/Sisqo was the jam. Songs like "Party Up" were just too much for me. Once again though, if you are a DMX fan you should still have it in your collection if you are a fan because of "One More Road To Cross", "What's My Name", "The Proffesional", "Here We Go Again", and "DXL (Hard White)" w/The LOX and Drag-On. His 3rd CD, ".And Then There Was X also received mixed results and was a shade under "Flesh Of My Flesh." and nowhere near "It's Dark.". This will probably be the first and the last time that you will ever see this collaboration and the track is still hot in the year 2001. However, the CD should still be in your collection because of songs like "Ain't No Way", "We Don't Give A _" w/Styles from The LOX, "No Love For Me" w/Drag-On and one of the best posse cuts of all time with the LOX, Jay Z and DMX called "Blackout". While the CD had its bright spots you could tell that the CD was rushed and the tracks were more commercial in some senses than his debut was.
The 1st single was "Slippin" and that song was a good choice for the 1st single and was definitely one of my favorites from this CD. Then to top this off, 6 months later DMX dropped his 2nd CD, "Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood". "It's Dark." became a classic and I enjoyed the way that the CD flowed well together with my favorite songs being "Get At Me Dog", "How's It Going Down", "Crime Story", "Let Me Fly" and "Ruff Ryders' Anthem". That song alone put DMX on the map for good. His solo debut CD, "It's Dark And Hell Is Hot" was released and the CD got a resurgence once the 3rd single, the Swizz Beats produced, "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" was released. Once I heard DMX's "Get At Me Dog", I knew that he had unlimited potential. Then out of nowhere I started hearing him on various tracks: Mase's "24 Hours To Live" with the LOX, The LOX's "Money, Power & Respect", and on LL Cool J's "4,3,2,1". It was a remix for Mic Geronimo's song called "Nothin' Move But The Money". I first heard DMX rap on a track with Mic Geronimo and Black Rob. The rapper is still as gritty as he was on his debut, only now he has a wealth of experience to share not only with his native Yonkers, but with the world at large. Ironically enough, DMX sounds a lot more joyful than usual on THE GREAT DEPRESSION. And songs like "Trina Moe" show off DMX's writing skills, often overlooked amid the fury of his performances. "Right Here," the first single, is a mid-tempo anthem for hip-hop heads to ride along with. Produced by various members of the Ruff Ryders crew, including Swizz Beatz and P.K., X's latest fits the Ruff Ryders formula of hardcore rap music with just enough crossover appeal to go pop. THE GREAT DEPRESSION is the fourth installment in the story of DMX's life. But then he might not have the same impact on his fans. Description : Personnel includes: DMX, Faith Evans, Stephanie Mills, Mashonda.Producers include: DMX, Damon "Grease" Blackman, Black Key, Kidd Kold, Chad Elliot.Recorded at The Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, Florida and Chaton Studios, Phoenix, Arizona."Who We Be" was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance.Judging from his history of multi-platinum albums and successful film appearances, it would make more sense if DMX were happy rather than depressed.
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