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Originally Posted by ToxSocks
Musta been a harrowing experience for you to go down the DMX rabbit hole and see all those pit bulls.
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You like DMX? His early work was a little too new wave for my taste. But when
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot came out in '98, I think he really came into his own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost.
He's been compared to Ghostface Killah, but I think DMX has a far more bitter, cynical sense of humor. In '99, DMX released this:
And Then There Was X, his most accomplished album.
I think his undisputed masterpiece is "
Party Up (Up in Here)." A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity and the importance of trends. It's also a personal statement about rap itself.