Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
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| Studio album by DMX | ||||
| Released | December 22, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap | |||
| Length | 70:02 | |||
| Label | Ruff Ryders, Def Jam | |||
| Producer | Swizz Beatz, PK, DJ Shok, Dame Grease, Irv Gotti | |||
| DMX chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+)[2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
| The Source | (favorable)[4] |
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood is the second album released in 1998 by rapper DMX.[5] It entered the charts at number one (and stayed there for 3 consecutive weeks) with an impressive 670,000 units shipped in the first week.[6] The album eventually went 3x Multi-Platinum in the US.[7] DMX released his debut album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot in 1998 as well. He is the second rapper to have two albums released in the same calendar year to debut at number one on Billboard's Top 200, the first being Tupac Shakur with his albums, All Eyez On Me and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory.
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[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Featured Guest(s) | Time | Sample(s) |
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| 1 | My Niggas (Skit) | Swizz Beatz | 1:27 | ||
| 2 | Bring Your Whole Crew | P. Killer Trackz | P. Killer Trackz | 3:40 | |
| 3 | Pac Man (Skit) | 0:56 | |||
| 4 | Ain't No Way | Swizz Beatz | 4:49 | ||
| 5 | We Don't Give a Fuck | Irv Gotti, Rebel | Jadakiss, Styles P | 4:07 | |
| 6 | Keep Your Shit the Hardest | Swizz Beatz | Swizz Beatz | 4:48 | |
| 7 | Coming From | P. Killer Trackz | Mary J. Blige | 5:13 | |
| 8 | It's All Good | Swizz Beatz | 4:17 | • Contains a sample of "Heartbeat" (Taana Gardner) |
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| 9 | The Omen | Swizz Beatz | Marilyn Manson | 4:56 | • Contains an interpolation of "Damien" (Earl Simmons, Damon Blackman), as performed by DMX |
| 10 | Slippin' | DJ Shok | 5:05 | • Contains a sample of "Moonstreams" (Grover Washington, Jr.), as performed by Grover Washington, Jr. |
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| 11 | No Love 4 Me | Swizz Beatz | Drag-On, Swizz Beatz | 4:00 | |
| 12 | Dogs for Life | Dame Grease | 5:31 | ||
| 13 | Blackout | Swizz Beatz | Jay-Z, The L.O.X. | 5:00 | |
| 14 | Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood | Swizz Beatz | Swizz Beatz | 4:32 | |
| 15 | Heat | Swizz Beatz | Swizz Beatz | 4:07 | |
| 16 | Prayer II/Ready to Meet Him | Swizz Beatz | 7:24 |
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Albums Chart | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-hop albums | 1 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ The Source review
- ^ DMX: Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood : Music Reviews : Rolling StoneRolling Stone. Accessed February 20, 2009.
- ^ 22 Ends DMX's Billboard Winning StreakMTV. Accessed February 20, 2009.
- ^ [1]
| Preceded by Double Live by Garth Brooks |
Billboard 200 number-one album January 9 - January 29, 1999 |
Succeeded by ...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears |
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