The Great Depression is the fourth solo album released by New York-based rapper DMX. Released October 23, 2001, it was DMX's fourth consecutive album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. 439,000 copies were sold within the first week of the album's release,[citation needed] and it was certified Platinum in December of that year.[8] The album demonstrated his continually strong allegiance with the Ruff Ryders with singles such as "Who We Be" and "We Right Here". Despite eventually selling nearly three million copies worldwide, The Great Depression lacked the staying power of his previous releases.[citation needed] It was credited by critics[who?] as the most mediocre release in DMX's catalogue.
A clean edition of The Great Depression was also released.[9] In this version, all profanity is "blanked out", and subject matter related to violence and drug use is lightly censored. There are many inconsistencies in the censorship editing throughout the album. An example of this can be heard in the song, "I'ma Bang"; most mentions of the 'glock' firearm are blanked (to sound like 'g__k'), but the word is left intact at about halfway through the song.
[edit] Track listing
| # |
Title |
Producer(s) |
Featured Guest(s) |
Time |
Sample(s) |
| 1 |
"Sometimes" |
DMX |
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1:06 |
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| 2 |
"School Street" |
Dame Grease |
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3:01 |
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| 3 |
"Who We Be" |
Black Key |
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4:47 |
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| 4 |
"Trina Moe" |
Dame Grease |
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4:02 |
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| 5 |
"We Right Here" |
Black Key |
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4:27 |
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| 6 |
"Bloodline Anthem" |
DMX & Kidd Kold |
Dia |
4:25 |
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| 7 |
"Shorty Was Da Bomb" |
Dame Grease |
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5:12 |
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| 8 |
"Damien III" |
P.K. |
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3:21 |
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| 9 |
"When I'm Nothing" |
DMX & Dame Grease |
Stephanie Mills |
4:33 |
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| 10 |
"I Miss You" |
Kidd Kold |
Faith Evans |
4:40 |
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| 11 |
"Number 11" |
P.K. |
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4:25 |
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| 12 |
"Pull Up" (Skit) |
DMX |
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0:20 |
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| 13 |
"I'ma Bang" |
Just Blaze |
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5:03 |
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| 14 |
"Pull Out" (Skit) |
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0:24 |
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| 15 |
"You Could Be Blind" |
Swizz Beatz |
Mashonda |
4:34 |
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| 16 |
"The Prayer IV" |
DMX |
|
1:42 |
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| 17 |
"A Minute for Your Son" |
Swizz Beatz |
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16:55 |
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The album's final track, "A Minute for Your Son", actually contains three unlisted songs: "Next out the Kennel" (featuring Ruff Ryders affiliates Jinx, Loose, Kashmir, Big Stan, and Drag-On); "Problem Child" (featuring Mysonne and Drag-On); and "Usual Suspects 2" (a sequel to Mic Geronimo's "Usual Suspects", featuring Geronimo and Big Stan).
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2001) |
Peak
position |
| Australian Albums Chart |
99 |
| Canadian Albums Chart |
1 |
| Chinese Albums Chart |
60 |
| Dutch Albums Chart |
25 |
| French Albums Chart[10] |
69 |
| German Albums Chart[10] |
10 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart[10] |
38 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[10] |
60 |
| UK Albums Chart |
20 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums |
1 |
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ Los Angeles Times review
- ^ Q review
- ^ RapReviews review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ USA Today review
- ^ "Oh What A Year It Was…". Gold & Platinum News. RIAA. December 2001. http://www.riaa.com/newsitem.php?news_year_filter=&resultpage=74&id=70FD6EC4-E18F-D8CC-F154-C5B6643FA225. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "The Great Depression [Clean"]. All Music. http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-great-depression-clean-r552986. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Album performance". AustrianCharts. http://austriancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aaliyah&titel=Aaliyah&cat=a. Retrieved 2007-05-09.
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