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"Slippin'"
Single by DMX
from the album Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
B-side
ReleasedNovember 27, 1998
Recorded1998
Genre
Length5:05
Label
Songwriter(s)E. Simmons
Producer(s)DJ SHOK
DMX singles chronology
"Grand Finale"
(1998)
"Slippin'"
(1998)
"No Love 4 Me"
(1999)

"Slippin'" is a song by American rapper DMX, released as the first single from his second studio album Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (1998). The song peaked at #30 on the UK Singles Chart, and at #60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The song samples "Moonstream" by Grover Washington Jr. from the 1975 album Feel So Good.

This song also features credited background vocals from future American Idol contestant Tamyra Gray.

Music video

The song's music video portrays DMX's youth.

Chart performance

Chart (1999)[1] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 60
UK Singles Chart 30

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[2] Gold 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ allmusic DMX > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles
  2. ^ "American single certifications – DMX – Slippin'". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 5, 2017.