DMX - It's dark and hell is hot

1998

Track Listing                                                  

1. Intro                                           11. Mickey (skit)           

2. Ruff Ryders' anthem                  12. Crime story

3. F'in wit D                                    13. Stop being greedy            

4. The storm (skit)                         14. ATF                               

5. Look thru my eyes                     15. For my dogs                                                

6. Get at me dog                            16. I can feel it                                                                            

7. Let me fly                                   17. Prayer (skit)                                                      

8. X-is coming                                18. The convo                               

9. Damien                                       19. Niggaz done started something           

10. How's it goin' down        

Featured Artists:  Sheek, Big Stan, Loose, Kasino, Dragon, Lox & Mase                                     

Produced By :  Dame Grease, Swizz Beats, Irv Gotti, Lil' Rob, PK

Samples :  F'in wit D - Shifting Gears by Johnny "Hammond" Smith   

Get at me dog - Everything good to you by By Express  

Let me fly - Lo dudo by Jose Jose   

Crime story - Easin in by Edwin Starr

Stop being greedy - My hero is a gun by The Temptations

I can feel it - In the air tonight by Phil Collins

The convo - Nights on Broadway by the Bee Gees

Notes

This is DMX's debut.  To me this is a classic album that is loaded with great hits and great production  This album is what put The Ruff Ryders on the map and hit number one on the Billboard top 200

Recommendations

This is a must own for your hip-hop collection.  It was a classic for it's time and is still a classic to this date.  The only reason that you wouldn't own this in your library is if you don't enjoy hip-hop.

If you plan on purchasing It's dark and hell is hot

There is only one version of this album available.  You can usually find it in your local record stores like Best Buy. You may however want to check it out at Cdnow.com, sometimes they offer a discounted price.

If you don't plan on purchasing It's dark and hell is hot but want to hear some tracks from it

This album is loaded with great material.  Big hits include Ruff Ryders' Anthem, How's it goin' down and Get at me dog.  It is hard for me to choose a top 5 for this album but I recommend checking out these tracks on Itunes or Napster you may find out that you enjoy hip-hop more than you thought.  You can also check out my ideal compilation at the DMX Home Page.

My Top 5