It's Dark and Hell Is Hot

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It's Dark and Hell is Hot
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Studio album by DMX
Released May 19, 1998
Recorded 1997–98
New Horizon Sounds Studio, Inc.
Capitol Heights, Maryland
Power House Studios, Soundtrack Studios, Chung King Studios, Quad Recording Studios
New York City, New York
Genre
Length 65:10
Label Ruff Ryders, Def Jam
Producer Dame Grease, Irv Gotti, P.K., Swizz Beatz
DMX chronology
Unleashed & Unreleased
(1998)Unleashed & Unreleased1998		 It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
(1998)		 Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
(1998)Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood1998
Singles from It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
  1. "Get at Me Dog"
    Released: February 10, 1998
  2. "Stop Being Greedy"
    Released: March 7, 1998
  3. "Ruff Ryders' Anthem"
    Released: May 5, 1998
  4. "How's It Goin' Down"
    Released: June 9, 1998

It's Dark and Hell is Hot is the debut studio album by American rapper DMX. It was released on May 12, 1998 in North America, while it was released May 19, 1998 in the United Kingdom,[1] by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings.[2] It was supported by these four singles—"Get at Me Dog", "Stop Being Greedy", "How's It Goin' Down" and "Ruff Ryders Anthem"—with their accompanied music videos. The album is widely considered a classic by numerous hip hop fans and critics.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[4]
The Daily Vault A-[5]
Entertainment Weekly C[6]
Q 4/5 stars[7]
RapReviews (8/10)[8]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[9]
The Source 4/5 stars[7]
Spin (6/10)[7]

It's Dark and Hell Is Hot was met with critical acclaim from music critics. AllMusic commented that "Unlike so many other hardcore rappers who are more rhetorical than physical, DMX commands an aggressive aura without even speaking a word."[4] Leading Hip Hop magazine The Source described the album as "a mind-gripping opus that fully encompasses the appeal of one of rap's newest sensations."[7]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and sold 251,000 copies in its first week in the United States.[10] The album became certified quadruple platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 18, 2000.[11]

Track listing

Standard edition
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Intro"  
4:10
2. "Ruff Ryders' Anthem"  
Swizz Beatz 3:34
3. "Fuckin' wit' D"  
2:18
4. "The Storm (skit)"  
  • Simmons
  • Blackman
  • Fields
  • Joaquin Dean
  • Mad Man
  • Dame Grease
  • PK
  • Waah (add.)
  • Mad Man (add.)
 1:01
5. "Look Thru My Eyes"  
  • Simmons
  • Fields
  • Blackman
  • PK
  • Dame Grease (co.)
 3:51
6. "Get At Me Dog" (featuring Sheek Louch)
  • Dame Grease
  • PK (add.)
 4:03
7. "Let Me Fly"  
4:13
8. "X-Is Coming"  
  • Simmons
  • Fields
 PK 4:19
9. "Damien"  
  • Simmons
  • Blackman
 Dame Grease 3:42
10. "How's It Goin' Down"  
  • Simmons
  • Fields
 PK 4:43
11. "Mickey (skit)"  
  • Simmons
  • Fields
  • J. Dean
  • Rajah Winn
 PK 0:25
12. "Crime Story"  
  • Irv Gotti
  • Lil Rob
 3:48
13. "Stop Being Greedy"  
  • PK
  • Dame Grease (add.)
 3:37
14. "ATF"  
  • Simmons
  • Blackman
 Dame Grease 1:56
15. "For My Dogs" (featuring Big Stan, Loose, Kasino and Dragon)
Dame Grease 4:11
16. "I Can Feel It"  
Dame Grease 4:13
17. "Prayer (skit)"   Simmons Dame Grease 2:32
18. "The Convo"  
  • Simmons
  • Blackman
  • Barry Alan Gibb
  • Maurice Ernest Gibb
  • Robin Hugh Gibb
  • E. Penney
  • John Gillespie
 Dame Grease 3:34
19. "Niggaz Done Started Something" (featuring The Lox and Mase)
Dame Grease 5:14
Total length:
 1:05:15
Notes
  • Track listing and credits from album booklet.
  • "X-Is Coming" features additional vocals by Jamie, Warren and Randy.
  • "I Can Feel It" features additional vocals by Nardo.
Sample credits
Courtesies

Charts

Chart (1998) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[12] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] 1

See also

References

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  12. ↑ "DMX – Chart history" Billboard 200 for DMX. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  13. ↑ "DMX – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for DMX. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
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