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1998 studio album by DMX
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
Released December 22, 1998 Recorded 1998
Genre Length 69 :52
Label
Producer
"
Slippin' " Released: November 27, 1998
[2]
"No Love 4 Me" Released: January 1999
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood is the second
studio album by American rapper
DMX . The album was released on December 22, 1998, by
Def Jam Recordings and
Ruff Ryders Entertainment , over seven months after his debut album,
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot .
[6]
Commercial performance
It debuted on the
Billboard 200 at number one (and stayed there for three consecutive weeks) with over 670,000 units shipped in the first week.
[8] In January 1999, the album was ousted from the top spot by
Britney Spears ' debut,
...Baby One More Time .
[9] The album eventually went
3× platinum in the US.
[10]
DMX became the second artist to have two albums released in the same calendar year debut at number one on the
Billboard 200 . The latter album to have done so was released posthumously by
Tupac Shakur under the alias Makaveli (his first was
All Eyez on Me , while the second was
The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory ).
[11]
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
[12]
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "My Niggas" (Intro)
Swizz Beatz 1:27 2. "Bring Your Whole Crew" PK 3:40 3. "Pac Man" (Skit) 0:56 4. "Ain't No Way" Swizz Beatz 4:49 5. "We Don't Give a Fuck" (featuring
Jadakiss and
Styles P ) 4:07 6. "Keep Your Shit the Hardest" Swizz Beatz 4:48 7. "Coming From" (featuring
Mary J. Blige ) PK 5:13 8. "It's All Good" Swizz Beatz 4:17 9. "The Omen (Damien II)" (featuring
Marilyn Manson ) Swizz Beatz 4:56 10. "
Slippin' " DJ Shok 5:05 11. "No Love 4 Me" (featuring
Drag-On and
Swizz Beatz ) Swizz Beatz 4:00 12. "Dogs for Life"
Dame Grease 5:31 13. "Blackout" (featuring
The LOX and
Jay-Z ) Swizz Beatz 5:00 14. "Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood" Swizz Beatz 4:32 15. "Heat" Swizz Beatz 4:07 16. "Prayer II/Ready to Meet Him" Swizz Beatz 7:24
Notes
[12]
"Bring Your Whole Crew" contains additional vocals by Anthony "PK" Fields.
"Ain't No Way", "Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood" and "Heat" contain additional vocals by
Swizz Beatz .
"Slippin'" contains additional vocals by
Tamyra Gray .
Sample credits
[12]
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
References
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b Diehl, Matt (January 15, 1999).
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"DMX – Slippin' " . Genius.com . Retrieved December 23, 2021 .
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AllMusic . Retrieved December 19, 2015 .
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"CG: dmx" . Robert Christgau. Retrieved December 19, 2015 .
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"Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood : DMX : Review" . Rolling Stone . January 12, 1999. Archived from
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"Dmx - Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood CD Album" . Cduniverse.com. December 22, 1998. Retrieved December 19, 2015 .
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"Now! 22 Ends DMX's Billboard Winning Streak" . MTV. Retrieved December 19, 2015 .
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"Britney Spears, 'N Sync Top Album Chart" . MTV . Retrieved October 16, 2023 .
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"Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - December 19, 2015" . RIAA. Archived from
the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2015 .
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"2Pac Was The First Rapper To Have 2 Albums Debut At No. 1 In The Same Year" . Stop The Breaks. May 11, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2015 .
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b
c Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (booklet).
Ruff Ryders ,
Def Jam . 1998.
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"Chartifacts! - Week Commencing 12th November 2001" (PDF) .
The ARIA Report (611): 2. November 12, 2001. Archived from
the original (PDF) on February 23, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via
National Library of Australia . His previous albums, Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood and And Then There Was X failed to break the mainstream but peaked at # 28 and # 25 respectively on the ARIAnet Dance Albums chart.
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"Top RPM Albums: Issue 7442" .
RPM .
Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved April 20, 2023.
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"Offiziellecharts.de – DMX – Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood" (in German).
GfK Entertainment Charts .
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"Chart Log UK: 1994–2010: Asher D – Dyverse" . Zobbel. Retrieved April 20, 2023 .
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"Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved April 20, 2023.
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"DMX Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved October 23, 2014.
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"DMX Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999" . Billboard . Retrieved August 25, 2020 .
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"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999" . Billboard . Retrieved August 25, 2020 .
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"Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001" .
Jam! . January 8, 2002. Archived from
the original on July 26, 2002. Retrieved January 22, 2023 .
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"Canadian album certifications – DMX – FLESH OF MY FLESH, BLOOD OF MY BLOOD" .
Music Canada . Retrieved February 10, 2021 .
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"British album certifications – Dmx – Flesh Of My Flesh Blood Of My Blood" .
British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved April 10, 2021 .
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"American album certifications – DMX – FLESH OF MY FLESH, BLOOD OF MY BLOOD" .
Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved September 20, 2019 .
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