- east coast rap, hip hop, hardcore hip hop, east coast hip hop
- 65 min
- 19 tracks
- Polystar
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot is the debut studio album by American rapper DMX. It was released on May 19, 1998, by Def Jam Recordings and Ruff Ryders Entertainment. It was supported by four singles—"Get at Me Dog", "Stop Being Greedy", "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" and "How's It Goin' Down", in order of release—and their accompanying music videos.
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Grave, classical in form, earnest and character-led.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyC
- Los Angeles Times2/4 ★
- Muzik3/5 ★
- Pitchfork9/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- The Source4/5 ★
- Spin6/10
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Tracks
- 1Intro4:09
- 2Ruff Ryders Anthem3:35
- 3Fuckin’ Wit’ D2:18
- 4The Storm (skit)0:60
- 5Look Thru My Eyes3:51
- 6Get at Me Dog (edited version)4:03
- 7Let Me Fly4:12
- 8X‐Is Coming4:19
- 9Damien3:42
- 10How’s It Goin’ Down4:03
- 11Mickey (skit)0:25
- 12Crime Story3:48
- 13Stop Being Greedy3:37
- 14Atf1:56
- 15For My Dogs4:11
- 16I Can Feel It4:13
- 17Prayer (skit)2:32
- 18The Convo3:34
- 19Niggaz Done Started Something5:10
19 tracks, 65 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- DMX
- Label
- Polystar
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- MX
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