DMX Singles Poll

WHERE THA HOOD
WHERE THA HOOD
WHERE THA HOOD AT

I only remember five of these.

I might vote "Party Up" for nostagia-related reasons.

(and because it's AWESOME)

One more than I can remember. Party Up definitely wins though!

"Get At Me Dog"/"Stop Being Greedy"

when he was at his best

ugh. like "How's It Goin' Down/Ruff Ryders Anthem" aren't both his best rowdy and reflective tracks. One of the best flip of the coin rap singles ever.

GRANDMA WISHIN' THAT YOUR SOUL'S AT REST/ BUT IT'S HARD TO DIGEST WITH THE SIZE OF THE HOLE IN YOUR CHEST

DMX is playing here in six days!

WHATS
MY
NAME

DMX AND I BE THE BEST U SEE THE REST THEY LOOKIN LIKE THEY NEED A REST

RIDE
OR
DIE

WATCHALL REALLY WAAAAAAAANT

thats a pretty great run of singles

could have easily voted for party up or any of the first four, i forget how the aaliyah single sounds and i havent listened to that cd in a long time

someone shd do a swizz beats poll

This is fucking impossible, and that's without "It's All Good" or "Lord Give Me a Sign". I pick...no, I choose...ummm....fuck. I could pick about eight of those with no qualm. I'd actually thought about doing this myself, but kinda forgot about it.

Actually, there are only seven that I'd vote for if I could, (and once again, missing the two I already mentioned, and with the tracks from It's Dark and Hell is Hot combined) but still, that's fucking SEVEN!

party up

someone shd do a swizz beats poll

-- deej, Wednesday, 20 June 2007 15:47 (50 minutes ago) Link
yes plsssssss

Ruff Ryder's Anthem only reached #94? Party Up only reached #27? America, what the fuck is wrong with you? These songs were fucking omnipresent!

DMX's era was one where rap had mega sales but not Hot 100 dominance.

hell, Jay-Z's only had a handful of top 10 singles and they were all 2001 or later.

wasnt his biggest single 'me and my girlfriend'?

not counting guest spots on other people's records, yeah!

But still, there were most definitely NOT ninety-three songs that were more popular than "Ruff Ryders Anthem" at its peak. The idea boggles my brain.

hell, Jay-Z's only had a handful of top 10 singles and they were all 2001 or later.

"Hard Knock Life" wasn't a top 10 single?

it was in a few countries (I don't know about Finland), but it peaked at 15 in the U.S.

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Mods please change my vote to "What's My Name"

Oh fuck, I vote for "Who We Be", just because I know its not going to get many votes. DUH-DUN! DUH-DUN! DUH-DUN! DUH-DUN!

"How's It Going Down / Ruff Ryder's Anthem" by a couple of miles.

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ugh, I know "Party Up" was a big hit, but do people really like it that much more than "Ruff Ryders Anthem" or "What's My Name"?

Preacher tellin' the truth and it hurts?

Ahhh, I'm glad "X Gon' Give It To Ya" got a couple votes.

X gon' give it to ya
Fuck waitin' for you to get it on your own
X gon' deliver it to ya!

It's probably because of seeing videos like "Where Da Hood At" that my elderly Asian neighbor never wants to rent out his house out to black people.

X gon' give it to ya

Such a good track

Y'all gon' make me lose my mind
up in HERE, up in here
Y'all gon' make me go all out
up in here, up in here
Y'all gon' make me act a FOOL
up in HERE, up in here
Y'all gon' make me lose my cool
up in here, up in here
One fish two fish red fish blue fish
up in here, up in here

<---- Why I don't like DMX. Basically Dr. Seuss rhymes to crappy beats with zero lyrical skill.

Sure, if you ignore, say:

"Or you gon' find yourself, buried next to someone else and we all thought you loved yourself
But that couldn't have been the issue, or maybe they just sayin that, now cause they miss you
Shit a nigga tried to diss you
That's why you layin on your back, lookin at the roof of the church
Preacher tellin the truth and it hurts"

That's not a very good lyric to be honest although I understand it's personal taste.

yeah nice work using a hook as an example of his lyricism dude

His flow is as good as anyone in that class under Nas/Biggie/etc.. Compared to Jay-Z, it's no contest - more passion, more listenable, more texture, better hooks, better flow. The way he switches from those big 'Dr. Seuss' choruses to double-speed lines to quick asides to jokes, with the thickness of the grunts/growls/barks. Just fantastic.

get at me dog got my vote.

yeah nice work using a hook as an example of his lyricism dude

Oh, come on, it's the dumbest hook EVER. I realize I'm just an Outkast apologist, but seriously, DMX? PFffft.

how so

eh?

how is that hook the 'dumbest ever'

Well, an A-B-C-B-D-B-E-B lyric pattern is a little more involved than a lot of pop-rap hooks, but you have to admit, the way his cadence is just straight quarter notes for every single syllable in that chorus does make it sound pretty simple-headed.

how can a hook be smart or dumb?

for me, it's either catchy or not.

or annoying or not.

if it's catchy and not annoying than it's done it's job.

its shit for the clubs, its a great club hook about losing yr mind

and that's probably limiting its appeal more than it deserves

Oh, stop with the semantics, Matt my friend. I'm not saying you can't like it. I'm just saying I HATE it!!! Outkast rulez :) xpost

And I've heard better club tracks, deej, but I'm really not trying to rain on your guys parade. Perhaps I'll slink off now.

you don't like the song, ok, i'm just saying its silly to be like 'check how bad a lyricist hook writer he is!!!' like we're just supposed to take yr expectations that he sound more like wu tang or whatever (making that up, no idea what you are into really) as an insightful critique

oops that bold was supposed to be lyricist

My GOD what are you going on about? He sounds more like wu tang? What?

I could be all "nobody else voted for slippin'?!" but really choosing it over "Up In Here" was totally sentimental.

humansuit what is your idea of a good rap hook

Hate it or love it has a great hook, off the top of my head. I like something with a little more rhythm. It doesn't have to come with a heavy message, but I like 'em when they're not so repetitive either.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThlhSnRk21E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThlhSnRk21E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThlhSnRk21E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThlhSnRk21E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThlhSnRk21E

"who we be" was robbed

dr. seuss my ass this is amazing

What we seeing is!
The streets, the cops, the system, harrassment (uh-huh)
The options, get shot, go to jail, or getcha ass kicked
(aight) The lawyers, the part, they are, of the puzzle (uh-huh)
The release, the warning, "Try not, to get in trouble" (damn!)
The snitches, the odds (uhh), probation, parole (what?!)
The new charge, the bail, the warrant, the hole (damn!)
The cell, the bus, the ride, up North (uh-huh)
The greens, the boots, the yard, these hearts (uhh!)
The fightin, the stabbin, the pullin, the grabbin (what?!)
The riot squad with the captain, nobody knows what happened
(what?!) The two years in a box, revenge, the plots (uhh!)
The twenty-three hours that's locked, the one hour that's not
(uhh!) The silence, the dark, the mind, so fragile (aight!)
The wish, that the streets, would have took you, when they had you
(damn) The days, the months, the years, dispair
One night on my knees, here it comes, the prayer

yeah great track.

Yeah "Who We Be" is amazing.

His flow is as good as anyone in that class under Nas/Biggie/etc.. Compared to Jay-Z, it's no contest - more passion, more listenable, more texture, better hooks, better flow. The way he switches from those big 'Dr. Seuss' choruses to double-speed lines to quick asides to jokes, with the thickness of the grunts/growls/barks. Just fantastic.

― milo z, Tuesday, June 26, 2007 6:30 PM (8 years ago)

total master at narrating situations, perfectly conversational when he tells a story

this was the verse that originally won me over about DMX:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tg3hS4Ox2Oo

(a similar verse wound up as a guest verse on someone else's track, forget whose and not sure if the track or this freestyle came first)

i have been listening to so much DMX lately, listened to what's my name on NYE like ten times

he's a preacher now

this verse shows the sense of humor sometimes buried in his oeuvre, and points to alternate world where he incorporated a dancehall style into his raps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp_t75KYkWs

:(

Rapper DMX is recovering after he was found unresponsive in a New York hotel parking lot Monday night.

:(

eyes beady, willing to give to the needy

been listening to dmx recently

after reading this
http://www.thefader.com/2016/12/04/dmx-flesh-of-my-flesh-oral-history-ruff-ryders

DMX (rapper): It was just my time. I was in my zone.

dmx otm

There has been confirmation.

https://www.xxlmag.com/dmx-dead/

it was dark and flesh of my flesh are two of the best rap albums ever

:(

man...

damn. "Get At Me Dog" had an impact similar to that of "Sucker MCs" or "Protect Ya Neck"