вЂ¦ And Then There Was X вЂ“ released Decemsold 698,000 copies in its first week.Over the next several years, X would go on to drop three more albums, all debuting at the top of Billboard 200, becoming the first artist in history to have their first five albums debut at number one. Initially at that time the track was due to be on a Swizz Beatz album and would feature Beatz, Bono and Kanye West on the song.

Swizz Beatz recorded vocals by Bono for a song called Skyscrapers in 2011. Blige and Marilyn Manson, became DMXвЂ™s second album to debut on top of the charts вЂ“ the second rapper to do so in history (the first was Tupac Shakur). The album is produced by DMX вЂ™s long time friend and collaborator Swizz Beatz. The album, which features appearances from Jay-Z, The LOX, Mary J. A little over six months after his debut, DMX wrapped up recording for Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood and dropped it in December of вЂ™98. ItвЂ™s Dark and Hell Is Hot debuted at the top of the charts, moving over 250,000 units in its first week.Д«ut X wasnвЂ™t finished for that year. In an era where hip hop was dominated by Puffy and Bad Boy, the streets were waiting for a rapper to bring it back to hardcore, gritty music, and they flocked to cop XвЂ™s debut. After signing with Def Jam in the mid вЂ™90s, X dropped his debut single вЂњGet at Me DogвЂќ and the timeless вЂњRuff RydersвЂ™ Anthem.вЂќ With the anticipation at an all-time high, Def Jam released ItвЂ™s Dark and Hell Is Hot on May 19, 1998. Watching footage of him perform at вЂ™99 Woodstock in front of 200,000 people, you realise youвЂ™re watching something truly special.Д«efore he was a superstar, DMX spent years grinding it out on the streets, battling other rappers (Jay-Z for one), and building a name of himself.

During his peak-years, hip hop and the rest of the world had never seen anyone like DMX before.

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