DMX is the most intense rapper to emerge on the scene since Tupac Shakur. And his sophomore LP is my favorite album of the six that he has released. The raw emotions which are on display here have never been matched. Over the course of the album, X, among other things, talks to the devil ("The Omen"), talks to God ("Ready to Meet Him"), addresses personal adversity ("Slippin"), and holds his own alongside Jay-Z and The Lox ("Blackout"). Released in December 1998, it was a fitting conclusion to the year- one of the biggest years that hip-hop has ever had.
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