This album officially ended Puff Daddy's reign as the king of hip-pop. X brought back the hardcore attitude that had been absent in rap since the deaths of Tupac and Biggie. "Get at Me Dog" was a gritty video, which, if I'm not mistaken, has never aired on MTV in its entirety. "Ruff Ryders Anthem" got the attention of the mainstream, "X is Coming" offended people, and "Stop Bein' Greedy" had me barking like a dog (So when you hear the arf arf, start runnin'/Cause when you hear the arf arf, I'm comin'). It's Dark and Hell is Hot may have come from the bottom, but it took DMX, Ruff Ryders, and Def Jam straight to the top. There was no excuse for this album not being nominated at The Grammys for Rap Album of the Year.
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