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[Battersea Power Station]

Truly a masterpiece, this is one of the few hip-hop albums I can listen to with no track skips, which is really important to me in an album.

Forget anything that DMX has done or is doing since, IDaHIH is DMX showing his full potential.

The emotion in this album is palpable. X rides the beat with expert precision while still delivering rhymes with a powerful bite, so you feel every bar in your chest. To me there are even some truly touching lines in the slower songs (Look Thru My Eyes, For My Dogs, I Can Feel It).

The album just feels complete, and even the weaker tracks like Crime Story are worth hearing.

So pull this album out (no singles -- WHOLE ALBUM OR NOTHING) and give it a listen, remembering the early promise of DMX.

Oh, and I'd like to add that Ni**az Done Started Something is an underappreciated track and D's verse on it is straight fire.

 

[master_shake_05]

How many "I'm Jesus' son"/"I'm Satan's son" tracks are on this one?

 

[ZootedGranny]

I wouldn't classify it as anything more than a very good, grimy album.

My favorite track on here is "Stop Being Greedy."

 

[Bad_Boy]

wish i could actually remember some songs off this one, i lost mine a long time ago.
you got a track list for the lazy?

if its the one with the damien songs then yes, this album owns.
the "damien" tracks are the biggest reason why i liked dmx.

the dmx video 'stop being greedy' where he switches voices is also a great memorable moment for his music.
i loved that video.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ezoWQVs9NLE&search=dmx greedy

 

[Battersea Power Station]

There's only one Damien track on here, and that's the original Damien, the best one.

Track list can be found here:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000006O62/?tag=neogaf0e-20

And there's only one good/bad persona song on this album, which is the before-mentioned Stop Being Greedy.

The production on this album is great. It's tight enough to make everything clear, but still grimey enough to avoid the overly-clean feel of modern hip-hop.

 

[Bad_Boy]

I remember to atleast hearing 2 different damien tracks. maybe on seperate albums?

 

[sefskillz]

boomboomboom open the door, ATF

 

[MrToughPants]

I remember to atleast hearing 2 different damien tracks. maybe on seperate albums?

Great Depression

I don't feel DMX's message in his lyrics besides his bipolar personality, Damien, being his right hand man! (pun)

 

[Bad_Boy]

Great Depression

I don't feel DMX's message in his lyrics besides his bipolar personality, Damien, being his right hand man! (pun)

thats it. its the one with damien III. was there ever a damien II? i cant find it

bipolar ftw, damien songs and stop being greedy were amazing.

 

[Luscious LeftFoot]

Yeah the album was pretty hot back in the day, even my buddies who hated hiphop would bump it.

Too bad DMX fell the **** off shortly afterwards.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

STOP.....DROP.........OPEN UP A ROTI SHOT......WHAOOOOOOOO!

 

[Bad_Boy]

was there ever a damien II?

edit: ah nevermind...researching
goes like this

Damien Dark and Hell Is Hot
The Omen (Damien II) Flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood
Damien III Great Depression

good stuff, listen to them in order.

 

[Groder Mullet]

was there ever a damien II?

edit: ah nevermind...researching
goes like this

Damien Dark and Hell Is Hot
The Omen (Damien II) Flesh of my flesh, blood of my blood
Damien III Great Depression

good stuff, listen to them in order.

The Omen is ****ing amazing. Marilyn Manson in the background makes it some creepy shit.

 

[BocoDragon]

Wow GAF has good timing. I heard Stop Being Greedy for the first time in years today... it's still good.

 

[Fun Factor]

Dark & Hell is Hot was O.K.
great, but not classic

 

[ForzaItalia]

Love the intro song. Awesome bassline to it and I even think Mike Tyson entered the ring to the tune in one of his Evander fights....

 

[ForzaItalia]

DMX lifting weights:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eOzqdeMSxG0

 

[Joe]

yeah well dmx hopes you die

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ccpKGZhB-ZE

 

[LizardKing]

DMX's first 3 albums (dark and hell is hot, flesh of my flesh blood of my blood, and then there was X...) were all so ****ing awesome. I was obsessed back in the day. Then he started talking about retiring and not wanting to do it anymore after each album. He said he didn't know if he'd do another one and finally he did put out great depression but he just didn't seem the same after that. He seemed like he wasn't as passionate. Well then the production got worse too (Swizz going off into pop mainstream, PK doing less of his beats), and that was that. I think he's okay in his 3 albums since, but not near what he was. He also started way older than most rappers/singers.

 

[moist]

Who's dick you suckin?

Hows it going down was such a rad song back when it dropped.

 

[Miguel]

FLESH OF MY FLESH...
BLOOD OF MY BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD





















FLESH OF MY FLESH! BLOOD OF MY BLOOD! ALL MY NIGGAS GET DOWN LIKE WHAAA...

 

[Ninja Scooter]

in high school i got kicked out of class for the day because i got into an argument with some girl who swore to everyone that DMX was 2pac.

 

[PhoenixDark]

in high school i got kicked out of class for the day because i got into an argument with some girl who swore to everyone that DMX was 2pac.

She must have had poor eyesight, like this man.

"Is that you Clayton? Whoops"

 

[Ninja Scooter]

She must have had poor eyesight, like this man.

"Is that you Clayton? Whoops"

man?

 

[PhoenixDark]

man?

You're right, he's not a man. Once he finds his dick, then he'll be a man; when do they play the Lions again?

 

[Miguel]

AIN'T NO OTHER CATS GOT LOVE FOR ME
AIN'T NO CATS GON' BUST LOVE FOR ME
AIN'T NO CATS GON' SHED BLOOD FOR ME...

 

[sooperkool]

What chu want me to do? BEEP CARLOS !!!!

 

[Odoul]

THIS is how you pull off testosterone and aggression without coming off like a fake dickhead. It really is sad what's become of X recently.


Damien, Stop Being Greedy and ATF are a ridiculous combination. It should be illegal for one disc to be that damn hard.

 

[Projenitor]

Hows it Going Down...........best song ever.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GpmVl7zuzRY

 

[aktham]

DMX lifting weights:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=eOzqdeMSxG0

LOL too good

 

[Powerslave]

DMX is one of the best rappers ever.

 

[inthegray]

this cd was hot when it came out, but did anyone get that sampler that Def Jam included with some copies? it had a grip of def squad and onyx tracks, along with ll cool j's "ripper strikes back."

ohhhh shiiittt

 

[Takuan]

Still his best album yet. The opening track is RAWWWWWwwwwwwwwwww






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