Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood is the second studio album by American rapper DMX. The album was released on December 22, 1998, a little more than seven months after his debut album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot.[5] It entered the charts at #1 (and stayed there for 3 consecutive weeks) with over 670,000 units shipped in the first week.[7] The album eventually went 3x Platinum in the US.[8] He is the second rapper to have two albums released in the same calendar year debut at number one on US Billboard 200, the first being 2Pac with All Eyez on Me (February 1996) and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (November 1996). The latter album was released posthumously under the alias Makaveli, thus making DMX the first rapper to release two number one albums by the same name in under a year.[9]
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| Released | December 22, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
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| Length | 73:02 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Daily Vault | B[2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
| Robert Christgau |  |
| Rolling Stone | |
| The Source | (favorable)[6] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "My Niggas" (Intro) | Swizz Beatz | 1:27 |
| 2. | "Bring Your Whole Crew" (featuring P. Killer Trackz) | P. Killer Trackz | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Pac Man" (Skit) | 0:56 | |
| 4. | "Ain't No Way" | Swizz Beatz | 4:49 |
| 5. | "We Don't Give a Fuck" (featuring Jadakiss & Styles P) |
| 4:07 |
| 6. | "Keep Your Shit the Hardest" | Swizz Beatz | 4:48 |
| 7. | "Coming From" (featuring Mary J. Blige) | P. Killer Trackz | 5:13 |
| 8. | "It's All Good" | Swizz Beatz | 4:17 |
| 9. | "The Omen (Damien II)" (featuring Marilyn Manson) | Swizz Beatz | 4:56 |
| 10. | "Slippin'" | DJ Shok | 5:05 |
| 11. | "No Love 4 Me" (featuring Drag-On & Swizz Beatz) | Swizz Beatz | 4:00 |
| 12. | "Dogs for Life" | Dame Grease | 5:31 |
| 13. | "Blackout" (featuring Jay-Z & The Lox) | Swizz Beatz | 5:00 |
| 14. | "Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood" | Swizz Beatz | 4:32 |
| 15. | "Heat" | Swizz Beatz | 4:07 |
| 16. | "Ready to Meet Him" | Swizz Beatz | 7:24 |
Chart positions
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[10] | 1 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[11] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000^ |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
See also
- Number-one albums of 1999 (U.S.)
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1999 (U.S.)
References
- M.F. DiBella (December 15, 1998). "Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood - DMX | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- "The Daily Vault Music Reviews :". Dailyvault.com. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- Diehl, Matt (January 15, 1999). "Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- "CG: dmx". Robert Christgau. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- "Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood : DMX : Review". Rolling Stone. January 12, 1999. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- "Dmx - Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood CD Album". Cduniverse.com. December 22, 1998. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- "Now! 22 Ends DMX's Billboard Winning Streak". MTV. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - December 19, 2015". RIAA. Archived from the original on July 15, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
- "2Pac Was The First Rapper To Have 2 Albums Debut At No. 1 In The Same Year". Stop The Breaks. May 11, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- "DMX Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- "American album certifications – DMX – FLESH OF MY FLESH, BLOOD OF MY BLOOD". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 20, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.