DMX - Hip-hop how it should be. (It's Dark And Hell Is Hot (enhanced Reissue) - DMX)

Member Name: coodookie

Product:	It's Dark And Hell Is Hot (enhanced Reissue) - DMX
Date:	02/11/01 (79 review reads)
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Advantages: Truly excellent music, An amazing blend of different kinds of hip-hop, Bonus tracks on the UK CD!

Disadvantages: Strong language may be a little offensive to some

At a glance, DMX appeared to be just another wannabe hip-hop legend that was going to regurgitate what others had already done. Then you listen to his debut album, 'Its Dark And Hell Is Hot'... Flip the album into your CD player, hit the play button and you're greeted with DMX's tell-it-as-it-is introduction, and just when you think its spoken word only, it evolves into a track in itself, and a damn good one. This album takes you everywhere, up, down, round and back again. Presenting you with uplifting party tunes such as up-beat and catchy 'Ruff Ryders' Anthem' while deep tracks 'Look Thru My Eyes' and 'The Convo' take you DMX's darker innards. The modern-day person's values are challenged in the amazing track 'Stop Being Greedy' which opens your eyes to how people in the world today concentrate on themselves more than anything else. One track that stands out in my mind is track 9 on the album, 'Damien'. This hard-hitting yet thoroughly entertaining track educates us about life in US 'hoods' and the hardships, trials and tribulations that go with it. All in all, this album is a fantistic blend of every kind of hip-hop, DMX is already in my mind a true hip-hop legend and as long as hes making records, hip-hop is here to stay.

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