It's Dark and Hell Is Hot

by DMX

It's Dark and Hell Is Hot cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 19 May 1998
  • Label: Ruff Ryders
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:05:17
  • Community rating: 3.65/5 from 6 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'It's Dark and Hell Is Hot' dramatically shifted the commercial landscape of hardcore hip-hop with its aggressive, incredibly raw depiction of urban survival. DMX pairs intensely passionate, horrorcore-influenced storytelling with grimy, rhythmic production to explore themes of crime, faith, and violent inner turmoil.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, crime, death, drugs, existential, male-vocalist, rhythmic, sampling, violence, vulgar, gangsta, rap, classic, hard, street

Tracklist

  1. Intro (4:09)
  2. Ruff Ryders' Anthem (3:34)
  3. Fuckin' Wit' D (2:18)
  4. The Storm - Skit (1:00)
  5. Look Thru My Eyes (3:50)
  6. Get At Me Dog (4:03)
  7. Let Me Fly (4:12)
  8. X-Is Coming (4:18)
  9. Damien (3:42)
  10. How's It Goin' Down (4:42)
  11. Mickey - Skit (0:25)
  12. Crime Story (3:47)
  13. Stop Being Greedy (3:36)
  14. ATF (1:56)
  15. For My Dogs (4:11)
  16. I Can Feel It (4:12)
  17. Prayer - Skit (2:32)
  18. The Convo (3:33)
  19. Niggaz Done Started Something (5:09)

Credits

  • DMX - primary artist
  • The Drawing Board - art direction, design
  • Chivon Dean - coordinator [project coordinator]
  • Dee Dee - executive-producer, a&r [a&r direction]
  • Irv Gotti - executive-producer, a&r [a&r direction]
  • Waah - executive-producer, a&r [a&r direction], producer [additional production], written-by
  • Ray D. Copeland - management
  • Jazz Young - marketing
  • Jonathan Mannion - photography by
  • Darrin Dean - stylist
  • Kevin Crouse - mixed by
  • Lil' Rob - producer
  • Pat Viala - recorded by
  • Earl Simmons - written-by
  • Irving Lorenzo - written-by
  • James Mtume - written-by
  • Rich Keller - mixed by, recorded by, mixed by, recorded by, mixed by [additional mixing]
  • Swizz Beatz - producer
  • Justice Johnson - recorded by
  • Kaseem Dean - written-by
  • P.K. - producer, producer, recorded by, producer [additional production]
  • Dame Grease - producer [additional production], producer, recorded by, co-producer, producer, recorded by, mixed by
  • Anthony Fields - written-by
  • Damon Blackman - written-by
  • Fonce Mizell - written-by
  • Larry Mizell - written-by
  • Madman - producer [additional production], written-by
  • Prince Charles Alexander - mixed by
  • Sheek Louch - featuring
  • D'Anthony Johnson - recorded by, mixed by
  • Sam Taylor - written-by
  • Young Lord - producer [additional production]
  • Ana Magdalena - written-by
  • Manuel Alejandro - written-by
  • Richard Frierson - written-by
  • Ken "DURO" Ifill - mixed by
  • Jamie - vocals [additional]
  • Randy - vocals [additional]
  • Warren - vocals [additional]
  • Cliff Branch - keyboards [keyboard]
  • Lovey Ford - vocals [background]
  • Schamika Grant - vocals [background]
  • Rajah Winn - producer, written-by
  • Freddie Perren - written-by
  • Michael Masser - written-by
  • Big Stan - featuring
  • Drag-On - featuring
  • Kasino - featuring
  • Loose - featuring
  • John Wydrycs - recorded by
  • Dennis Joyner - written-by
  • Kendall Carter - written-by
  • Kimani Davis - written-by
  • Melvin Smalls - written-by
  • Nardo - vocals [additional]
  • Phil Collins - written-by
  • Barry Gibb - written-by
  • Ed Penney - written-by
  • Jerry Gillespie - written-by
  • Maurice Gibb - written-by

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