1998: The year of DMX 

People forget how dominate DMX was. First man to achieve so many amazing feats in not just Hip-Hop but Music in general. Debuted at number ONE FIVE TIMES! The man launched Ruff Ryders into the stratosphere. He made crowds cry at the time they were jumping. He was one of the only rappers at the time who was unapologetically emotional and opened up the possibility of mainstream Rap being charged by emotions other than hate. This man shat on everybody who ever featured him. He will forever be in my Top 10. R.I.P. DMX, truly one of Hip-Hops crown jewels.

1998 Was the year of DMX was on Fire. Dropping 2 number one albums on the same year. That's Legendary

Fun Fact: DMX Brought a whole new energy to Def Jam records during his prime 💯🐐

Top 3 albums of that year imo 1 - Gang Starr, moment of truth 2 - Outkast, aquemini 3 - Big Pun, capital punishment

The spring of 1998 when I was 16. The streets of NYC was on fire over his first album. Couldn't walk down the street without hearing the first song on the album being blasted out of somebody's car.

Nobody could stop x that year and even took over 99 and 2000

Can’t believe 1998 turns 25 Yrs 🔥

Fun Fact: Tyrin Turner was supposed to play Tommy Bunz DMX character in Belly so when he got the role of Rico, he was so upset with Director Hype Williams he literally tried to sabotage the film with that Rico character with improv…everything from the glasses to the banana 🍌. But it wound up being a classic role for him

It will never make sense to me how this guy gets left out of the GOAT convo so much. From 98-2005 he was the top dog and was making movies but was still real in the streets. His first album is easily one of the greatest albums of all time and the intro is one of the most iconic tracks in rap history.

I’m from Valhalla, New York. DMX was killing it. I remember being at my school and EVERYBODY with a car had DMX ON repeat. My brother-in-law let me borrow DMX it’s dark and hell is hot and it was over from there. I still collect every DMX memorabilia and I remember going to the mall and always seeing him.

It's dark and hell is hot, still listening to this masterpiece.

1998 is a top 5 year for 90's hip hop. So many great and amazing albums from each corner of the game. You got DMX, OutKast, Black Star, Juvenile, Busta Rhymes, DJ Quik, Big Pun, Master P, Gang Starr, Jay-Z, Lauryn Hill, etc. And even the less talked about (and underappreciated these days) albums like from E-40, Nate Dogg (there's technicalities but I still count it as '98), Hiero and Goodie Mob were great too! So considering all of that its even more crazy to me that DMX dominated the way he did. Great video btw 👍 DMX is a legend, man, even if I wasn't alive during his commercial peaks I became a fan later and I was sad when he passed away, R.I.P. 🙏

It's dark and hell is hot is such a dark and personal album that everytime you hear it you understand how dmx felt during that time and all of the personal things that he was keeping away from everyone. It's just so sad that he died in 2021 at such a young age RIP to the legend dmx you will be missed man

I think jay-z tried to stunt X’s growth since X was lyrically better. It’s funny how he sneak dissed him on the Mic Geronimo track. X was always and will always be the grimiest and toughest New York rappers ever. Long Live DarkManX

DMX is my favorite rapper. He helped me grow up in high school

One thing I know when get at me dog came out New York was on fire you could not go anywhere without hearing DMX

DMX took it back 2 that grimmey street shit,my favorite rapper R.I.P Dark Man

The 90's was a fantastic era for rap music FOMFBOMB is my favorite or the two albums released in 1998 R.I.P. DMX

1998 was a great year for music period

X was the first rapper I remember during my childhood my mom played Ruff Ryders Anthem so much

You do really good content bro.I don't have RU-vidrs in my country doing content like you so i really enjoy watching your videos.Also it helps me with learning English.Wish you a lot of subscribers man

Definitely do 2003 50 cent or 2002 Eminem

Thank you for the story of the video I love it

Awesome work! You got something going, so yeah, keep the series going!

The fact that X used the song make a move on is 3rd album 🤯🤯🤯🤯 I never heard that other version

These are great video essays. Keep it up 👍

Great work!

Keep doing these lookin forward to the 50 one! 🔥🔥

Awesome video! Loved it! Rest up Earl! You are a true legend; and thank you for helping me get through some of my toughest days with your musoc!

98 is also my favorite year for r&b. The time when smoothness and hardcore were hand in hand. I should've known people in Omaha wouldn't like how Belly portrayed them thank you for telling us that 😆 Great video, very insightful 👍👍

RIP to the home town hero. For 1 year, you ain't here no other rapper in the streets, he had Yonkers and NY on fire

Tyrin Turner recently admitted that he purposely tried to mess up that character he played because he wanted X's part. Turned out him being weird actually worked for the character lol

Great information disseminated my brother great job well done 👍

*GRRRRRRRRR* *We Miss U X* 🕊️❌

Regarding the Rico character in Belly, Turner recently said in an interview that hlhe himself dressed himself that way and ate the banana to sabotage the movie because he was originally supposed to play DMX's role but got moved to the other character

My oldest only son was born in 98 ❤From FL

Yonkers we in the building #selfnsmadesixborrough

You had so many different acts and cliques!!! Every region has nice representation in the music industry!

I would love for you to break down his first 2 or 3 albums track by track.

I'll never forget that year two platinum albums X was a beast in the game,in my opinion still is

I think you should a video on DMX 1 album it Is a classic rap album and for nostalgic

Damn I’ve been watching your videos this whole time and never knew we both live in Omaha that’s crazy 😂😂😂

The fact u wasn’t born when belly came out is crazy cuz u really a student of the game and did your homework I’m 35 so all this my era and I miss I be trying explain to my 16 yr old no one sounding a like from the dmx to the lox cam nore big pun jay nas master p now everyone sounds the same I rock with the music but late 90s and early 2000 was some of the best years I was only 10 years old when x first album came out and I be thinking to myself how did I know every word on that album man times has changed but great content

Yes sir the greatest into to any album period, or to any career. Ironically called the intro. One hip hop/rap apbums and mcs. Miss you dog.

Honestly, you could consider ‘98 to have like 4 top ten albums ever. Aquemini, Black Star, Moment of truth and It’s dark and hell is hot

Still got my 1st x cd in my car

I just realized this is a re upload lmao

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X is one of the all time greatest , no one has ever done what he did and thats with jay z and ja rule hating on him & trying to hold him back but NO 1 can stop DMX FACTS!..love this series keep it up!

🐐 goat 💔💔🙏

So that's where the intro from Belly came from 😮. I thought it was poem that DMX came up with for that movie

You should do a video about Enter the Wu Tang 36 Chambers

Make a move is the intro spoken word on belly

I am from Memphis Tennessee homie

Have you done a MF doom documentary?

*YO CAN YOU PLEASE DO ONE ON CAPONE N NOREAGA'S THA WAR REPORT!!!*

in dis bih

Could you do a video about Return of the 36 Chambers Dirty Version??

You gotta do one on 2pac

You should do a video like this on 50 Cent in 2003

please do 50 cent as well.

Do the 50 cent 2003 video these videos of years of artist takeover I'm fucking wit this series

Can you do a video on what if Proof (from D12) didn't die? That would b an interesting one.

the beat playing in the background sounds like Northern touch they both must have used the same sample

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Where can I see that footage of Cube and DMX (in the yellow north face), i assume they're performing We Be Clubbin. ..Never mind, you have the link there, thanks!

Break down the albums !!!!

Hi. near 17:18 #DMX made *$144. Million* for [Them]... and later for [it] to be reported that *his progeny* reportedly got *1 Million* (to split, not apiece) Only, after *he* passed away??? 😞 R.i.P. *Dark Man X!*

Why are these videos getting taken down and then re-uploaded

Bruh what happened to that Cameron video

Those lyrics are the words that’s dmx says in the beginning of belly.

It's Dark And Hell Is Hot And Flesh Of My Flesh Blood Of My Blood were two scoops or scoopers of back to back hitters

I'm sorry both of them is good but I have to pick the first album that's my favorite album look into my eyes it's my favorite record that third verse is my favor I like the whole song I love the whole album with no skit the second album was the masterpiece I'm picking the first album

Geahh

All the revisionist history and rumors from people who were not even alive at that time or had no connections to people in those circles...Irv Gotti was the A& R plug, like you said ...he was the one who negioated the deals for Roc A Fella and Ruff Ryders...he also moonlighted as DMX's DJ after he got the shine on LL Cool J's and the LOX's albums...and Ja Rule , Irv's protege was his hypeman...Jay Z did not have the leverage at Def Jam to make any decisions...that came later after In My Lifetime Vol II : Hard Knock Life sold 4 million copies...and he had songs on damn near every movie soundtrack...from Blue Streak to Nutty Professor...lighting up the charts...in fact, Dee & Waah Dean from Ruff Ryders, Damon Dash , Jay Z, & Kareem Biggs of Roc A Fella made a pact with Irv Gotti to help each other out as much as they could...which is why you heard DMX on a couple of Jay Z songs and vice versa...plus they both looked out for Ja Rule...they almost put out a album with the three of them being known as " The Murderers" but originally, they were supposed to be called " Murder, Inc"...in fact, if you listen to the song " Murdergram"...that is the first time you hear that name dropped but Irv Gotti decided to use that as the name of his label after Lyor Cohen and Kevin Liles who were calling the shots at Def Jam during that time...rewarded Irv Gotti for masterminding not only their success but Foxxy Brown's , too...not enough credit is given to Dee & Waah of Ruff Ryders because DMX had lost a deal in 1992 and when they became his managers, they made sure he was networking with the right people and when DMX brought The LOX to them...they did the same thing and it became a movement...by the time, they got that deal with Def Jam, they had Eve and Drag On in the boot camp, preparing them to be on songs with the LOX and DMX for that Ruff Ryders " Ryde Or Die " Vol I album!

Do the track by track shit Broski💯💯

What song does X and Ice Cube have together? They were performing together.

Dawg I’m from Omaha Nebraska too 💀

Smh man When Dmx coming at 98 ? We all look at Jay-Z like 😳 oh O Jay Z we got the X Man coming

4:59-13:42

Damn Diddy and Jay Z missed on that one

98 was a cool year but I’m sorry 93, 95 and 97 were way better!

Dmx over Jay Z💯

Good rapper. Not very nice to animals.

Lol nobody in NY care about Nebraska my boy 😅

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