Album: Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood by DMX (1998)
Genre: Hip-Hop | Style: Urban/R&B | Mood: Confrontational
Record Label: Ruff Ryders
Format: Album

Description: Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood is the second album released in December 22, 1998 by rapper DMX, little more than seven months after his debut album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot. It entered the charts at number one (and stayed there for 3 consecutive weeks) with 670,000 units shipped in the first week. The album eventually went 3x Platinum in the US. He is the second rapper to have two albums released in the same calendar year to debut at number one on Billboard's Top 200, the first being Tupac Shakur with his albums, All Eyez on Me (February 1996) and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (November 1996).

Artist Background: Earl Simmons (born December 18, 1970) better known by his stage name DMX (also known as Dog Man X and Dark Man X) is a multi-Platinum American rapper and actor. In 1999, DMX released his best-selling album ...And Then There Was X, which featured the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". He has acted in films such as Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 The Grave, and Last Hour. In 2006, he starred in the reality television series DMX: Soul of a Man, which was primarily aired on the BET ... Part of the Yonkers, NY, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Hip-Hop movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Music Scene: Part of the Yonkers, NY, USA music scene. Emerged in the 1980s era. Associated with Hip-Hop movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Tags: Hip-Hop, Urban/R&B, Confrontational, 1990s, Album, Ruff Ryders

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Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood is the second album released in December 22, 1998 by rapper DMX, little more than seven months after his debut album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot. It entered the charts at number one (and stayed there for 3 consecutive weeks) with 670,000 units shipped in the first week. The album eventually went 3x Platinum in the US. He is the second rapper to have two albums released in the same calendar year to debut at number one on Billboard's Top 200, the first being Tupac Shakur with his albums, All Eyez on Me (February 1996) and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (November 1996).

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