crazy boid.
― jess, Saturday, 2 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
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― anthony, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
― Ramosi, Monday, 4 February 2002 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link
I stay flippin' One minute I'm cool, the next minute I'm up on a nigga, rippin' That's my style I'm a cruddy nigga leave you all bloody nigga service with a smile Suck my dick And while you niggas that's been to jail before know it's about to get thick Let's get it on baby I'm gonna be goin' against 4 niggas in one and you think you crazy? I've lost my mind
― da croupier, Wednesday, 27 June 2007 17:25 (sixteen years ago) link
money cash hoes obv.
― am0n, Wednesday, 27 June 2007 17:40 (sixteen years ago) link
crack
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 27 June 2007 17:42 (sixteen years ago) link
:-------(
― am0n, Wednesday, 27 June 2007 17:52 (sixteen years ago) link
he plays pinball right? that's the reference to flippin'
so what's he got against black people if he's playing pinball?
― whatever, Wednesday, 27 June 2007 19:08 (sixteen years ago) link
He bumped into the pinball machine and caused a tilt that's what.
What I don't get is why he would want to get some oral action when the guy's all bloody. Seems less than hygienic.
― humansuit, Wednesday, 27 June 2007 19:09 (sixteen years ago) link
He wants to be put out of his misery, apparently.
― dean ge, Wednesday, 27 June 2007 21:57 (sixteen years ago) link
He wants an analyst.
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Thursday, 28 June 2007 01:12 (sixteen years ago) link
srsly.
He's a pinball wizard There's got to be a twist
― The Reverend, Thursday, 28 June 2007 04:21 (sixteen years ago) link
To kick ass.
― a full circle lol (J0hn D.), Saturday, 3 October 2009 02:50 (fourteen years ago) link
It's "DMX April" in case someone forgot.
http://i41.tinypic.com/w7ztj8.jpg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5nXpTuQ2jA
― Cunga, Thursday, 1 April 2010 19:17 (thirteen years ago) link
God go make me lose my mind
― kelpolaris, Thursday, 1 April 2010 22:04 (thirteen years ago) link
what does dmx want in a girl
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Thursday, 1 April 2010 23:36 (thirteen years ago) link
are you trying to find out if dmx is a fudge on the low?
― k$h (The Reverend), Thursday, 1 April 2010 23:39 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3nouOWHC4o
― EVERYONE COOKING SCMABLED EGGS,CHEESE WITH TOASTER!! (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 3 October 2012 05:29 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.thestrut.com/2012/12/03/dmx-singing-rudolf-the-red-nosed-reindeer-is-exactly-as-amazing-as-you-would-expect/
― (alternatively, “Respec’”) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 3 December 2012 17:46 (eleven years ago) link
so awesome
― U.S. State Department, Office of Rare Psych (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 3 December 2012 18:07 (eleven years ago) link
rudolf with your nose so brightCOME ON COME ONwon't you drive my sleigh tonightWHAT
― (alternatively, “Respec’”) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 3 December 2012 18:16 (eleven years ago) link
v good
― small-scale fux with (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 3 December 2012 18:21 (eleven years ago) link
well this sorta made my day
― go to party leather (ENBB), Monday, 3 December 2012 18:26 (eleven years ago) link
COME ON COME ON
― #YOLO ONO (lex pretend), Monday, 3 December 2012 18:30 (eleven years ago) link
<3
i have to say, i did not expect for my day to be totally made by two DMX youtubes (Rudolph/Ghostbusters upthread) before lunchtime
― alpine static, Monday, 3 December 2012 18:39 (eleven years ago) link
X? He'd like to give it to you.
― Raymond Cummings, Monday, 3 December 2012 18:43 (eleven years ago) link
ha that ghostbusters one is great too
― U.S. State Department, Office of Rare Psych (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 3 December 2012 18:44 (eleven years ago) link
you wanna fight me? FIGHT THESE TEARS
^all time
omg I don't think I'd ever heard the ghostbusters one
yesssssssssssssssss
― go to party leather (ENBB), Monday, 3 December 2012 18:45 (eleven years ago) link
holy shit that was the BEST
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 3 December 2012 18:46 (eleven years ago) link
wow and ghostbusters is awesome
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 3 December 2012 18:51 (eleven years ago) link
he's so proud that he knows the rudolph lyrics
― (alternatively, “Respec’”) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 3 December 2012 19:02 (eleven years ago) link
so great! best monday ever in like a while
― i know your nuts hurt! who's laughing? (contenderizer), Monday, 3 December 2012 20:03 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, din know the track and laughted hard at that line
― i know your nuts hurt! who's laughing? (contenderizer), Monday, 3 December 2012 20:05 (eleven years ago) link
I would pay $9.99 for an album of DMX singing 15-20 Christmas songs the same way as this.
― billstevejim, Monday, 3 December 2012 20:30 (eleven years ago) link
am i the only one who finds these crackhead-minstrel-show videos depressing???
― fennel cartwright, Monday, 3 December 2012 21:18 (eleven years ago) link
no, but for once I wasn't going to say anything
― I loves you, PORGI (DJP), Monday, 3 December 2012 21:20 (eleven years ago) link
I never took DMX seriously to begin with. He's a hype man and kinda funny.
― billstevejim, Monday, 3 December 2012 21:21 (eleven years ago) link
? he seemed like he was sober and just having fun
― U.S. State Department, Office of Rare Psych (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 3 December 2012 21:21 (eleven years ago) link
yeah wtf, there's nothing exploitative about this
― (alternatively, “Respec’”) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 3 December 2012 21:23 (eleven years ago) link
Backpackers did not think he was a real lyricist or whatevr but that take has aged terribly
He was huge & is an iconic figure. He was not “an intriguing minor figure”
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Sunday, 11 April 2021 18:51 (two years ago) link
I do think Whiney is right thst he was rapping certain veins of New York traditionalism but he also had this emotional center that felt more in need when Tupac passed that’s more in that Scarface /pac zone even tho aesthetically on the surface his stuff was like an extension of nyc shout rap, I think there was something very unique about how it wedded expressiveness, stylization, and tradition
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Sunday, 11 April 2021 18:53 (two years ago) link
I was a freshman in high school when “Who We Be” came out and that song in particular made a huge impression on me at the time. I can think of few songs—much less charting singles—that go harder than that one. And at the end when he starts going da-DAHNT da-DAHNT da-DAHNT like a guitar holy shit
― J. Sam, Sunday, 11 April 2021 19:08 (two years ago) link
always assumed he was a big Onyx fan
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 11 April 2021 19:25 (two years ago) link
one option for the DMX analogue/sign of long-term influence in contemporary rap is this guyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k70UDI89tMw
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Sunday, 11 April 2021 19:59 (two years ago) link
Yeah 50 was def the closer of that era, but it’s a little fuzzier with him re: how much was pure skills (which he had in abundance) and how much was carried by Shady/Aftermath + “shot nine times”
― bruce spr!ngisH3r3 (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 11 April 2021 20:08 (two years ago) link
The idea that dmx was about “pure skills” feels reductive to me also .. he’s an artist, there’s a interaction of difft qualities that makes his stuff sing, and it was kind of seen as offbeat (which is could be albeit in a cool way) & simplistic (🥴) to a lot of lyrically lyrical types at the time
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Sunday, 11 April 2021 20:23 (two years ago) link
Agreed, re: reductive... The take that he was representing traditional rap skills feels a bit simplistic, as he also loved to sing all the damn time. On his hooks or even just in verses, he would often break into melodic phrases. It was very very clear that he was a massive rnb fan. This thread runs through all of his work. Between that and the slightly left-of-center music choices (like those early Dame Grease and Swizz Beatz beats... the bizarre Damien series... Marilyn Manson guest appearance, etc...) he didn't feel like some traditionalist to my ears at the time.`It felt like exciting modern music and I devoured it the same way I did all the Tim productions in the late 90's. It was very refreshing!
― mr.raffles, Sunday, 11 April 2021 20:49 (two years ago) link
I’m just saying that’s how he came up wrt those first few records, obviously the other stuff was what kept him around
― bruce spr!ngisH3r3 (Whiney G. Weingarten), Sunday, 11 April 2021 21:27 (two years ago) link
“If I was to drop dead right now, my last thought would be: I’ve lived a good life.” - DMX, February 2021 pic.twitter.com/aB3hqXbbHx— love yourself. (@MichellCClark) April 9, 2021
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Monday, 12 April 2021 18:43 (two years ago) link
What was the big single off the second record that made him immediately have a #1 record after the first? When I was young I was first introduced to X through Slippin on a compilation, which is a great ducking song, but I just couldn’t imagine making America make that #1?
― a hoy hoy, Monday, 12 April 2021 20:28 (two years ago) link
It was just striking while the iron was still hot, I don't even remember a single coming out before it dropped
― bruce spr!ngisH3r3 (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 12 April 2021 20:36 (two years ago) link
flippers already flippin. i think d would have appreciated their hustle.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 12 April 2021 20:54 (two years ago) link
still can't even believe this, tbh
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 12 April 2021 20:55 (two years ago) link
My second question then is: Has anyone else, between 60s types up until people too followed on social media, had such personality that they could have a hit album with no single?
― a hoy hoy, Monday, 12 April 2021 21:56 (two years ago) link
prince, maybe?
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Monday, 12 April 2021 22:12 (two years ago) link
Probably like One Direction or some K pop thing, I’m not gonna do the due diligence on it
― bruce spr!ngisH3r3 (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 12 April 2021 22:13 (two years ago) link
They all follow into the second category, you would think. Basically my point is that even when X didn’t have hit singles, like he is massively known for, his personality and story made him so engaging that he did something no one else could ever really do
― a hoy hoy, Monday, 12 April 2021 22:23 (two years ago) link
Plenty of acts between the 60s and '10s had hit albums without releasing singles at all. I don't think Jimmy Page's personality comes into it.
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Monday, 12 April 2021 22:28 (two years ago) link
Sure but I don’t think zeppelin and dmx are the same. He was still so new, in a genre that was incredibly singles driven, and released an album about god fearing self reflection. It’s not exactly Whole Lotta Love’s riff.
― a hoy hoy, Monday, 12 April 2021 22:39 (two years ago) link
Jay Z has had 14 Number One albums and I'm guessing not all of them came with a hit single unless you really want to ride for "Blue Magic"
― bruce spr!ngisH3r3 (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 12 April 2021 22:42 (two years ago) link
I guess technically Roc Boys came out before the album, again, I'm not gonna bean count this
― bruce spr!ngisH3r3 (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 12 April 2021 22:44 (two years ago) link
Chicago has had five number one albums
― bruce spr!ngisH3r3 (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 12 April 2021 22:48 (two years ago) link
Well 1998 was a year where a Cappadonna album could debut at #3.
― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Monday, 12 April 2021 22:48 (two years ago) link
Yeah, like 1997-2002 was like peak music industry
― bruce spr!ngisH3r3 (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 12 April 2021 22:49 (two years ago) link
Silkk the Shocker's Main Man hit No. 1 that very year with no pre-release single according to wiki
― bruce spr!ngisH3r3 (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 12 April 2021 22:51 (two years ago) link
he Charged [those sales] 2 Da Game
― maf you one two (maffew12), Monday, 12 April 2021 22:55 (two years ago) link
― Muswell Hillbilly Elegy (President Keyes), Monday, April 12, 2021 5:48 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink
when the music industry is doing well rap is doing well
or maybe invert those
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 00:02 (two years ago) link
that cappadonna album rules
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 00:03 (two years ago) link
yea incredible album
i remember noz saying mf doom was listening to it a ton when recording op doomsday which makes a lot of sense ... the flow style
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 00:04 (two years ago) link
ahhh interesting
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 00:43 (two years ago) link
hoy hoy at 4:56 12 Apr 21My second question then is: Has anyone else, between 60s types up until people too followed on social media, had such personality that they could have a hit album with no single?I dunno, Korn? Wu Tang didn't have huge singles....a lot of metal bands
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 00:47 (two years ago) link
Pantera had at least one #1 album and radio didn’t touch those guys.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 01:30 (two years ago) link
A quite good dmx piece:
https://nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/that-real-shit/
― ILX’s bad boy (D-40), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 03:03 (two years ago) link
^^ that was excellent
the author says that dmx was the first rapper that he can recall being aware of, I’m trying to think of the first rapper i can remember being aware of...probably busta
― voodoo chili, Tuesday, 13 April 2021 04:52 (two years ago) link
or coolio
― voodoo chili, Tuesday, 13 April 2021 04:53 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7Tat4ONKR8
Worth a look if you want to hear what he was like when he was rapping in a more traditional way.
Always thought dame grease got unfairly stuck in second place after swizz in terms of his producers.
― candyman, Tuesday, 13 April 2021 08:30 (two years ago) link
Andrew Unterberger at Billboard on why the US radio airplay charts didn't represent DMX as well as the album sales charts: https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/9555561/dmx-hot-100-chart-success-ruff-ryders-anthem
― bobo honkin' slobo babe (sic), Wednesday, 14 April 2021 04:37 (two years ago) link
A comment about sandals on another thread suddenly made me free associate to the DMX/Jay-Z sandals diss
DMX – the oft-arrested hip-hop star – says real men don’t wear sandals. And he blames Beyoncé for Jay-Z’s flip-flop fetish. “The flip-flops – he’s just not the same,” DMX complains in Vibe magazine. “It’s Beyoncé. He’s a sucker for love. Thugs don’t do flip-flops. Yo, no matter how much vacation I’m on – we been to St. Thomas, Bahamas, all the little islands – I don’t wear no flip-flops. I’m never that comfortable, not even in my own house.”
I always found that quote unintentionally revealing and sad. RIP, hope you found comfort.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 26 April 2021 01:56 (two years ago) link
Exodus is out.
It's loaded up on big guest features, which is par for the course I guess.
BUT
DMX sounds really good! and Swizz has some cool production
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 28 May 2021 17:43 (two years ago) link
It's a very uneven album with some totally confusing choices but there are maybe four great tracks (Money Money Money, Hood Blues, Take Control, Walking in the Rain) and Bath Salts and Hold Me Down are pretty good. Prayer is a good way to end.
― Draymond is "Mr Dumpy" (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 1 June 2021 16:41 (two years ago) link
have always loved him on jayo felonys whatcha gonna dohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqZNDQzvhpU
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Wednesday, 20 October 2021 17:19 (two years ago) link
oh shit! the things you forget with old age! goddamn, i literally wore that 12" out. that part about "too sexy for mah mothafuken low rye-DAH!" got juggled so much people told me to replace my copies because it sounded terrible.
HOW DID I SO THOROUGHLY FORGET ABOUT SUCH AN ABSOLUTE JAM?
i am forever indebted to you, spottie.
― things repeat forever and there never is a remedy (Austin), Wednesday, 20 October 2021 17:47 (two years ago) link
To see the peep show and hit some DOOK CHUTE
― licorice in the front, pizza in the rear (Whiney G. Weingarten), Wednesday, 20 October 2021 18:00 (two years ago) link
lol. i could never work out what he says a few lines before ("with big mike n scarface with Luke? loop?") that but the enunciation is so weird it's always stood out to me.
austin its always been a favorite of mine but its a forgotten gem for sure.
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Wednesday, 20 October 2021 21:26 (two years ago) link
to be adored
― Linda and Jodie Rocco (map), Wednesday, 20 October 2021 22:28 (two years ago) link