Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood explained
| Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | DMX |
| Cover: | Flesh_Of_My_Flesh.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Alt: | Cover of album shows a photo of DMX shirtless with his arms outstretched in-front of him, palms upward. He is covered in blood, which is dripping from his hands. The photo is on a white background with a stylized DMX logo above and behind his head and the album name across the middle of the cover in yellow. |
| Released: | December 22, 1998 |
| Recorded: | 1998 |
| Length: | 69:52 |
| Prev Title: | It's Dark and Hell Is Hot |
| Prev Year: | 1998 |
| Next Title: | Live at Woodstock |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood is the second studio album by American rapper DMX. The album was released on December 22, 1998, by Def Jam Recordings and Ruff Ryders Entertainment, over seven months after his debut album, It's Dark and Hell Is Hot.
Commercial performance
It debuted on the Billboard 200 at number one (and stayed there for three consecutive weeks) with over 670,000 units shipped in the first week.[1] In January 1999, the album was ousted from the top spot by Britney Spears' debut, ...Baby One More Time.[2] The album eventually went 3× platinum in the US.[3]
DMX became the second artist to have two albums released in the same calendar year debut at number one on the Billboard 200. The latter album to have done so was released posthumously by Tupac Shakur under the alias Makaveli (his first was All Eyez on Me, while the second was ).[4]
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]
Notes[5]
- "Bring Your Whole Crew" contains additional vocals by Anthony "PK" Fields.
- "Ain't No Way", "Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood" and "Heat" contain additional vocals by Swizz Beatz.
- "Slippin'" contains additional vocals by Tamyra Gray.
Sample credits[5]
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Now! 22 Ends DMX's Billboard Winning Streak . https://web.archive.org/web/20060816041906/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1538163/20060809/dmx.jhtml . dead . August 16, 2006 . MTV . December 19, 2015.
- Web site: Britney Spears, 'N Sync Top Album Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20231101034236/https://www.mtv.com/news/irs2ms/britney-spears-n-sync-top-album-chart . dead . November 1, 2023 . 2023-10-16 . MTV . en.
- Web site: Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - December 19, 2015 . RIAA . December 19, 2015 . dead . https://archive.today/20120715002701/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=DMX&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25 . July 15, 2012 .
- Web site: 2Pac Was The First Rapper To Have 2 Albums Debut At No. 1 In The Same Year. Stop The Breaks . May 11, 2014 . December 26, 2015.
- Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood . 1998 . booklet . Ruff Ryders, Def Jam.
- Chartifacts! - Week Commencing 12th November 2001. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222431/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/Issue611.pdf. dead. November 12, 2001. February 22, 2008. The ARIA Report. 2. National Library of Australia. 611. April 20, 2023. His previous albums, Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood and And Then There Was X failed to break the mainstream but peaked at # 28 and # 25 respectively on the ARIAnet Dance Albums chart..
- Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999. Billboard. August 25, 2020.
- Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999. Billboard. August 25, 2020.
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20020726120735/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_r&b2.html. January 8, 2002. July 26, 2002. Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001. Jam!. January 22, 2023.
