1998 studio album by DMX
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, only 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. In January 1999, the album was ousted from the top spot by Britney Spears' debut, "...Baby One More Time". The album eventually went 3× platinum in the US.
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 "").
Track listing.
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Notes
Sample credits
Charts.
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