Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood

Infobox Album
Name = Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
Type = Album
Artist = DMX


Released = December 22, 1998
Recorded =
Genre = Hardcore hip hop, Gangsta rap, East Coast hip hop, Horrorcore
Length = 70:02
Label = Ruff Ryders Def Jam
Producer = Swizz Beatz, PK, DJ Shok, Dame Grease
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:aqkvikxkbb59 link]
* "Entertainment Weekly" (B+)
* "Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/184367/review/6211550?utm_source=Rhapsody&utm_medium=CDreview link]
Last album = "It's Dark and Hell Is Hot" (1998)
This album = "Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood" (1998)
Next album = "...And Then There Was X" (1999)

"Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood" was the second album released in 1998 by rapper DMX. It featured a controversial cover photo of the rapper covered in actual pig blood. It entered the charts at number one (and stayed there for 3 consecutive weeks) with an impressive 670,000 units shipped in the first week. The album eventually went 3x platinum. DMX released his debut album "It's Dark and Hell Is Hot" in 1998 as well. He was the second rapper to have two albums released in the same year debut at number one on Billboard's Top 200, the first being Tupac Shakur with his albums, All Eyez On Me and . All but his latest album "Year of the Dog… Again" have debuted at number one. The single "Slippin'" became his first chart hit in the UK and is censored on both the "censored" and "explicit" versions of the USA release of the album. "Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood" was also released in a censored version with most profanity replaced with sound effects and explicit violence left uncensored. Drug content was also left uncensored in both versions of the album.

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