Year of the Dog...Again
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| Studio album by DMX | ||
| Released | July 31, 2006 (UK) August 1, 2006 (USA) |
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| Recorded | 2006 | |
| Genre | East Coast hip hop | |
| Length | 54:25 | |
| Label | Sony Entertainment | |
| Producer(s) | Darrin Dean, Joaquin Dean (Executive Producers)
Swizz Beatz, Dame Grease, Scott Storch, Shok, Teflon, Elite |
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| DMX chronology | ||
| Grand Champ (2003) |
Year of the Dog... Again (2006) |
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Year Of The Dog...Again is a hip hop album released on August 1, 2006. It is the sixth studio album released by New York rap artist DMX. The first singles of the album released were "We in Here" and "Lord Give Me A Sign." It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 chart and #1 on the Rap Charts with 125,000 copies sold in the first week just 1500 copies short of surpassing Now 22 and achieving #1 status, breaking an unprecedented run for any artist of any genre: DMX's first five albums debuted at #1. [1][2]
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[edit] About
It is the first of 3 scheduled LP releases on DMX's new label Sony, after he left Def Jam because of creative differences, however, after switching labels, Def Jam still permitted him access to the many songs he recorded whilst still under the label. A portion of these songs appear on the final cut, mostly with updated production.
Through opinions of fans and critics alike, the album is considered a 'come-back' for X, seeing as his last 2 releases (Grand Champ and The Great Depression) were relatively unsuccessful ( by X's standards ) and did not garner much critical acclaim.
The album is comprised of two main parts:
- Being mostly club bangers and energetic, lively songs, 4 of which are produced by Swizz Beatz, including the lead-off single, "We In Here" or the pounding bass-driven, nihilistic, Busta Rhymes assisted "Come Thru / Move."
- Being more downbeat, introspective, sad songs eg. "Goodbye" where X gives his final fairwells just incase and "Lord Give Me A Sign", a dramatic song in which X addresses God for all the "trials and tribulations" he has surcome in his life.
The album spans over many different genre types, for example, "Wrong Or Right" contains heavy metal influences with a screaming electric guitar backing and drums, whilst "Walk These Dogs" derives its sound from an old 70's Jazz musical.
[edit] Record Sales
"Year of the Dog...Again" is DMX's only solo album to have not debuted at #1 (he's previous 5 albums all debuted at #1 on the billboard 200 chart). The album sold around 125,000 copies in the U.S on its first week. In the albums second week of availability, it sold roughly 50,000 in the U.S. As of December 13th the album has sold over 1 million world wide and over 700,000 in the U.S alone. Recently It was certified Platinum by the RIAA.
[edit] Track listing
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[edit] Bonus material
- [Bonus Material] [DVD]
- "Year of the Dog...Again"
- "Who Dat" (UK Bonus)
[edit] Notes
- R&B singer Janyce makes 3 appearances, mainly for backing vocals.
- The album was originally titled "Here We Go Again"
- After the song "Wrong Or Right (I'm Tired)" at 3:52 there is a segment where he talks called "Real Talk" about "punks with backpacks,skateboards, and good smoke" and a fat man he thinking of robbing.
[edit] References
- ^ Rihanna, Kelly Clarkson End DMX's Billboard Winning Streak (News report). MTV News. Retrieved on August 9, 2006.
- ^ 'NOW 22' Edges Out DMX's 'Dog' At No. 1 (News report). Billboard. Retrieved on August 9, 2006.
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