It's Dark & Hell Is Hot
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| Studio album by DMX | ||||
| Released | May 12, 1998 | |||
| Studio | New Horizon Sounds Studio, Inc. (Capitol Heights, Maryland) Power House Studios, Soundtrack Studios, Chung King Studios, Quad Recording Studios (New York City, New York) |
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| Genre | Hardcore hip hop, East Coast hip hop | |||
| Length | 65:10 | |||
| Label | Ruff Ryders, Def Jam | |||
| Producer | Dame Grease, Irv Gotti, P.K., Swizz Beatz | |||
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| Singles from It's Dark and Hell Is Hot | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Daily Vault | A- |
| Entertainment Weekly | C |
| Pitchfork | 9.0/10 |
| Q | |
| RapReviews | (8/10) |
| Rolling Stone | |
| The Source | |
| Spin | (6/10) |
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot is the debut studio album by American rapper DMX. It was released on May 12, 1998 in North America, while it was released May 19, 1998 in the United Kingdom, by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings. It was supported by these four singles—"Get at Me Dog", "Stop Being Greedy", "How's It Goin' Down" and "Ruff Ryders Anthem"—with their accompanied music videos. The album is widely considered a classic by numerous hip hop fans and critics.
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot was met with critical acclaim from music critics. AllMusic commented that "Unlike so many other hardcore rappers who are more rhetorical than physical, DMX commands an aggressive aura without even speaking a word." Leading Hip Hop magazine The Source described the album as "a mind-gripping opus that fully encompasses the appeal of one of rap's newest sensations."
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and sold 251,000 copies in its first week in the United States. The album became certified quadruple platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on December 18, 2000.
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