DMX · 1998 · 1990s · Entry 250 of 272
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
Yonkers-grit Ruff Ryders debut. Swizz Beatz drum machines under DMX's bark and prayer. 'Get at Me Dog', 'Ruff Ryders' Anthem', 'How's It Goin' Down' — the record that made the late-90s loud.
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