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 3ÃÂ 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
- "Bring Your Whole Crew" contains additional vocals by Anthony "PK" Fields.
- "Ain't No Way", "Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood" and "Heat" contain additional vocals by Swizz Beatz.
- "Slippin'" contains additional vocals by Tamyra Gray.
Sample credits
Personnel
- A&R [A&R Coordination For Def Jam Records] â Randy Acker
- A&R [A&R Coordination For Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Inc.] â Amelia Moore
- A&R [A&R Coordination For Ruff Ryders Entertainment] â Jay Jackson
- A&R [For Def Jam Records] â Irv Gotti
- A&R [For Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Inc.] â Dee, Waah
- Art Direction, Design â The Drawing Board
- Artwork [Ruff Ryders Art Department] â Estos, Sleep
- Executive-Producer â Dee, Waah
- Legal [Legal Counsel] â L. Londell McMillan, Matt Middleton
- Management â Ray Copeland
- Management [For] â Bar Entertainment Management
- Marketing â Jazz Young
- Mastered By â Tony Dawsey
- Photography By â Jonathan Mannion
- Stylist â Dee, Maurice Mann
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
References