DMX - It's Dark And Hell Is Hot (Repress - VMP Edition) - 2LP - Red & Black Colour Mix Vinyl [MAR 7]

It's Dark and Hell is Hot is the debut album from American rapper DMX, originally released on May 12, 1998, and features the four massive singles, 'Get at Me Dog', 'Stop Being Greedy', 'How's It Goin' Down' and 'Ruff Ryders Anthem'. The album is widely considered a classic by numerous hip hop fans and critics.

With a set of undeniable “it” intangibles — his look, charisma, persona, and a bass-growl of a voice — DMX was the rare artist that transcended genre. He had the attitude of a rock star, the energy of 2Pac, and a vulnerability seldom seen in a rap artist, especially one considered as hardcore as he was. For many, DMX represented the streets in the mainstream. His breakthrough album, It’s Dark And Hell Is Hot, reveals a conflicted, complicated artist and man. Earl Simmons fought many demons for much of his too-brief time on earth, but he had a spiritual side where he found solace. Beaten by his mother and her boyfriends, raised by the streets, and introduced to crack cocaine in his early teens, X spent his life in and out of prisons and rehab, but when he performed he could create concerts that felt more like a church service.