The Great Depression (album)
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- For the album by Blindside, see The Great Depression (Blindside album)
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| Studio album by DMX | ||
| Released | October 23, 2001 (U.S.) | |
| Recorded | 2001 | |
| Genre | Hardcore Rap | |
| Length | 72:02 | |
| Label | Ruff Ryder Records; Def Jam Recording | |
| Producer(s) | Darrin & Joaquin Dean and DMX (ex prd.); Latarche Nas Collins (co-exec); Just Blaze | |
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| DMX chronology | ||
| ...And Then There Was X (1999) |
The Great Depression (2001) |
Grand Champ (2003) |
The Great Depression is the fourth solo album released by New York based rapper DMX. Released October 3, 2001, it was DMX's fourth straight album to debut at number one. The album demonstrated his still strong allegiance with the Ruff Ryders. The Great Depression went platinum quickly, but lacked the staying power of his previous releases. The Album contains the Singles "Who We Be", "We Right Here", and "I Miss You."
Despite debuting at #1 on the billboard 200 and selling over 1.5 million worldwide, The Great Depression wasn't met with much critical praise. In fact, the album was credited by critics as the most mediocre in DMX's catalogue.
The Great Depression was released in a "clean" version that lightly censors out violence and blanks out all profanity and drug use. Some of the editing is inconsistent on the names of guns and subject matter of that kind, as it will commonly leave in some gun names but blank out others. One example of this is on "I'ma Bang" where the part, "Get the glock" is normally censored as "Get the g***k" but halfway through the track is left uncensored. This album is only moderately inconsistent in editing when compared to albums such as Boyz N Da Hood's self-titled debut.
[edit] Track listing
- "Sometimes" – 1:06
- "School Street" – 3:01
- "Who We Be" – 4:47
- "Trina Moe" – 4:02
- "We Right Here" – 4:27
- "Bloodline Anthem" – 4:25
- "Shorty Was Da Bomb" – 5:12
- "Damien III" – 3:21
- "When I'm Nothing" (featuring Stephanie Mills) – 4:33
- "I Miss You" (featuring Faith Evans) – 4:40
- "Number 11" – 4:25
- "Pull Up" (skit) :20
- "I'ma Bang" – 5:03
- "Pull Out" (skit) :24
- "You Could Be Blind" (featuring Mashonda) – 4:34
- "The Prayer IV" – 1:42
- "A Minute for Your Son" – 16:55
At the end of "A Minute For Your Son," the track continues with freestyles by Ruff Ryders affiliates Jinx, Loose, Kashmir, Big Stan, and Drag-On as well as original songs featuring Mysonne and Mic Geronimo.
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| Albums | Singles | Full discography |
| Filmography Belly | Romeo Must Die | Exit Wounds | Angel | Cradle 2 the Grave | Eve | Third Watch | Never Die Alone | DMX: Soul of a Man |
| Preceded by God Bless America by Various Artists |
Billboard 200 Number 1 Album November 10, 2001 - November 16, 2001 |
Succeeded by Invincible by Michael Jackson |
