album "It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot"

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"It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot" is the 1998 debut studio album by American rapper DMX, known for its gritty production, aggressive lyricism, and major impact on late-1990s hardcore hip hop.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf debut album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist DMX ⓘ
awardedBy Recording Industry Association of America ⓘ
linked to: RIAA
certification 4× Platinum (RIAA) ⓘ
chartPosition Billboard 200 number-one album ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
describedBySource aggressive lyricism ⓘ
gritty production ⓘ
followedBy Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood ⓘ
follows none ⓘ
genre East Coast hip hop ⓘ
hardcore hip hop ⓘ
hasPart ATF ⓘ
Crime Story ⓘ
Damien ⓘ
For My Dogs ⓘ
Get At Me Dog ⓘ
linked to: Get at Me Dog

How's It Goin' Down ⓘ
I Can Feel It ⓘ
Intro ⓘ
Let Me Fly ⓘ
Let Me Fly (skit) ⓘ
Look Thru My Eyes ⓘ
linked to: Thru My Eyes

Niggaz Done Started Somethin' ⓘ
Prayer (Skit) ⓘ
Ruff Ryders' Anthem ⓘ
Stop Being Greedy ⓘ
The Convo ⓘ
X-Is Coming ⓘ
impactOn late-1990s hardcore hip hop ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject inner conflict ⓘ
religion ⓘ
street life ⓘ
struggle ⓘ
violence ⓘ
notableWorkOf DMX ⓘ
performer DMX ⓘ
producer Dame Grease ⓘ
Duro ⓘ
Irv Gotti ⓘ
Lil Rob ⓘ
PK ⓘ
Ruff Ryders ⓘ
Swizz Beatz ⓘ
Waah Dean ⓘ
recordedIn 1997 ⓘ
1998 ⓘ
recordLabel Def Jam Recordings ⓘ
Ruff Ryders Entertainment ⓘ
linked to: Ruff Ryders
releaseDate 1998-05-12 ⓘ
yearOfRelease 1998 ⓘ

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