It's Dark and Hell Is Hot [PA]

Spin: 6 (out of 10) - "...a psychotic concept album that celebrates bloody style over creative substance....DMX never shares a worldview not seen from the inside of a prison or from behind a blue-steel trigger..."

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CD Details

Released: May 19, 1998
Originally Released: 1998
Label: Def Jam

Entertainment Reviews:

Rolling Stone - 7/9-23/98, p.134

3 Stars (out of 5) - "...relies heavily on pop-y, verse-chorus-verse song structures more common with commercial rappers than with roughneck MCs. DMX sidesteps the potential banality of this radio-ready format...with a ferocious delivery reminiscent of vintage L.L. Cool J..."

Spin - 8/98, p.143

6 (out of 10) - "...a psychotic concept album that celebrates bloody style over creative substance....DMX never shares a worldview not seen from the inside of a prison or from behind a blue-steel trigger..."

Q - 8/00, p.124

4 stars out of 5 - "...Hard-as-nails multi-platinum 1998 debut complete with wall-to-wall cursing, booming beats and - scariest of all - Phil Collins' 'In The Air Tonight' being given a good slapping..."

The Source - 7/98, p.151

4 Mics (out of 5) - "...DMX raps as if he's about to explode....IT'S DARK AND HELL IS HOT is a mind-gripping opus that fully encompasses the appeal of one of rap's newest sensations..."
Pitchfork (Website) - "[A] haunting debut, a tragically clear-eyed criminal manifesto that dared to greet damnation with defiance and a psalm."

Tracks:

1.Intro
2.Ruff Ryders' Anthem
3.Fuckin' Wit' D
4.Storm (Skit)
5.Look Thru My Eyes
6.Get at Me Dog - (featuring Sheek of The Lox)
7.Let Me Fly
8.X-Is Coming
9.Damien
10.How's It Goin' Down
11.Mickey (Skit)
12.Crime Story
13.Stop Being Greedy
14.ATF
15.For My Dogs - (featuring Big Stan / Loose / Kasino / Drag-On)
16.I Can Feel It
17.Prayer (Skit)
18.The Convo
19.Niggaz Done Started Something - (featuring The LOX/Mase)