It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot (The Def Jam Remasters)

~ Release by DMX (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Annotation

℗ 1998 The Island Def Jam Music Group. © 2000 The Island Def Jam Music Group, A Universal Music Company.
Def Jam Records Is Exclusively Licensed To Mercury Records Worldwide, Excluding France, Marketed & Distributed In France By Barclay S.A.
Made in the EU.
Digitally Remastered at Universal Mastering - East using 96k / 24bit technology.

Annotation last modified on 2018-05-12 19:06 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Intro
producer:
Irv Gotti and Lil Rob (US hip hop producer Robert Mays)
mixer:
Kevin Crouse
recording of:
Intro
writer:
Earl Simmons (US rapper), Irving Lorenzo, James Mtume (jazz/funk musician) and Robin Mays (US hip hop producer Robert Mays)
DMX24:12
2Ruff Ryders’ Anthem
producer:
Swizz (US hip hop producer)
mixer:
Rich Keller (engineer)
recording of:
Ruff Ryders’ Anthem
writer:
Earl Simmons (US rapper) and Kasseem Dean (US hip hop producer)
DMX4.653:36
3Fuckin’ Wit’ D
additional producer:
Dame Grease
producer:
P.K. (rapper)
mixer:
Rich Keller (engineer)
samples:
Shifting Gears by Johnny Hammond
recording of:
Fuckin’ Wit’ D
writer:
Anthony Fields (rapper), Damon Blackmon, DMX (US rapper), Fonce Mizell and Larry Mizell
DMX3.52:20
4The Storm (skit)
additional producer:
Mad Man (hip-hop producer) and Waah (Ruff Ryders founder)
producer:
Dame Grease and P.K. (rapper)
mixer:
Rich Keller (engineer)
recording of:
The Storm (skit)
writer:
Anthony Fields (rapper), Damon Blackmon, Earl Simmons (US rapper) and Jaoquin “Waah” Dean (Ruff Ryders founder)
DMX2.51:03
5Look Thru My Eyes
co-producer:
Dame Grease
producer:
P.K. (rapper)
additional mixer:
Rich Keller (engineer)
mixer:
Prince Charles (American record producer, audio engineer, educator and recording artist)
recording of:
Look Thru My Eyes
writer:
Anthony Fields (rapper), Damon Blackmon and Earl Simmons (US rapper)
DMX43:53
6Get at Me Dog
additional producer:
P.K. (rapper)
producer:
Dame Grease
mixer:
D’Anthony Johnson
guest performer:
Sheek
samples:
Everything Good to You (Ain’t Always Good for You) by B.T. Express (funk/disco group)
recording of:
Get at Me Dog
writer:
Anthony Fields (rapper), Damon Blackmon, Earl Simmons (US rapper) and Sam Taylor (US jump blues/funk guitarist, songwriter & singer)
quotes lyrics from:
Deeper and Deeper
DMX feat. Sheek from The Lox4.654:05
7Let Me Fly
producer:
Dame Grease
mixer:
Rich Keller (engineer)
samples:
Lo dudo by José José
recording of:
Let Me Fly
writer:
Manuel Alejandro, Ana Magdalena (Spanish songwriter Purificación Casas), Damon Blackmon, Earl Simmons (US rapper) and Younglord (producer Richard Frierson)
DMX3.54:15
8X‐Is Coming
recording engineer:
Justice Johnson
producer:
P.K. (rapper)
mixer:
Ken “Supa Engineer” Duro (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
recording of:
X‐Is Coming
writer:
Anthony Fields (rapper) and Earl Simmons (US rapper)
DMX44:21
9Damien
producer:
Dame Grease
mixer:
Rich Keller (engineer)
samples:
Slow Dance by Stanley Clarke
recording of:
Damien
writer:
Damon Blackmon and Earl Simmons (US rapper)
quotes music from:
Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052: II. Adagio
DMX43:44
10How’s It Goin’ Down
producer:
P.K. (rapper)
mixer:
Rich Keller (engineer)
recording of:
How’s It Goin’ Down
writer:
Anthony Fields (rapper) and Earl Simmons (US rapper)
DMX34:45
11Mickey (skit)
producer:
P.K. (rapper), Waah Winn (Ruff Ryders founder) and Rajah Winn
mixer:
Rich Keller (engineer)
recording of:
Mickey (skit)
writer:
Anthony Fields (rapper), Earl Simmons (US rapper), Jaoquin “Waah” Dean (Ruff Ryders founder) and Rajah Winn
DMX1.50:27
12Crime Story
producer:
Irv Gotti and Lil Rob (US hip hop producer Robert Mays)
mixer:
Kevin Crouse
samples:
Easin’ In by Edwin Starr
recording of:
Crime Story
writer:
Earl Simmons (US rapper), Irving Lorenzo, Freddie Perren and Robin Mays (US hip hop producer Robert Mays)
quotes lyrics from:
Streets Is Watching
DMX3.653:50
13Stop Being Greedy
producer:
P.K. (rapper)
mixer:
Ken “Supa Engineer” Duro (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
samples:
My Hero Is a Gun by Michael Masser
recording of:
Stop Being Greedy
writer:
Anthony Fields (rapper), Damon Blackmon, Earl Simmons (US rapper) and Michael Masser
DMX43:39
14ATF
producer:
Dame Grease
mixer:
Ken “Supa Engineer” Duro (mix engineer Ken Ifill)
recording of:
ATF
writer:
Damon Blackmon and Earl Simmons (US rapper)
DMX31:58
15For My Dogs
producer:
Dame Grease
mixer:
Rich Keller (engineer)
guest performer:
Big Stan (rapper - Dennis Joyner), Drag‐On (Jamaican‐American rapper with Ruff Ryders) and Kasino (US rapper Kimani Davis)
recording of:
For My Dogs
writer:
Damon Blackmon, DMX (US rapper), Dennis Joyner, Kasino (US rapper Kimani Davis), Kendall Clark (US rapper) and Mel Smalls (Jamaican‐American rapper with Ruff Ryders)
DMX feat. Big Stan, Loose, Kasino & Dragon3.354:13
16I Can Feel It
producer:
Dame Grease
mixer:
Rich Keller (engineer)
samples:
In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins (of Genesis)
recording of:
I Can Feel It
writer:
Phil Collins (of Genesis), Damon Blackmon and Earl Simmons (US rapper)
DMX4.654:15
17Prayer (skit)
producer:
Dame Grease
mixer:
Rich Keller (engineer)
recording of:
Prayer (skit)
lyricist:
DMX (US rapper)
composer:
Earl Simmons (US rapper)
DMX22:34
18The Convo
producer:
Dame Grease
mixer:
Rich Keller (engineer)
recording of:
The Convo
writer:
Damon Blackmon, Earl Simmons (US rapper), J. Gillespie (songwriter) and Ed Penney (songwriter)
DMX33:36
19Niggaz Done Started Something
DMX feat. The Lox & Mase5:16
20Ruff Ryders' Anthem (live)
DMX2:57