The late DMX experienced a sort of resurrection on Friday (May 28) through the posthumous release, Exodus. Early fanfare pointed to the JAY-Z and Nas-featured “Bath Salts” yet the Griselda collaboration “Hood Blues” previously paved the way earlier in the week.
Featuring the in-studio presence of Benny The Butcher, Conway The Machine and Westside Gunn, director GoogleIsHuman splices together precious footage of Dark Man X and the never sleep Big Apple for the official ‘Hood Blues’ music video.
Despite the Ruff Ryders passing this past April, longtime and new fans can take solace in knowing X was back in the lab and the project — which boosts additional appearances from Lil Wayne, The LOX, Moneybagg Yo — even U2’s Bono — wasn’t just slapped together in wake of his death.
“He was just in a good vibe,” the album’s executive producer Swizz Beatz relayed to the Hip Hop media on May 14. “He was just in a good energy. I can’t lie. When he left us, I was pretty shocked because he was just ready to go to the next level. We started the album cycle and then we was going to start the physical fitness side of it.
Listen to DMX’s Exodus here. Watch the “Hood Blues” video below.
I wanna start this off by saying thank you Westside Gunn. You are a true life saver. My brother was unconscious from an accident in the ER. Then the doctor came in and started playing this song on his iPhone speaker and your loud, gun adlib noises started filling the room. Immediately, my brother woke up, walked over to the speaker and turned that shit off. I will be forever grateful.
Im assuming you’ve probably never touched a vagina in your lifetime
He’d be a butt baby then like DJT and all Retardicans
Of course he did not. WSG King. Brrrrrrr.
You’re right, I haven’t touched one. Fingering isn’t my thing. But your mom allowed me to beat the stuffing outta her’s after I left the hospital.
This DMX album is just horrible. Embarrassingly bad. It’s a shame. But even close to a good track on the whole thing.
1 DMX equal about 42 of these new cats.