DMX claims that Puff Daddy offered him double Def Jam Recordings‘ offer to sign to Bad Boy Entertainment after passing on signing him.
During an interview with Drink Champs, Dark Man X discussed a late 1990s meeting with Puff Daddy at a Yonkers, New York studio.
Even though Puff Daddy dismissed his talent, DMX says he has no hard feelings about the incident.
“One thing I respect about Puff is that at least he told me to my face what he felt,” DMX says. “[Ruff Ryders executive] Dee told Puff, ‘If you like the Lox, you’re gonna love X.’ I spit, or whatever, and he was like, ‘Uhh. His voice too rough and you’re not marketable.’ [I] didn’t like it, but I had to respect it.”
Puff Daddy had already signed The Lox to Bad Boy. When the emerging mogul found out about three weeks after their meeting that DMX was signing to Def Jam, Puff Daddy had a change of heart about DMX.
“He was like, ‘I’ll lace your pockets. I’ll double what they gave you and lace your pockets,’” DMX says. “’Nah, homie, ‘cause if you didn’t see the beast that I was then…’
“I respect that about Puff,” he adds. “A lot of muthafuckas, they send you on a wild goose [chase]. They won’t tell you [no]. They’ll be like, ‘Call me later.’ I respect the fact that he told me to my face. ‘You know what? Your voice is too rough and you’re not marketable.’”
DMX’s first album, 1998’s It’s Dark And Hell Is Hot, sold more than 4 million copies, launching the Yonkers, New York rapper’s recording career.
His second album, 1998’s Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood, sold more than 3 million copies. He became the first artist in music history to have his first two albums be released in the same calendar year and both debut as the #1 album in the country.
DMX’s best-selling album, 1999’s …And Then There Was X, sold more than 5 million copies.
In addition to his recording career, DMX starred in several successful films, including 1998’s Belly, 2000’s Romeo Must Die and 2001’s Exit Wounds.
Guy was a fucking beast still is i really hope to see him get it together with swizz beats and throw out a sick ass album and make a come back i know the dog still has it in him to put out more just has to stay off that shit
Not sounding and performing the way he is right now tho. I seen him a couple weeks ago and he lip synced the entire show. Half the crowd left
Fuckkk thats too bad man… guy just needs to get it together
DMX is the one who ended the shiny suit Bad Boy pop era.He restored hardcore NY hiphop.Would have been a disaster if he signed with Puff.
Puff is such a fraud. He did a 180 all of a sudden just cause Def Jam wanted X.even after dissing X to his face. DMX shouldn’t respect a two face opportunist.
Quote: “He became the first artist in music history to have his first two albums be released in the same calendar year and both debut as the #1 album in the country.”
Who writes these stuffs without research?
Pac was the first artist ever to do that when he released “All Eyez on Me” on February 13, 1996, the album dislodged … from the No. 1 spot and he followed up with “The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory” on November 5, 1996 which displaced the previous week’s No. 1 album, the Beatles’ “Anthology 3”.
Soren Baker, you’ve just misinformed a whole lot of people who in turn will pass this gibberish on as fact. Everything you need is online, do some research but again, I reckon you have to know what you are looking for, which begs the question: why are you writing about Hip-Hop?
Dude you sound like some rap super nerd with too much time on your hands
Those were not Tupac’s first two albums.
The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory is an album by Makaveli, categorically, not Tupac. So, interesting footnote it is, glad u mentioned it, yet not statistically accurate. You must admit. Plus, a report suggest that album, had Pac lived, would have been released the following year.
Ay dum dum Malik it says first 2 albums as in new artist pac was the first to do it period read the article thoroughly b4 u start talkin shit
Read bro ” first artist in music history to have his first two albums be released in the same calendar year”
Probably the best life decisions he ever made. Imagine how broke and addicted he would be if Puffy chewed him up and spit him out like all the other Bad Boy artists. Crooked ass Diddy would still be eating off X.
anyone who signs with puffy is a idiot
why his voice sound like that?
drugs
dmx needs to get clean
if you are a real nigga you vote for trump!
Cocaines a hell of a drug!
Man I wish X stayed on point, he was the biggest thing def jam had (bigger than jay-z). shame really