When DMX passed away at White Plains Hospital on April 9, he left behind a nearly completed body of work called Exodus. With the production help of Swizz Beatz, the 13-track project was released on Friday (May 28) with guest features from The LOX, JAY-Z, Nas, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg and more. But according to Ruff Ryders producer Dame Grease, there’s more where that came from.
On Wednesday (June 2), Dame hopped on Instagram to reveal he’s sitting on 50 unreleased DMX songs and ask for Def Jam Recordings to help release them. The video clip includes an audio recording of DMX repeatedly saying Dame Grease’s name in his signature gruff vocals.
“Yall Ready? @dmx #Amen Produced By @damegrease129,” he captioned the post.“I’ll give the masters to @defjam only … New album coming! The legacy continue. The Passion and Soul Recorded at my house with 50 more songs!”
Dame Grease was responsible for the bulk of the production for DMX’s 1998 debut album It’s Dark & Hell Is Hot on songs such as “How’s It Goin’ Down,” “Stop Being Greedy” and “Get at Me Dog” featuring Sheek Louch. The project entered the Billboard 200 chart at No. 1 upon its arrival and has been since certified 4x-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Grease has also crafted beats for Ma$e, Fat Joe, Noreaga, Eve and subsequent DMX albums such as Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood, …And Then There Was X, The Great Depression and Grand Champ, among others.
DMX's 'Exodus' Is A Painful Reminder The Ruff Ryders Legend Wasn't Done Here
DMX’s first posthumous album has been met with mixed reviews — some loved it and some thought Swizz Beatz’s production destroyed it.
As noted in the HipHopDX review of the project, “Not every song seems to fit on the project though — “Money Money Money” featuring an odd placement from Moneybagg Yo stands out like a sore thumb (the sole song Swizz says was completed after DMX’s death), while the Griselda crew did their best on “Hood Blues” but fails to really capture the essence of X’s vulnerability on the mic, therefore creating a disjointed, inauthentic hiccup about midway through the album.”
Perhaps Dame Grease will deliver Round II in the near future. Until then, check out Exodus below.
That snippet sounds better than practically everything on Exodus.
DATS TUFF!!!
We need a double disc album produced by Dame Grease
Wow, the plot thickens. That’s a lot of material and X always sounded better over Dame’s production rather than Swizz’s cuz Dame wouldn’t be adding his own vocals and add libs to prove he made the track. Swizz you had your turn with a rushed product, I’d love to see you move heaven and earth to release another album by christmas. The man came in the game with 2 albums in a year, you have access to enough material to let him leave the game the same way. I’m all for it.
Yes! That is what I want to hear. Beautiful sample by the way… Air Born… also used by Hi-Tek in Music 4 Life… let me hear that song Dame Grease!
oh yeah this is what the streets is waiting for
Yeah I’m not feeling exodus and griselda don’t sound good next to x
Dame was always the better X producer. And super underrated
X made a smart move, think that was cool he had long talk with Prince , really am not surprised because DMX was smart, gentleman, intelligent.
This is what real X fans want to hear!
Exodus was a Lil slow for DMX. I didn’t feel his energy in this album, But I’m sure he got a couple PLATINUM albums hidden. Come on G put Dmx back on the map
No thank you I don’t want a DMX album with recyled verses, trapbeats and features by Lil Baby, da baby, Lil Skies, Lil Peep, Lil reese etc.
Let the legend rest. No money grab.
I agree with you.
That’s nothing. I have 100 unreleased Elvis songs, 200 pairs of glasses worn by John Lenon, and 5000 fake moustaches from Freddie Mercury’s collection. The album coming soon with features from Lil Baby, Da Baby, Lil Peep, Lil Pop, Pop Baby and Baby Pop.
Everybody always talking about DMX having crazy energy. Well that was the cocaine. That’s all it was. He was high as a kite on and off stage, let us be honest about the fact. That’s what his so called ‘energy’ was.. crackhead energy. You see that same energy by just observing your local neighborhood crackheads. Everybody know cocaine is bad for the heart in the long run and he had a history of using for couple decades. Not trying to put the man down or anything like that, but stating the facts. I enjoyed his three first albums and even after that he had a couple of nice tracks and a good run.
You need to stop talking wrong about the dead. He has children left on this earth, and you call yourself a doctor not God?
Hey hater go suck meat …you peasant
This is probably X still in his prime too.
Nxaa phapha
I believe that the rights to the masters of those 50 unheard tracks by DMX and Dame Grease made should go to Earls’ family, or at least the royalty checks should, R.I.P. DMX.