Prior to his tragic passing on April 9, it had been reported that DMX finished his eighth studio album and was readying its release. To execute his vision and deliver on his promise, X’s team along with Swizz Beatz announced on Monday (May 10) that his Exodus album will arrive on May 28.
“5/28 EXODUS IS COMING [X] THE ALBUM,” Swizz wrote with the album’s accompanying black-and-white cover art shot by Jonathan Mannion.
“My brother X was one of the most pure and rare souls I’ve ever met,” Swizz, who executive produced the album, relayed in a statement. “He lived his life dedicated to his family and music. Most of all, he was generous with his giving and loved his fans beyond measure. This album, X couldn’t wait for his fans all around the world to hear and show just how much he valued each and every single person that has supported him unconditionally.”
DMX resigned with Def Jam in 2019 after his last release on the famed label came with 2003’s Grand Champ. During his Drink Champs interview earlier this year, the Yonkers legend revealed assists on the project from Griselda and the late Pop Smoke. Other rumored features include Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Usher and Alicia Keys.
The project could also find DMX posthumously collaborating with his eight-year-old daughter, Sonovah Hillman Jr., who showed off her rapping ability by interpolating her father’s “Slippin'” into her own song at DMX’s celebration of life memorial.
According to NBC DFW, producers have asked the eight-year-old to join forces with her late father on a pair of tracks, but it’s unknown if they’re slated for Exodus.
Swizz Beatz Reaffirms Decision To Keep It 100 At DMX’s Memorial
Snoop Dogg spoke to Hot 97 in April about the fact that DMX also stayed in Los Angeles following their summer 2020 Verzuz battle to finish his album.
“He actually did his whole album at my studio when we finished Verzuz,” he explained. “He never left, he stayed in L.A. and rented my studio out and did his whole album. I cooked for them, I laid it out for them. I made it feel like mi casa es su casa. That was the best moment, that he felt comfortable enough to do his album at my spot and he didn’t leave until it was done.”
RIP X! I dig the album title. Can’t wait
Finally! A proper rap album! No singing, no autotune, and no trap beats! I’m very optimistic about this one!
i have a feelin it might be that way. this new school art of rappin is mad sus and is the only thing sellin. im not lookin forward to this kiddie pop rap shit they probabaly got him doin becuase it sells
Ja Rule already had an album called Exodus.
But Ja Rule’s version sounds like a venereal disease tho
That wasn’t an album, it was a compilation of his old JaRule hits just so Irv Gotti could get away from Def Jam
So? Whether an album full of new cuts or a compilation (by the way it did have new music on it too), it’s still a release called Exodus.
Again. Bob Marley had an album called exodus. There is a book in the Bible called exodus. There are a couple of hundred albums called Exodus if you look it up on Spotify. The problem here is, you are WAY into penis for knowing the name of a Ja Tule album and bringing that shit up when DMX is the topic, dummy.
What a bitch move from DMX camp.. Stealing Ja Rule release name Exodus just before dying .. Now Ja Rule can’t call dude out or everybody will call him disrepectful.. very clever move from the Ruff Ryders camp.. Dissing Ja Rule beyond the grave like that still a pussy move doe
Yeah, only you are really dumb. Bob Marley had an album and a single called exodus. The Bible has a book in it called exodus. There are hundreds, if not thousands of albums named exodus idiot. I swear these gay, in the closet ass Ja Rule fans. Já Rule is, and always has been some tee ie bopper shit for little girls. Please go fuck yourself. Have some Doritos, a Heineken and some dick to go with it. We are talking about DMX here. A real one.
Did Ja rule ain’t got an album that’s called exodus?
True tho
Did you aí t just try to talk English? Shut your illiterate ass up. Didnt God name a book in the Bible exodus though? Didn’t Bob Marley name an album and a song Exodus? Dumb dumb.
Damn, I thought Ja was the first 1! Thanks for the info!
The one weirdo gay Ru Paul ass dude on here that keeps bringing up Ja Rule needs to choke on a big bag of dildos. There are hundreds of albums called exodus dummy. It’s a book in the Bible. That’s like saying “didn’t random artist already use John 3:16?” Fucking idiot. Bob Marley put out an album called Exodus in the 70’s. Learn something about music before opening your dick hole of a mouth. Semen breath. Ja Rule is the gayest shit ever.
Ja rule got the best exodus album! That’s a fact!