The rapper who's album it is needs to show that they can carry the load on their own, and DMX demonstrates this. For example, over half of the songs on The Sound Of Revenge are collaborations. Another annoying trend in rap is the excessive use of guest appearances. That means there are thirteen straight tracks with no skits in between, giving this album a flow unlike most modern rap albums. There are only two in this 16 song album, and they are all placed in the first three tracks. One of these is the near entire lack of skits. This album breaks many of the annoying trends that have been set recently in rap. Overall, the beats on this album are top notch and nearly flawless. You go from an upbeat and party atmosphere on It's All Good to an ethereal and scary atmosphere on The Omen to a reflective and sorrowful mood in Slippin'. Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood definitely never falls into that pattern. Even if they don't have extremely similar beats, the general atmosphere and mood of the songs are similar. An unfortunate theme on most hardcore rap albums is that all of the beats sound nearly identical. On Ain't No Way, the chorus sounds like something out of an old hymnal. Also, the beats fit DMX's lyrical topics perfectly, but still manage to be creative. The song Coming From even has interludes throughout the song with a pounding double bass beat. You will find everything in this album, from complicated classical bass lines in Coming From to a sitar in Ready To Meet Him to a plucked acoustic guitar in No Love For Me. The beats on this album are spectacular in every sense of the world. The Omen is easily the best and most creative song on the album in terms of DMX's rhymes. The famous Satanist Marilyn Manson even makes an appearance in this song.
This song is about a conversation between DMX, who is dying, and the Devil. Definitely the most creative is The Omen. DMX does get quite creative with some lyrical topics, despite the majority of them being generic. He proclaims that all of his homies are "dogs" and all of his enemies are "cats." It's a creative idea, and it makes for some pretty interesting rhymes throughout the album. DMX also has several trademark themes in his rhymes, the best known of them being his obsession with dogs. His individual rhymes aren't good, but they do what they are intended to do: convey his intense aggression and hate. But he does it repeatedly throughout the album, and it is somewhat bothering. I don't know why he does this, as he certainly has enough skill to come up with different rhymes. One unfortunate habit he has is rhyming the same word four or five times in a row. Essentially, this is the epitome of a gangsta rap album.ĭMX's rhymes are not spectacular, but they aren't terrible. The atmosphere, the beats, and the vocals. He shows his intentions right up front, his first rap of the first song being "I got blood on my head, and I got no remorse, and I got blood on my dick, because I fu cked a corpse." Although DMX may not be a very skilled rapper, every other aspect of this album besides his rhymes are perfect. Another thing he does to keep up his image of a killer is the use of comic (and sometimes completely unnecessary) gore. He also conveys this in his actual rhymes, devoting over half of the tracks on this album to his anonymous legion of haters. He often punctuates his rhymes with guttural growls, and his vocal delivery and tone conjures an image of a tough, cold-blooded thug. He is known as being one of the most imposing and scary rappers out there. His flow is jerky and somewhat awkward, and his individual rhymes have almost all been done before. For the most part, his lyrical themes are tired and uncreative. DMX, or Dark Man X, is not a particularly good rapper. Being a skilled rapper is not a requirement to become successful in rap.
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