The Great Depression (DMX album)

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The Great Depression
DMX - The Great Depression.albumcover.jpg
Studio album by
DMX
ReleasedOctober 23, 2001
Recorded2000–2001
GenreHardcore hip hop
Length72:02
Label
Producer
DMX chronology
...And Then There Was X
(1999) 		The Great Depression
(2001) 		Grand Champ
(2003)
Singles from The Great Depression
  1. "We Right Here"
    Released: August 14, 2001
  2. "Who We Be"
    Released: September 25, 2001
  3. "I Miss You"
    Released: January 15, 2002
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(62/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2.5/5 stars[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB-[3]
Los Angeles Times3/4 stars[4]
NME(5/10)[5]
PopMatters4/10 stars[1][6]
Q3/5 stars[1]
RapReviews(6.5/10)[7]
Rolling Stone2.5/5 stars[8]
Spin(6/10)[1]
USA Today3.5/4 stars[9]

The Great Depression is the fourth studio album by American rapper DMX. It was released on October 23, 2001 by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Just Blaze, Just Blaze, Dame Grease, Black Key and DMX himself. The album also features guest appearances by Stephanie Mills, Faith Evans and Mashonda.

The Great Depression was supported by three singles: "We Right Here", "Who We Be" and "I Miss You". The album demonstrated his continually strong allegiance with the Ruff Ryders The album received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 440,000 copies in the first week.[10] It became certified platinum in December of that same year.[11]

Singles[]

The Great Depression was supported by three singles. The first single, "We Right Here" was released on August 14, 2001. The single failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but managed to peaked at number 17 on the US Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart.[12] The single also peaked at number 43 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number eight on the US Hot Rap Songs charts respectively.[13][14] The second single, "Who We Be" was released on September 25, 2001. Unlike the previous single, it peaked at number 60 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[15] The single also peaked at number 16 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number ten on the US Hot Rap Songs charts.[16][17] The third single, "I Miss You" was released on January 15, 2002. The single peaked at number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[18] It also peaked at number 37 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[19]

Critical reception[]

The Great Depression received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 62, based on ten reviews.[1]

Commercial performance[]

The Great Depression debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 440,000 copies in its first week.[10] This became DMX's fourth US number one debut on the chart.[10] In its second week, the album dropped to number three on the chart, selling an additional 214,000 copies.[20] On December 14, 2001, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over one million copies in the US.[21] As of October 2009, the album has sold 1,862,000 copies in the United States.[22]

Track listing[]

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[23]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sometimes"Earl SimmonsDMX1:06
2."School Street"
Dame Grease3:01
3."Who We Be"
  • Simmons
  • Mickey Davis
  • Black Key
  • Melvin "Hip" Armstead (co.)
4:47
4."Trina Moe"
  • Simmons
  • Blackman
Dame Grease4:02
5."We Right Here"
  • Simmons
  • Davis
Black Key4:27
6."Bloodline Anthem"
  • Simmons
  • Brian Collins
  • DMX
  • Kidd Kold
4:25
7."Shorty Was Da Bomb"
  • Simmons
  • Blackman
Dame Grease5:12
8."Damien III"
  • Simmons
  • Anthony Fields
P.K.3:21
9."When I'm Nothing" (featuring Stephanie Mills)
  • DMX
  • Dame Grease
  • Black Key (co.)
4:33
10."I Miss You" (featuring Faith Evans)
  • Simmons
  • Collins
Kidd Kold4:40
11."Number 11"
  • Simmons
  • Fields
P.K.4:25
12."Pull Up" (Skit)
DMX0:20
13."I'ma Bang"
Just Blaze5:03
14."Pull Out" (Skit)
  • Bell
  • Hurtt
DMX0:24
15."You Could Be Blind" (featuring Mashonda)
Swizz Beatz4:34
16."The Prayer IV"SimmonsDMX1:42
17."A Minute for Your Son"
  • Simmons
  • Dean
Swizz Beatz16:55

Notes[23]

  • "Who We Be" contains additional vocals by Dustin Adams.
  • "Bloodline Anthem contains additional vocals by Dia.

Sample credits[23]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[38] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[39] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[21] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

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  3. ^ Browne, David (November 2, 2001). "The Great Depression by DMX". EW.com. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  4. ^ Soren Baker (October 21, 2001). "Keeping It Real, One Way or Another - latimes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
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  8. ^ "DMX: The Great Depression : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. October 30, 2001. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
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  19. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs - 2002-03-02". Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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  22. ^ "XXL Scans: Def Jam's Entire Discography & Record Sales". October 18, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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  39. ^ "British album certifications – DMX – THE GREAT DEPRESSION". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type THE GREAT DEPRESSION in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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