This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Ever heard a talking dog? Well then, how about a singing one?
The old dog of gangsta rap, Earl (DMX) Simmons, shows off a few new tricks on his third solo CD, introducing plenty of catchy melody and even crooning most choruses in his rough, R&B-ready rasp. Heck, there’s even a sincere, spoken-word prayer. But don’t think for a second this dog is housebroken. DMX is still as tenacious as a pit bull, growling, howling and barking his way through 18 thug-life tracks about robbing a liquor store and killin’ folks, becoming a hit man and killin’ folks and playing tiddley-winks and killin’ folks (OK, I made that last one up, but trust us, it wouldn’t be out of place). In other words, the big dog still likes to hunt. Bow-wow-wow yippee-yo, yippee-yay.
