DMX - Exodus

DMX
Exodus
(Black Vinyl)
Release: 2021

Track Listing:

1. That's My Dog
2. Bath Salts
3. Dogs Out
4. Money Money Money
5. Hold Me Down
6. Skyscrapers
7. Stick Up Skit
8. Hood Blues
9. Take Control
10. Walking In The Rain
11. Exodus Skit
12. Letter To My Son (Call Your Father)
13. Prayer

More Info:
Exodus stands as DMX's eighth and final studio album, serving as a star-studded, emotionally raw swan song executive produced by longtime collaborator Swizz Beatz. Departing from the chaotic, unmixed bootleg feel of his 2012 release Undisputed, the production here is sleek and cinematic, leaning heavily on boom-bap nostalgia, warm soul samples, triumphant brass, and lush choir hooks rather than the abrasive, stripped-back Ruff Ryders synthesizers of his late-90s heyday. Earl Simmons sounds noticeably weathered, delivering his verses in a deep, gravelly rasp that trades pure vocal velocity for bruised vulnerability, spiritual longing, and street-level wisdom. The album splits its energy between menacing posse cuts ("Hood Blues" featuring Griselda, "Bath Salts" with Jay-Z and Nas) and deeply reflective, prayerful confessions ("Hold Me Down" featuring Alicia Keys, "Prayer"), capturing an aging hip-hop titan seeking peace and redemption amid his lifelong demons.