DMX - Exodus (Discussion Thread)

[beenz]

Just started it. I have to take this time to say that Swizz has one of the WOAT voices ever to be on a record. His voice his horrible and he isn’t self aware enough to realize it.

he's a narcissist. he's wanted to be a star since the 90's despite no rapping ability and the fact that a more of his beats are misses vs hits.

 

[beenz]

that jay-z verse gotta be 10+ years old

 

[beenz]

man I can't believe this album has skits on it. that shyt died out 20 years ago. and even when that was the thing to do, it was still at the time.

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

never noticed this is the same verse as Bath Salts.

 

[Danie84]

I was Born in the Dirt so it's like you Planted the Seed

...Skyscrapers/Walking in the Rain/That's My Dog/Letter to My Son

Ostentatious Swizz and unevenness made this sound like a demo compilation instead of farewell abum, tho

 

[Big Boss]

its an ok album

 

[Danie84]

Nas verse on this ridiculous. Wait for it.

Denzel Plays a Younger Nas with some CGI:

 

[jensyao]

Truth is, Grease was executive producer on X's last couple albums. They're family. Grease has been working with X for years on new music, but he and PK have had beef with Swizz over business shyt for years, over Swizz taking credit for tracks he didn't do. Grease never went anywhere. They were all working with X over the years when he was going through it. X was staying with Grease at his crib during that stretch, and the reason why they have issues, is because Swizz tries to make it seem like he's been the only one in X's corner all these years. Grease was behind all the business on X's last couple of projects and was giving X beats for free.

When X started working on this album years ago, he had tracks with Grease that they recorded at Vacant Lot. When they took the album back to Def Jam and got the budget for it, Swizz was named executive producer and cut all the tracks that Grease did off the project. He and X had done around 25-30 joints over the last few years. And that's been the issue with those two and the issue PK has with Swizz too because he blocked all of X's OG producers from the project once he got at the helm, but he brought in recycled beats from other dudes. Both Grease and PK have been online talking about this way before X passed, when Swizz flew X out to Cali to record at Snoop's spot. When Grease was executive producer on those last couple of X albums, he still brought in Swizz. When Swizz got the look, he cut both of the OG dudes out.

damn, can you make a new thread explaining the whole story on how it started and unfolded? first time hearing about this, thanks

 

[Axum Ezana]

Truth is, Grease was executive producer on X's last couple albums. They're family. Grease has been working with X for years on new music, but he and PK have had beef with Swizz over business shyt for years, over Swizz taking credit for tracks he didn't do. Grease never went anywhere. They were all working with X over the years when he was going through it. X was staying with Grease at his crib during that stretch, and the reason why they have issues, is because Swizz tries to make it seem like he's been the only one in X's corner all these years. Grease was behind all the business on X's last couple of projects and was giving X beats for free.

When X started working on this album years ago, he had tracks with Grease that they recorded at Vacant Lot. When they took the album back to Def Jam and got the budget for it, Swizz was named executive producer and cut all the tracks that Grease did off the project. He and X had done around 25-30 joints over the last few years. And that's been the issue with those two and the issue PK has with Swizz too because he blocked all of X's OG producers from the project once he got at the helm, but he brought in recycled beats from other dudes. Both Grease and PK have been online talking about this way before X passed, when Swizz flew X out to Cali to record at Snoop's spot. When Grease was executive producer on those last couple of X albums, he still brought in Swizz. When Swizz got the look, he cut both of the OG dudes out.

what songs on the first 3 dmx albums did swizz get production credit for he did not deserve?

 

[tremonthustler1]

No. U nikkas in this thread played yallselves cause y’all went into auto hate mode on the beats not even realizing he didn’t even make half of em. “Swizz is the worst producer. Listen to these beats..” only to find out shyts ain’t even a fukkin Swizz Beat. Lol.

The Coli treats Swizz like he's Solaar with family connects

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

take control is flames

 

[FreshAIG]

take control is flames

It’s become my favorite song on the album

 

[AAKing23]

His son singing with him on Walking in the Rain was

Plus Nas verse makes this song

 

[Playaz Eyez]

The Coli treats Swizz like he's Solaar with family connects

The doofus you responded to continues to die on the hill of “Swizz not producing the songs you think”, despite him being the executive producer, despite his name being listed on every single track, and despite Swizz’s signature sound being on every single track but 3. He is clearly either Alicia Keys or Mashonda burner accounts.

 

[Conscious Pilot]

Hood blues is good, actually a few tracks.... nothing really worth listening to again unless it comes on shuffle. But damn he sounds like trash on a lot this, with all the big features,..you couldn’t have mixed his voice better over as one of these.