I brought DMX's "The Great Depression" back when it was first released.But with the exceptions of the ruffneck anthem "School Street" and the amped-up singles "Who We Be" and "We Right Here",

I didn't really play this album much.It wasn't that I disliked

the X man's lastest effort but I don't know...I guess,it didn't move me much.

Fast forward,three months later,"The Great Depression" gets more and more love with each listen.

But,let's get things straight,all of "Great Depession" isn't a weepy affair.

And you can't have a DMX album without his "Prayer" installment.

Now I can't front,back when X was emerging as a star with his first two 1998 albums("It's Dark And Hell Is Hot" and "Flesh Of My Flesh,Blood Of My Blood"),I wasn't exactly a DMX fan.

Oh,I'm sorry,Amazonians,for adding that little part at the end but I had to say that.But back to the album:"The Great Depression" might have to grow on you a bit but after a while,

(To anyone,who read this review and liked it,Thank you so much!)

DMX has been my favorite rapper for a long time. I like all of his albums. The only album that isn't that great is Flesh of my Flesh Blood of my Blood, that one is only ok. But Its Dark And Hell Is Hot, And Then There Was X.., and The Great Depression all kick... And Then There Was X was like all of his albums, gangsta, but not as gangsta as the first two and this one. the Great Depression bring back DMXs dark grimey gangst hip hop skills from his first album and parts of his second one. This album has no real bad songs. My favorites are School Street, Trina Moe, We Right Here, Bloodline Anthem and Damien III. I'm really glad he carried on the damien seris, because that is somthing I misssed on his last album, I think Damien 3 is the best song in the Damien seris(Damien, The Omen, Damien 3). Well all I can say is that this album is... awsome and you shouldn't be sitting reading this, you should be buying it.

thats right this is the best of DMX and his street anthem WE RIGHT HERE along with SCHOOL STREET,WHO WE BE and other hot tracks so get this now!!!!

In a time when 90% of these rappers have let everything go to their head Dmx Definetly hasn't. Instead of the usual expensive cars,money, and girls he proves he can rap about other things.

sometimes-4 good intro

school street- 5 tight song

who we be- 5 one of the best

trina moe- 4

we right here-5 off the hezzy

bloodline anthem-5 probally my favorite on the cd

shorty waz da bomb-3 kinda long

damien III- 3 the only song i would probally skip

when i'm nothing-5 should be next video

i miss you-4 nice song to his late grandmother

number 11-4

pull up- short skit

I'm a bang-5 should be played as loud as possible

pull out- skit

you could be blind-3 alright

the prayer IV- praise God

a minute for your son-4 nice song

GET THIS CD IF U WANT REAL HIP HOP!

Let me start off by saying taht mostly all of the songs on this album are very good. Yea he talks about almost the same thing in every song,yea hes not too creative,but he talks about waht he feels like..and not just ass and money like today's rappers. Having said that,about the cd.

Starts off banging with tracks 2 all the way up to track 8 "Damien III." Then a very touching song about his deceased grandmother comes on at #10. You can truly feel the pain coming from him in this song. The rest are good tracks like "Imma Bang" and "A minure for your son" but the very best tracks have to be #3 "Who We Be," #4 "Trina Moe" and #5 " We Right Here." All the tracks are listenable and good cd all the way around. His Best so far.