The Great Depression (DMX album)

The Great Depression is the fourth studio album by American rapper DMX. The album was released October 23, 2001, by Ruff Ryders and Def Jam. It was DMX's fourth consecutive album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. 440,000 copies were sold within the first week of the album's release, and it was certified Platinum in December of that year.[10] The album demonstrated his continually strong allegiance with the Ruff Ryders with singles such as "Who We Be" and "We Right Here".

The Great Depression
Studio album by DMX
Released	October 23, 2001
Recorded	2000-2001
Genre	Hardcore hip hop
Length	72:02
Label	Ruff Ryders Def Jam
Producer	Darrin & Joaquin Dean (exec.) DMX (also exec.) Latarche Nas Collins (co-exec.) Just Blaze Swizz Beatz Dame Grease PK Black Key Kidd Kold
DMX chronology
...And Then There Was X (1999) The Great Depression (2001) Grand Champ (2003)
Singles from The Great Depression
"We Right Here" Released: August 14, 2001 "Who We Be" Released: September 25, 2001 "I Miss You" Released: January 15, 2002

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(62/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B-[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
NME	(5/10)[5]
PopMatters	[1][6]
Q	[1]
RapReviews	(6.5/10)[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Spin	(6/10)[1]
USA Today	[9]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 440,000 copies in the United States.[11]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Sometimes"	Earl Simmons	DMX	1:06
2.	"School Street"	Simmons Damon Blackman	Dame Grease	3:01
3.	"Who We Be"	Simmons Mickey Davis	Black Key Melvin "Hip" Armstead^[a]	4:47
4.	"Trina Moe"	Simmons Blackman	Dame Grease	4:02
5.	"We Right Here"	Simmons Davis	Black Key	4:27
6.	"Bloodline Anthem" (featuring Dia)	Simmons Brian Collins	DMX Kidd Kold	4:25
7.	"Shorty Was Da Bomb"	Simmons Blackman	Dame Grease	5:12
8.	"Damien III"	Simmons Anthony Fields	P.K.	3:21
9.	"When I'm Nothing" (featuring Stephanie Mills)	Simmons Blackman James Mtume Reggie Lucas	DMX Dame Grease Black Key^[a]	4:33
10.	"I Miss You" (featuring Faith Evans)	Simmons Collins	Kidd Kold	4:40
11.	"Number 11"	Simmons Fields	P.K.	4:25
12.	"Pull Up" (Skit)	Thom Bell Phil Hurtt	DMX	0:20
13.	"I'ma Bang"	Simmons Justin Smith	Just Blaze	5:03
14.	"Pull Out" (Skit)	Bell Hurtt	DMX	0:24
15.	"You Could Be Blind" (featuring Mashonda)	Simmons Kasseem Dean	Swizz Beatz	4:34
16.	"The Prayer IV"	Simmons	DMX	1:42
17.	"A Minute for Your Son"	Simmons Dean	Swizz Beatz	16:55

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer.

Charts

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[13]	1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14]	1
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[16]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Critic Reviews for The Great Depression". CBS Interactive. n.d. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
2. Jason Birchmeier (n.d.). "The Great Depression - DMX | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
3. Browne, David (2001-11-02). "The Great Depression by DMX". EW.com. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
4. Soren Baker (2001-10-21). "Keeping It Real, One Way or Another - latimes". latimes.com. Time Inc. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
5. "NME Reviews - DMX : The Great Depression". nme.Com. Time Inc. 2005-09-12. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
6. "DMX: The Great Depression". PopMatters. 2001-10-22. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
7. "Feature for October 23, 2001 - DMX' "The Great Depression"". RapReviews.com. RapReviews.com. 2001-10-23. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
8. "DMX: The Great Depression : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 2001-10-30. Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
9. "Ryan's songs worth their wait in 'Gold'". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2001-10-30. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
10. "Oh What A Year It Was…". Gold & Platinum News. RIAA. December 2001. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
11. "DMX Proves 'Grand Champ' On Album Chart". Billboard. 2003-09-24. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
12. The Great Depression (booklet). Ruff Ryders, Def Jam. 2001.
13. "DMX Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
14. "DMX Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
15. "DMX Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
16. "American album certifications – DMX – THE GREAT DEPRESSION". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 20, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 

External links

• The Great Depression at Metacritic