DMX's Landmark Album Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

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10 YEARS OF RAW GRITTY SOUNDZ STILL BANGING IN THE STREETZ AND SPEAKERS - THE DEFINITION OF A CLASSIC ALBUM IT'S DARK AND HELL IS HOT WAS RELEASED ON MAY 19. 1998, AND DEBUTED ATOP BILLBOARD'S TOP 200 ALBUM CHART ON THE WAY TO 4.6 MILLION IN SALES. DAME GREASE ANCHORED THE PRODUCTION TEAM.

Today Marks a monumental day for when rap was in it's toughest, grimiest period. DMX released one of the most anticipated albums of that year, with a slew of producers who would 10 years later remain relevant in the music industry. Dame Grease led the pack with 13 hits under his belt with the assistance of PK, Swizz Beatz, Young Lord, Irv Gotti and LiL Rob. "I'TS DARK & HELL IS HOT" became to be one of DMX's most essential albums to date.

10 years later Dame Grease would stay close to DMX and record numerous hits, movie scores and enhance his production skills to create the sound of a prolific multi-platinum producer who would later lend his raw gritty sounds to the likes of Jay z, T.I., Freeway, Nas, Mary J Blige and many more selling over 30 million records worldwide. May 27th Grease releases a truly novel concept album (and first of a budding franchise), "Goon Musik" not only features Grease on the boards for all thirteen tracks, but also introduces him as a veritable force on the mic, alongside "The Goon Squad" (a pairing between Meeno, Tanya "T6" and NY's renowned "Lenox Ave Boyz"), Max B. and more.
Dame Grease is ready to embark in a few more ventures, He's been unstoppable and is showing and proving that with every beat every unique sound, there will always be Platinum Hits. Respect the Producer, "The Best of Dame Grease Instrumentals" has proven just that.