As promised, DMX's posthumous album, Exodus is here and is as powerful as you'd think.
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The album is something X completely had his hands in, prior to his tragic passing in April. Swizz Beatz teased that the album features "everyone," but here's a full breakdown about who's who.
Exodus kicks off with "That's My Dog" featuring The LOX and Swizz. Former rivals turned comrades, JAY-Z and Nas blessed "Bath Salts." Lil Wayne accompanies Swizz on "Dog's Out." "Money Money Money" was originally supposed to feature Pop Smoke, but when his verse leaked and was subsequently snagged by another artist, Swizz asked Moneybagg Yo to hop on. "Hold Me Down" features Alicia Keys and Bono kills it on "Skyscrapers."
The Cross, Icepick and Infared join X on the "Stick Up Skit" followed by Benny The Butcher, Conway the Machine and Westside Gunn on "Hood Blues." Snoop Dogg and X put a new spin on Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" with their banger, "Take Control." Introspective soother, "Walking in the Rain" features denAun, Nas and X's son, Exodus (whom the album is named after). The album solely closes out with Usher, X and Brian King Joseph on the heart-wrenching "Letter to My Son (Call Your Father)." When Swizz said, "that song takes you out, but then I leave a lot of musical space for people to reflect," he wasn't kidding.
When X discussed the album on Talib Kweli's podcast last December, he expressed, "this [next album], I have more features. [There are] more artists than I’ve ever had on any of my albums. I gotta say: Swizz did his thing; I love him to death, man. I appreciate the confidence that he had in [and] with me and the dedication that he’s given to this project. It’s a blessing to have people that love you and f*** with you, for real."
When making the album, Swizz recalled X being in great spirits and being very excited for fans to get new music. This is X's first release since 2012's Undisputed and we wish he was here to celebrate this moment. Stream Exodus here.
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