DMX: His 10 greatest songs, from ‘Ruff Ryders’ Anthem’ to ‘X Gon’ Give it to Ya’
The IndependentSign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Money, Power & Respect” The title track on The LOX’s third album, “Money, Power & Respect” featured a young DMX prior to the release of It’s Dark and Hell is Hot. “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” One of DMX’s biggest hits, “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” almost didn’t happen. The third single from It's Dark and Hell Is Hot was produced again by a young Swizz Beatz, who in 2011 told Complex that DMX didn’t think the beat was “hood enough”. DMX encourages Slim Shady as he tells Ja Rule to “die nameless” on one of Eminem’s greatest diss tracks.