The Great Depression (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = The Great Depression
Type = Album
Artist = DMX


Released = October 23 2001 (U.S.)
Recorded = 2001
Genre = Gangsta rap, Hardcore hip hop, East Coast hip hop
Length = 72:02
Label = Ruff Ryder Records; Def Jam Recording
Producer = Darrin & Joaquin Dean and DMX (ex prd.); Latarche Nas Collins (co-exec); Just Blaze, Swizz Beatz, Dame Grease, PK, Black Key, Kidd Kold
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:bfuj6jp271y0 link]
* Q Rating|3|5
* Rolling Stone Rating|2.5|5
* "Entertainment Weekly" (B-) [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,253782,00.html link]
Last album = "...And Then There Was X"
(1999)
This album = "The Great Depression"
(2001)
Next album = "Grand Champ"
(2003) |

"The Great Depression" is the fourth solo album released by New York based rapper DMX. Released October 23 2001, it was DMX's fourth straight album to debut at number one. The album demonstrated his still strong allegiance with the Ruff Ryders. The Great Depression went platinum quickly, but lacked the staying power of his previous releases. The Album contains the Singles "Who We Be", "We Right Here", and "I Miss You."

This album sold 439,000 copies in its opening week and became DMX's fourth to debut at #1. Despite debuting at #1 on the billboard 200 and selling close to 3 million worldwide, The Great Depression wasn't met with much critical praise. In fact, the album was credited by critics as the most mediocre in DMX's catalogue.

"The Great Depression" was released in a "clean" version that lightly censors out violence and blanks out all profanity and drug use. Some of the editing is inconsistent on the names of guns and subject matter of that kind, as it will commonly leave in some gun names but blank out others. One example of this is on "I'ma Bang" where the part, "Get the glock" is normally censored as "Get the g***k" but halfway through the track is left uncensored. This album is only moderately inconsistent in editing when compared to albums such as Boyz n da Hood's self-titled debut.

Track listing

#"Sometimes" – 1:06
#"School Street" – 3:01
#"Who We Be" (featuring Dustin Adams) – 4:47
#"Trina Moe" – 4:02
#"We Right Here" – 4:27
#"Bloodline Anthem" (featuring Dia) – 4:25
#"Shorty Was Da Bomb" – 5:12
#"Damien III" –feat. marilyn manson 3:21
#"When I'm Nothing" (featuring Stephanie Mills) – 4:33
#"I Miss You" (featuring Faith Evans) – 4:40
#"Number 11" – 4:25
#"Pull Up" (skit) - 0:20
#"I'm a Bang" – 5:03
#"Pull Out" (skit) - 0:24
#"You Could Be Blind" (featuring Mashonda) – 4:34
#"The Prayer IV" – 1:42
#"A Minute for Your Son" – 16:55

At the end of "A Minute For Your Son," the track continues with freestyles by Ruff Ryders affiliates Jinx, Loose, Kashmir, Big Stan, and Drag-On as well as two original songs featuring Mysonne & Drag-On on the first, and on the second Mic Geronimo & Big Stan.

Charts

References