The Great Depression (DMX album)

2001 studio album by DMX

The Great Depression

Studio album by

DMX

Released| October 23, 2001
Recorded| July 2000–July 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)

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Singles from  The Great Depression

1. "We Right Here"
Released: August 14, 2001
2. "Who We Be"
Released: September 25, 2001
3. "I Miss You"
Released: January 15, 2002

Professional ratingsAggregate scores

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

The Great Depression is the fourth studio album by American rapper DMX. It was released on October 23, 2001 by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Just Blaze, Dame Grease, Black Key and DMX himself. The album also features guest appearances by Stephanie Mills, Faith Evans and Mashonda.

The Great Depression was supported by three singles: "We Right Here", "Who We Be" and "I Miss You". The album demonstrated his continually strong allegiance with the Ruff Ryders. The album received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 440,000 copies in the first week.[10] It became certified platinum in December of that same year.[11]

## Singles

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The Great Depression was supported by three singles. The first single, "We Right Here" was released on August 14, 2001. The single failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 but managed to peak at number 17 on the US Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart.[12] The single also peaked at number 43 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number eight on the US Hot Rap Songs charts respectively.[13][14] The second single, "Who We Be" was released on September 25, 2001. Unlike the previous single, it peaked at number 60 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.[15] The single also peaked at number 16 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number ten on the US Hot Rap Songs charts.[16][17] The third single, "I Miss You" was released on January 15, 2002. The single peaked at number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[18] It also peaked at number 37 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[19]

## Critical reception

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The Great Depression received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 62, based on ten reviews.[1]

## Commercial performance

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The Great Depression debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 440,000 copies in its first week.[10] This became DMX's fourth US number one debut on the chart.[10] In its second week, the album dropped to number three on the chart, selling an additional 214,000 copies.[20] On December 14, 2001, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over one million copies in the US.[21] As of October 2009, the album has sold 1,862,000 copies in the United States.[22]

## Track listing

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[23]

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Sometimes"| Earl Simmons| DMX| 1:06
2.| "School Street"|

* Simmons
* Damon Blackman

| Dame Grease| 3:01
3.| "Who We Be" (featuring Dustin Adams)|

* Simmons
* Mickey Davis

* Black Key
* Melvin "Hip" Armstead (co.)

| 4:47
4.| "Trina Moe"|

* Simmons
* Blackman

| Dame Grease| 4:02
5.| "We Right Here"|

* Simmons
* Davis

| Black Key| 4:27
6.| "Bloodline Anthem"|

* 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 (co.)

| 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 Tracks 12 & 14 were omitted from later pressings.

Notes[23]

* "Who We Be" contains additional vocals by Dustin Adams.
* "Bloodline Anthem contains additional vocals by Dia.
* "A Minute For Your Son" contains 3 additional hidden songs "The Kennel", "Problem Child" & "Shit's Still Real"

Sample credits[23]

* "When I'm Nothing" contains a sample of "Whatcha Gonna Do (with My Lovin')", written by James Mtume and Reggie Lucas, and performed by Stephanie Mills.
* "Pull Up" (Skit) and "Pull Out" (Skit) contain samples of "I'll Be Around (Whenever You Want Me)", written by Thom Bell and Phil Hurtt, and performed by The Spinners.

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for The Great Depression | Chart (2001)  | Peak
position

|

Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] | 99
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[25] | 16
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[26] | 1
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[27] | 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[28] | 25
European Top 100 Albums (Music & Media)[29] | 29
French Albums (SNEP)[30] | 69
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[31] | 10
Irish Albums (IRMA)[32] | 26
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[33] | 38
Scottish Albums (OCC)[34] | 36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[35] | 60
UK Albums (OCC)[36] | 20
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[37] | 2
US Billboard 200[38] | 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[39] | 1

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for The Great Depression | Chart (2001)  | Position

|

Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[40] | 71
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[41] | 16
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[42] | 7
US Billboard 200[43] | 109
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[44] | 60
Chart (2002)  | Position

|

Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[45] | 43
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[46] | 22
US Billboard 200[47] | 86
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[48] | 39

## Certifications

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Certifications for The Great Depression Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Canada (Music Canada)[49] | Platinum  | 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[50] | Gold  | 100,000*
United States (RIAA)[21] | Platinum  | 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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2. ^ Jason Birchmeier (n.d.). "The Great Depression - DMX | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
3. ^ Browne, David (November 2, 2001). "The Great Depression". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
4. ^ Soren Baker (October 21, 2001). "Keeping It Real, One Way or Another - latimes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
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11. ^ "Oh What A Year It Was…". Gold & Platinum News. RIAA. December 2001. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
12. ^ "Bubbling Under the Hot 100 - 2001-09-15". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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14. ^ "Hot Rap Songs - 2001-09-15". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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21. ^ a b "American album certifications – DMX – The Great Depression". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
22. ^ "XXL Scans: Def Jam's Entire Discography & Record Sales". October 18, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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50. ^ "British album certifications – DMX – The Great Depression". British Phonographic Industry.

## External links

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* The Great Depression at Metacritic

* v
* t
* e

DMX

* Discography

Studio albums|

* It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
* Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
* ... And Then There Was X
* The Great Depression
* Grand Champ
* Year of the Dog... Again
* Undisputed
* Exodus

Compilations|

* The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter
* The Best of DMX
* Redemption of the Beast

Singles|

* "Get at Me Dog"
* "Stop Being Greedy"
* "How's It Goin' Down"
* "Ruff Ryders' Anthem"
* "Grand Finale"
* "Slippin'"
* "What's My Name?"
* "What These Bitches Want"
* "Party Up (Up in Here)
* "No Sunshine"
* "We Right Here"
* "Who We Be"
* "I Miss You"
* "X Gon' Give It to Ya"
* "Where the Hood At?"
* "Get It on the Floor"
* "We in Here"
* "Lord Give Me a Sign"

Featured singles|

* "4, 3, 2, 1"
* "Money, Power & Respect"
* "Shut 'Em Down"
* "Money, Cash, Hoes"
* "Come Back in One Piece"
* "Tear It Up"
* "Touch It (Remix)"
* "Kant Nobody"

Other songs|

* "24 Hrs. to Live"
* "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)"

Related articles|

* Bloodline Records
* Ruff Ryders Entertainment
* Murder Inc.
* DMX: Soul of a Man
* Cradle 2 the Grave (soundtrack)
* DMX: Don't Try to Understand

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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