ARTIST: DMX TITLE: Year Of The Dog... Again LABEL: Sony Urban GENRE: Rap BITRATE: 190kbps avg PLAYTIME: 0h 54min total RELEASE DATE: 2006-08-01 RIP DATE: 2006-07-24 Track List ---------- 01. Intro 1:33 02. We In Here (Feat. Swizz Beatz) 3:54 03. I Run Shit (Feat. Big Stan) 3:56 04. Come Thru (Move) (Feat. Busta 3:42 Rhymes) 05. It's Personal (Feat. Jadakiss 3:44 & Styles P) 06. Baby Motha 4:41 07. Dog Love (Feat. Janyce & 3:43 Amerie) 08. Wrong Or Right (I'm Tired) 5:24 (Feat. BZR Royale) 09. Give 'Em What They Want 2:46 10. Walk These Dogs (Feat. 2:56 Kashmir) 11. Blown Away (Feat. Jinx & 4:02 Janyce) 12. Goodbye 4:50 13. Life Be My Song 4:02 14. The Prayer VI 1:30 15. Lord Give Me A Sign 3:28 Release Notes: "I don't make music to make songs," says the record-breaking hip-hop icon DMX, "I make music to record my life." DMX, the legendary Ruff Ryder who's sold 20 million albums, is back in the saddle with his eagerly-awaited sixth solo outing, Year Of The Dog Again, his previous album, 2003's Grand Champ, made him the only artist in the history of the Billboard Top 200 to have his first five albums debut consecutively at #1. Beyond iconic, DMX has been the voice of the hood since he first burst onto the scene as a representative of the street movement and record label Ruff Ryders. As hip-hop is assimilated into the cultural mainstream, it's time for the long overdue and much needed return of rap's prophetic visionary, DMX. "Working with The Dog in 2006 is truly a blessing," said Swizz Beatz. "The Dog is focused. Any anyone who thought The Dog was gone better put their head between their legs and kiss their ass goodbye. He's looking better than ever, sounding better than ever, and creating better than ever. Swizz Beatz plus Ruff Ryders plus DMX equals history." Pulling no punches and making no excuses, DMX tears into his blistering new songs with all the powers at his command on Year Of The Dog Again reconnects hip-hop with the righteous moral complexity and unflinching honesty of its roots. When asked about the current state of hip-hop, DMX is blunt about the so-called competition. "No one is saying anything," he exclaims. "It's not rap, it's crap. There is no soul. I refuse to conform to the norm." The groundbreaking new album Year Of The Dog Again includes the single "Lord Give Me A Sign," as well as the blazin' track "We In Here."