Which 1998 album was DMX’s debut studio release and topped the Billboard 200?
Answer
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot was DMX’s 1998 debut studio album and topped the Billboard 200.
Released by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings on May 12, 1998, the album presented DMX’s intense delivery, gravelly voice, prayer-like passages, and recurring themes of violence, loyalty, faith, and inner conflict. It included the singles “Get at Me Dog,” “Stop Being Greedy,” “Ruff Ryders' Anthem,” and “How’s It Goin' Down.”
The album debuted at number one and helped make DMX one of the most prominent new rappers of the late 1990s. His forceful performance style and association with the Ruff Ryders collective gave the project a distinct identity.
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood was his second album and also debuted at number one later in 1998. ...And Then There Was X was his third, while The Great Depression was released in 2001.