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2006 studio album by DMX

Year of the Domestic dog... Again
Studio album by DMX
Released	August 1, 2006
Genre	Hardcore hip hop East Coast hip hop gangsta rap gospel rap
Length	54:26
Label	Ruff Ryders Sony Urban Columbia
Producer	Swizz Beatz Republic of chad Elliott Eddie "Shy Boogs" Timmons Matriarch Grease Scott Storch Shok Teflon Elite Sean Garrett
DMX chronology
Grand Champ (2003) Twelvemonth of the Dog... Once again (2006) The Definition of X: The Option of the Litter (2007)
Singles from Year of the Dog... Once again
"We in Here" Released: April 11, 2006 "Lord Give Me a Sign" Released: September 3, 2006[1]

Professional ratings

Amass scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(threescore/100)[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The A.Five. Gild	B−[4]
Entertainment Weekly	B[five]
The Guardian	[vi]
Now	[2]
RapReviews	(half dozen/10)[seven]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Spin	(2/x)[two]
Stylus Magazine	B+[ix]

Year of the Dog... Again is the 6th studio album by American rapper DMX. It was released on August 1, 2006 by Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Sony Urban Music and Columbia Records. The album was generally produced by Swizz Beatz, Scott Storch, with additional production past others. It features guest appearances from Busta Rhymes, Styles P, Amerie, and Jadakiss.

Year of the Dog... Again was supported by ii singles: "We in Hither" and "Lord Give Me a Sign". The album received mostly positive to mixed reviews from music critics but was a moderate commercial success. It debuted at number ii on the U.s. Billboard 200 and number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, selling 125,000 copies in its first calendar week.^[x] It became DMX's get-go album to not debut at number one on the Billboard 200.

Disquisitional reception [edit]

At Metacritic, the album got a score of 60 out of 100 based on "mixed or average reviews".^[ii] XXL gave information technology an "50" score equivalent to three stars out of five and stated, "Clearly, X's poetic bear on remains intact. Merely Yr of the Dog relies likewise heavily on nostalgia, ignoring how hip-hop and DMX himself accept changed over the years. Lyrically, the project sounds as if the Canis familiaris has been living in isolation for years, rarely shifting from his trademark style. Sadly, if X doesn't learn a few new tricks, things might never be the same…again."^[11] HipHopDX gave it a score of 2.5 out of 5 and said, "The album fairly consistent of what DMX has get - lost. Much similar his outlandish antics and brushes with the constabulary, X is all over the place on wax, contesting incoherence and sane thinking."^[12] AllHipHop gave it a score of three-and-a-one-half out of five stars and said, "DMX is flawless every bit DMX. He has carved his own niche, perfecting his brand of unfiltered assailment. Legions of DMX loyalist volition non be disappointed."^[13] About.com also gave it a score of three-and-a-half out of five stars and said, "Despite all the crises occurring in 10'south personal life, he still finds a way to preserve the breadth and depth of his powerful phonation; his voice lone is capable of propelling the anthology. While the canine theme is hard to fault, forgiveness, redemption and, ultimately, the presence of a supreme being present themselves as a subtext in X'due south canine mind. It seems similar the dog has establish his way home, finally."^[14]

Commercial performance [edit]

Twelvemonth of the Dog... Again debuted at number two on the United states of america Billboard 200 chart, selling 126,000 copies in first calendar week, debuting backside NOW 22.^[xv] This became DMX's sixth US height-ten album and his get-go album to not debut at number i.^[15] In its second week, the album dropped to number 9 on the chart, selling an additional 47,000 copies.^[16] As of September 2012, the album has sold 346,000 copies in the United states of america.^[17]

Track list [edit]

Credits adapted from the album'due south liner notes.^[18]

No.	Title	Writer(due south)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Earl Simmons Damon Blackman	Dame Grease	1:32
2.	"We in Here" (featuring Swizz Beatz)	Simmons Kasseem Dean Joaquin Dean	Swizz Beatz	3:54
3.	"I Run Shit" (featuring Large Stan)	Simmons K. Dean Dennis Joyner	Swizz Beatz	3:56
iv.	"Come Thru (Movement)" (featuring Busta Rhymes)	Simmons Thou. Dean Trevor Smith	Swizz Beatz	3:42
v.	"It's Personal" (featuring Jadakiss and Styles P)	Simmons Jason Phillips David Styles Eriberio Serrano Franklin Crum	The Tuneheadz	three:44
vi.	"Baby Motha" (featuring Janyce)	Simmons Thou. Dean Felton Pilate	Swizz Beatz	iv:41
7.	"Dog Honey" (featuring Amerie and Janyce)	Simmons Chad Elliott Eddie Timmons Amerie Rogers Siedah Garrett Clif Magness	Chad "Dr. Ceuss" Elliot Eddie "Shy Boogs" Timmons	3:42
8.	"Wrong or Right? (I'm Tired)" (featuring Bazaar Royale)	Simmons Christopher Sanford Hanan Rubinstein Anthony Parrino	Elite	5:24
9.	"Give 'Em What They Want"	Simmons Scott Storch	Scott Storch	2:46
10.	"Walk These Dogs" (featuring Kashmir)	Simmons Blackman Ellen Lomax LeRoy Bong Casey James	Dame Grease	2:56
11.	"Blown Abroad" (featuring Jinx and Janyce)	Simmons Stonewall Odom Patrick Gallo Steve McDonald	Divine Confined	4:02
12.	"Adieu"	Simmons Brian Palmer Sergio Moore Lesette Wilson	Da Gutta Fam	4:50
13.	"Life Exist My Song"	Simmons Blackman	Matriarch Grease	4:02
14.	"The Prayer Half dozen"	Simmons	DMX	1:30
xv.	"Lord Requite Me a Sign"	Simmons Storch	Scott Storch	3:28

Sample credits ^[18]

• "Nosotros in Here" contains samples of "Nobody But You Babe," written by Willie Clarke and Clarence Reid, as performed by Clarence Reid.
• "Infant Motha" contains a sample of "(Allow Me Put) Love On Your Heed", written by Felton Pilate, as performed by Con Funk Shun.
• "Walk These Dogs" contains samples of "Prepare Me Costless", written by LeRoy Bell and Casey James, as performed by Teddy Pendergrass.
• "Blown Away" contains samples from "Light From A Afar Shore" and "Fallen Flowers", written by Steve McDonald, as performed by Hollie Smith.

Charts [edit]

Certifications and sales [edit]

References [edit]

1. ^ "Lord Give Me a Sign". Apple tree.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Critic Reviews for Year Of The Dog... Again". Metacritic . Retrieved Dec 19, 2015.
3. ^ Andy Kellman (Baronial one, 2006). "Year of the Dog...Again - DMX | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved December 19, 2015.
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5. ^ Fiore, Raymond (August four, 2006). "Year of the Dog... Again Review". Amusement Weekly: 68. Archived from the original on October 28, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
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8. ^ "DMX: Twelvemonth Of The Dog...Over again (Explicit) : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. July 31, 2006. Archived from the original on December 14, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
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13. ^ "Twelvemonth Of The Domestic dog, Once more". AllHipHop. August 7, 2006. Retrieved Dec 19, 2015.
14. ^ "DMX - Year of the Canis familiaris...Once again - Review of DMX'southward Twelvemonth of the Domestic dog...Again". Rap.about.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2011. Retrieved Dec 19, 2015.
15. ^ ^{a b} "'NOW 22' Edges Out DMX'due south 'Dog' At No. 1". Billboard. August 9, 2006. Retrieved March ane, 2020.
16. ^ "Rick Ross' 'Hustle' Pays Off With No. ane Debut". Billboard. August sixteen, 2006. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
17. ^ "Upcoming Releases 2013". Hits Daily Double. September 6, 2012. Archived from the original on September six, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
18. ^ ^{a b} Year of the Domestic dog... Again (booklet). Ruff Ryders, Sony Urban, Columbia. 2006.
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23. ^ "Lescharts.com – DMX – Year of the Dog Over again". Hung Medien. Retrieved Apr xv, 2015.
24. ^ "Officialcharts.de – DMX – Twelvemonth of the Dog Again". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
25. ^ "Charts.nz – DMX – Yr of the Dog Once more". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
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27. ^ "DMX | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Nautical chart. Retrieved April fifteen, 2015.
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31. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-Finish 2006". Billboard . Retrieved September 25, 2020.
32. ^ "Russian album certifications – DMX – Year of the Dog... Again" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved June five, 2019.

External links [edit]

• Year of the Dog... Again at Metacritic

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_of_the_Dog..._Again

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