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░█████▓█████▓██ ▌Artist__│ DMX ██▓█████▓█████░
░████▓▓██▒██▓██ ▌Title___│ The Weigh In ██▓█████▓▓████░
░████▓███▒██▓██ ▌Label___│ Bloodline Records ██▓██▒███▓████░
░████▓███▒██▓██ ▌Genre___│ Hip-Hop ██▓██▒███▓████░
░████▓███▒██▓██ ▌Format__│ EP ██▓██▒███▓████░
░████▓███▒██▓██ ▌Year____│ 2012 ██▓██▒███▓████░
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░░████▓█████▓██ ▌Time____│ 27:09 ██▓█████▓████░░
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░░ 01. The Weigh In (Intro) 0:15
░░ 02. Where I Wanna Be (Feat. Big Stan) (Prod. Niam Son) 4:07
░░ 03. Shit Dont Change (Feat. Snoop Dogg) (Prod. Dr. Dre) 4:25
░░ 04. Last Hope (Skit) 3:39
░░ 05. Last Hope (Feat. Andreena Mills) (Prod. Rich Kidd) 3:10
░░ 06. Lil Wayne (Interlude) 0:24
░░ 07. Where My Dogs At? (Prod. Wayano) 2:04
░░ 08. Tyrese (Interlude) 1:04
░░ 09. That's My Baby (Feat. Tyrese) 3:34
░░ 10. DJ Envy (Interlude) 0:43
░░ 11. Right Or Wrong (Prod. Dame Grease) 3:44
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░░ For those who were there, DMX's recent concert at New York hip-hop
░░ institution S.O.B.'s was nothing short of legendary. Looking no worse for
░░ wear after two recent prison stints, DMX prowled the stage, communicating
░░ in screams and barks, putting the thrill of life in the fully-packed
░░ room.
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░░ It's tempting to say that, for the spiritually-inclined Yonkers MC, the
░░ evening was something of a salvation, even if only for a moment. However,
░░ the question remained: was DMX's new music any good?
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░░ The Weigh In, DMX's recently-released mixtape, looks to clear up this
░░ question. We're dealing with a DMX who has indeed lost a step on the mic
░░ -- while prime X was never the nicest with his lyrics, he trended towards
░░ frenetic instrumentals that required less technique, and more plain
░░ tenacity to keep up with them.
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░░ On The Weigh In, he mostly sticks to slower beats, growling over
░░ mid-tempo melodicisms. This isn't only weird, it feels below X -- he's
░░ out of place, warbling hooks on "That's My Baby," which features a Tyrese
░░ guest spot (why doesn't that dude sing more?). These aren't bad songs per
░░ se, but when juxtaposed with the truly iconic, era-defining music that
░░ DMX was responsible for, these songs do not hold up.
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░░ ôThereÆs a new sheriff in town, one thatÆs been re-elected,ö DMX raps on
░░ ôWhere My Dogs At,ö a Western-inflected tune that recalls the soundtrack
░░ work of Ennio Morricone. The beat stomps, and X rises to the occasion
░░ with his vintage intensity. ôIÆll make you smile ear-to-ear like the
░░ Joker,ö he continues, forcing the line into rap through sheer force of
░░ personality. ItÆs terrifying.
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░░ ItÆs one of two songs that can run with the big dogs in DMXÆs
░░ classic-filled catalog, including ôRuff RydersÆ Anthem,ö ôParty Up,ö
░░ ôWhere Da Hood At?ö and ôX GonÆ Give It To Ya,ö perhaps his most enduring
░░ hit.
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░░ ôWright Or Wrong,ö the mixtapeÆs closing track, recalls the insular,
░░ hookily paranoid world of his earlier work, a chorus of DMXÆs chanting
░░ him on as he tries to talk himself back up to the heights he once
░░ ascended to. He opens the song with the couplet, ôIÆve been doing this
░░ for a minute/So with or without you, IÆmma get it,ö expressing the same
░░ rugged self-reliance that made him a superstar.
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░░ The Weigh In shouldnÆt be taken as a full entry into DMXÆs catalog;
░░ instead, consider it a document of a once-vital artist rediscovering his
░░ voice, finding what it means to be himself again. Sure, The Weigh In
░░ isnÆt a good mixtape by any stretch of the imagination, but it contains
░░ one great song. For DMX, at this point, thatÆs good enough.
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░░ https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bmczhfyy72xlb2rfukqvj3nvj7q
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