On “Slippin’”, X gets real about overcoming the harder moments in life. DMX encourages Slim Shady as he tells Ja Rule to “die nameless” on one of Eminem’s greatest diss tracks.ĭMX has a softer side, just one he isn’t always known for. “Go to Sleep” (Eminem featuring DMX and Obie Trice) (2003)īeef is a part of hip-hop, so Eminem tagged in DMX and labelmate Obie Trice for a triple-team attack on Ja Rule and fellow rapper Benzino, who infuriated Eminem by calling him “2003 Vanilla Ice”. ![]() ![]() But the rapper ended up giving the song a try, handing Swizz Beatz his first major hit while creating a genre anthem.ĥ. The third single from It's Dark and Hell Is Hot was produced again by a young Swizz Beatz, who in 2011 told Complex that DMX didn’t think the beat was “hood enough”. One of DMX’s biggest hits, “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” almost didn’t happen. ![]() Swizz Beatz and DMX perform live in 2015Getty Images for Bacardi
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