Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood Songwriting Credits by DMX

DMX's second studio album, released December 22, 1998, just seven months after his debut. It also debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, making DMX the first artist ever to have his first two studio albums both open at number one. Swizz Beatz produced ten of the sixteen tracks, cementing the two as one of hip-hop's defining artist-producer partnerships of the late 1990s. The Marilyn Manson collaboration on "The Omen (Damien II)" became one of the most unexpected crossover moments of the era. Jay-Z and The LOX appear together on "Blackout," and "Slippin'" gave DMX one of his most vulnerable and confessional moments. DMX wrote all his own lyrics throughout; the closing Prayer II continues the tradition established on the debut.