X's first cd, and after listening to it there is no wonder that he went platinum, a mixture of hard hitting yet insightful lyrics with a gutteral delivery and charisma that is rare in the industry today, dmx got the whole package, and when he first came out, on this album, he had alot to say, and proved that he could talk about more than money, women, and killing, he is truly insightful, and his obvious conflict between his life and God is apparent throughout the album, something many people can relate with. my second favorite DMX cd next to Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood, sad that he's not doing music anymore