Year of the Dog ... Again,' DMX

[KiwiCoromandel]

The Yonkers, New York, rapper DMX scored five consecutive No. 1 albums primarily on the strength of a hyper-aggressive flow and straightforward, barklike chants. His latest, "Year of the Dog ... Again," doesn't stray far from that trademark grimy style, though recent troubles with the law (including a two-month prison stay) seem to create a fresh well of angry inspiration. When consumed by paranoia and spiritual crises, DMX can still play the conflicted protagonist with conviction, proving there's truth to his boast that ''dog got his swagger back.''

source:cnn

[NelsonG]

The cuts I've heard off this album were good enough to push this album deep, but if a good album comes out without marketing, there is only so much that album will sell.