We review DMX's Exodus album song by song on episode 48 of Ambrosia For Heads' What's The Headline:
0:00 Intro
2:02 First impressions of DMX’s Exodus album
6:50 Exodus was made before DMX’s passed and is true to his vision
11:24 DMX was preparing to roll out Exodus in a major way before his death
12:11 Swizz Beatz has lots more DMX music but Swizz does not want to release it
15:35 Swizz Beatz and DMX were very intentional about choosing the featured artists on Exodus
17:03 DMX’s estate is reported to be as low as $50,000
19:30 Def Jam was the only record label willing to sign DMX at this stage in his career
20:55 Our belief that Exodus will be DMX’s 6th #1 album
23:28 Reviewing DMX’s Exodus album song by song
23:32 “That’s My Dog” featuring The LOX is a perfect way to start Exodus
27:00 “Bath Salts” featuring JAY-Z and Nas has been officially released after being leaked by Swizz Beatz in 2017, but what happened to Jadakiss’ verse?
32:38 Did JAY-Z diss Kim Kardashian on “Bath Salts” in response to Kanye West’s harsh words about Beyoncé?
39:42 Who had the best verse on “Bath Salts” between JAY-Z, Nas and DMX?
41:17 “Dogs Out” features Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz. Does anyone sound better than Wayne on Swizz productions, other than DMX and Nas?
44:08 Pop Smoke was supposed to be on “Money Money Money,” instead of Moneybagg Yo
47:32 “Hold Me Down” featuring Alicia Keys is one of DMX’s most honest and vulnerable songs on any album
52:25 “Skyscrapers” features U2’s Bono. Do Rap/Rock collaborations work?
1:01:19 Knowing the context behind the “Stick Up Skit” is critical
1:03:36 “Hood Blues” featuring Griselda’s Westside Gunn, Benny The Butcher and Conway The Machine lives up to expectations
1:10:50 “Take Control” featuring Snoop Dogg sounds like a sequel to a DMX classic from …And Then There Was X
1:15:10 The Marvin Gaye sample on “Take Control” was very costly
1:16:38 “Walking In The Rain” featuring Nas was meant to feature Scarface
1:17:28 DMX left Swizz Beatz a recording of X telling the story of his entire life 1:18:32 There is video footage documenting the entire making of DMX’s Exodus album
1:20:00 How did Nas end up on “Walking In The Rain?”
1:21:22 “Exodus Skit” came from DMX’s son Exodus being in the studio during much of the making of the album
1:23:44 “Letter To My Son (Call Your Dad)” is the most powerful song on DMX’s Exodus and stands with any song in his catalog
1:29:00 Swizz Beatz played “Letter To My Son” for Xavier, X’s son discussed in the song, before anyone else heard it
1:30:03 “Prayer” is the most fitting way to close DMX’s final album
1:31:25 Where Exodus stands among DMX’s entire album catalog
1:33:08 The greatest of all time comeback albums in Rap music
1:43:51 Is DMX’s Exodus Hip-Hop’s greatest comeback album?
1:50:30 Will DMX’s Exodus album be nominated for a Grammy?
1:52:27 R.I.P. Paul Mooney, Chi Modu and Captain Rock
1:54:13 “Fans” who abuse NBA players during games should be publicly exposed and prosecuted; Race is a factor in these incidents
2:01:45 Alchemist has released an anonymous secret album
2:03:02 Mach-Hommy has released Pray For Haiti on Griselda Records
