He wanted the people that loved him to hold him down. If you listen to the record, he starts off, вЂI'm pulled in opposite directions, my life's in conflict/ThatвЂ™s why I spit words that depict a convict.вЂ™ And to have a simple chorus that's just saying, 'Hold me down'-вЂ™cause that's all X wanted. вЂњвЂHold Me DownвЂ™ is one of my favorite records, not only because of my wife on it, but because the way that DMX opens up about his life. The beat reminded me of 'Stop Being Greedy' a little bit when I was doing it. The song is called 'Money Money Money,' so I felt like Moneybagg Yo was perfect for it, and I actually like him as an artist. Pop Smoke was like, 'I want something that sound like X.' And then I think by mistake or whatever, the verses got out, and they was put on different songs, so we had to change it at the last minute. I wanted it-and he wanted it-to be energy from today, which is why Pop Smoke originally had this slot. вЂњI didn't want the album just to be artists from when X first came out. His concert I was at, he did a whole tribute about X. If you go and you look at YouTube, you see Wayne bringing out X at LIV. вЂњWayne always spoke highly of X-when he was living and when he passed.

With Hov and Nas, people know what they getting, you know what IвЂ™m saying?вЂќ вЂњOut the gate, we just wanted to put pressure on everybody-and then take them on this journey at the same time. The first rapper you hear on the album is Jadakiss, so that's letting you know the tone right there for where we going. This is a real curated body of work, and me and X hadn't been in the studio like this for 12 years. And it should be uncut, like Dog did on this record.вЂќ Below, Swizz talks us through-track by track-the last musical testament of friend and icon DMX. He was comfortable, and I think that every artist should get to that level one day, to where theyвЂ™re not capping and theyвЂ™re saying real things that are happening in their life and that theyвЂ™re going through. вЂњHe gave you a front-row seat into his life, because he loved his fans, he loved his people, and it's where he was at. Otherwise, though, Exodus is exactly how X designed it-one of hip-hopвЂ™s most impactful MCs making space for the voices he revered, while staying true to a career-long practice of baring his soul on record. Pop Smoke was initially slated to appear on вЂњMoney Money Money,вЂќ but a leak forced Swizz to switch up the plan and bring on Moneybagg Yo. I know theyвЂ™re saying вЂthe album after he's gone,вЂ™ but really he did the album before he was gone.вЂќ вЂњThis album was done while he was living. вЂњAll of the songs was finished,вЂќ longtime friend, collaborator, and executive producer of his Exodus album Swizz Beatz tells Apple Music. In the case of dearly departed hip-hop legend DMX, however, the Dog-loving faithful had nothing to worry about. If nothing else, it can be hard for fans to ascertain whatвЂ™s really representative of an artistвЂ™s vision versus what was completed after death to the sometimes less than exacting specifications of the stewards of said estate. вЂњLetter to My Son (Call Your Father)вЂќ feat.The posthumous album is a tough thing to get right. Westside Gunn, Benny the Butcher, and ConwayД©. ItвЂ™s only right that people should get the gift that he left them.вЂќДЎ. вЂњThis was his gift to his audience and his family and his fans. Nothing should stop the creativity from flowing because itвЂ™s actually what he had fun doing,вЂќ Swizz told Hot 97. вЂњPeople should hear what he wanted them to hear. Attendees raved about XвЂ™s latest body of work, calling it вЂњperfect for his legacy,вЂќ while one DJ said it вЂњbrought me to tears.вЂќД®xodus 1:7, DMXвЂ™s first album since 2012вЂ™s Undisputed, arrives May 28.

It got like a Miami feel to it,вЂќ X told N.O.R.E.вЂ™s вЂњDrink ChampsвЂќ of the track.Д®arlier this week, Swizz held a listening session for the album. Usher lends his vocals to вЂњLetter to My Son (Call Your FatherвЂќ), while DMXвЂ™s youngest son Exodus Simmons is credited on вЂњWalking in the Rain.вЂќДЄdditionally, the 13 tracks include U2вЂ™s Bono on вЂњSkyscrapers,вЂќ which was originally recorded for SwizzвЂ™ unreleased album Haute Living in 2011. Nas makes two appearances on вЂњWalking in the RainвЂќ and вЂњBath Salts,вЂќ which also features JAY-Z. Two weeks before its release, the tracklist for DMXвЂ™s posthumous album Exodus 1:7 has been revealed.Д®xecutive produced by Swizz Beatz, the star-studded set includes collaborations with Lil Wayne, Alicia Keys, Snoop Dogg, The LOX, Benny the Butcher, and Moneybagg Yo.

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