One month after DMX's death, his posthumous work Exodus was published. However, this is not an ordinary posthumous work. Except for a song "money money" made after his death, other works were completed on April 9 this year, before DMX died of heart disease caused by drug overdose.

Exodus should have been the return work of DMX. The number of brilliant guest singers including Jay-Z, Bono, Snoop Dogg, moneybag Yo and Alecia keys is far greater than any of his previous works. Fortunately, the existence of Exodus saved DMX from becoming the rapper who went down thousands of miles after the peak. His last official studio album was undisputed in 2012, which had a poor response. On the contrary, people were surprised that he could still get an album during the frequent gap between going in and out of prison.

The cover of Exodus album is in the rapidly iterative hip-hop world. The alternation of new and old is as rapid and cruel as the change of owners in the street territory. DMX was at its peak around 2000. Since his debut album it's dark and hell is not (1998), he has topped the list for five consecutive albums. So far, no one has broken this record. Although many people have forgotten, in those years, he was indeed the greatest rapper on earth. Like notorious big and Tupac Shakur, he is the glory of street rap. He has been loyal to the streets and dogs all his life and has not stepped on the mainstream stage like Jay-Z and Lamar. Even in the era of five albums, Grammys despised him. In those days, the Grammys were not willing to lower their stature and take into account political correctness. They even disdained to make a friendly gesture of letting DMX be shortlisted to run with them.

DMX, like his street brothers, did not enjoy a long life. He died at the age of 50. In the first third and last third of his life, the blessings he received seemed to be full of curses. Half a year after the first decade of the new millennium, he was entangled in lawsuits, ranging from tax fraud to animal abuse; Submitted three bankruptcy applications; He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and long-term drug addiction. He has 15 children from several women.

DMX (formerly known as Earl Simmons) is from Baltimore, Maryland, the city of the wire《 The line of fire is famous in the history of TV dramas, mainly about the street drug war. Few black characters in it can live beyond the age of 25. There was a little black Brodie who lived from the first season to the last season, conscientiously abided by the street rules, and there was no lack of wisdom, dexterous means, courage and loyalty. I was very sad when he was shot, because I could no longer see him spitting out beautiful curved saliva.

God gave DMX about twice as long as the fictional character Brodie. Both he and Brodie were born in a low-cost residential area in Baltimore, with a red brick two-story bungalow and iron stairs hanging outside the house. In the play, there are broken sofas in the open space between houses in the block. Black children have been mixed in this territory since childhood to complete education related to streets, drugs and gangs.

After reading Brodie's life and looking at DMX's life, you can understand him better. Of course, he has a lot of talent, but there are still many things thanks to this environment. Abandoned by his biological father and abused by his mother and boyfriends for a long time, DMX has become a regular guest of various juvenile correctional institutions and vulnerable juvenile protection institutions. In that place, the risk of fighting with the roar of wild animals is lower than that of real fighting. His hoarse voice and the thunder rolling deep in his throat are the gifts of this period.

When mixing in the streets, DMX makes close friends with stray dogs. In the future, when he started to participate in the battle, he made an amazing move, led a group of well-trained dogs to show up, commanded the dogs to roar according to the instructions, and added color to his scene. Barking dogs often appear on his albums. Like dogs, he is more timid when he barks fiercely. DMX poured its vulnerability, mental state, pain and confession into rap 20 years ago, which was ahead of the hard core hip-hop circle and the public field at that time. But the most powerful people are aware of the broad prospects of this new road. The flesh and blood ambiguity shown by DMX makes the proud Jay-Z very uneasy. His debut album opened Kendrick Lamar's eyes and made him realize the great energy generated when hip-hop went deep into his heart

On the contrary, people are surprised that DMX can still get an album during the frequent gap between going in and out of prison《 It's dark and hell is not covers all aspects of street life, filled with battle clips, street adventures, love, cuts, radio Golden Songs and arias. The fictional image of Damien, a symbol of his inner war, finally bowed to temptation. He is a Christian. He always believed that every gift God gave him was accompanied by a curse. Ready Ron is one of the most representative ones. He pulled the young DMX onto the road of music and saved him from dying on the street. But at some point, he handed DMX tobacco mixed with cocaine and introduced the more difficult devil into his life.

Swizz Beatz, producer of Exodus, is an old partner of DMX. After DMX died, he remembered in an interview that there was such a passage in the studio. DMX asked him to record it again because "this will be my last album".

In this way, it is difficult to distinguish between true and false in daily life. Only when a prophecy is made will the parties realize the omen given by fate. Believe the omen, "exodus" is indeed a decent farewell work. The first four songs are very old school. The pure rap doesn't give the melody a chance to penetrate. His once sworn enemy Jay-Z shows off wildly in bath sales, and DMX's hoarse voice warns of danger. No guest singer can hide the light of DMX, including Jay-Z. The new generation moneybag yo even showed weakness, like a teenager who didn't know the greatness of heaven and earth. He was confused by the close electronic melody, and was frightened by the roar to restrain his young arrogance.

Skyscrapers, hood blue and prayer are his best themes. Joy in pain, sunshine after rain, coal into diamonds and skyscrapers in the eyes of the blind.

Letter to my son (call your father), written to the eldest son, is the best DMX expected by others. He tells his life in a short message. Like a strict father, he knew that he would eventually leave and ruthlessly told his eldest son that he must put down the game and absurdity and start a real life. He admitted that he was an irresponsible father, but he was not eager to make up for it. Instead, he told his son, "I have known you for a longer time, but it doesn't mean that I love you more than your brothers and sisters.".

The last "prayer" is a complete prayer. There is nothing but listening to the sporadic voices of the crowd. He begged the heavenly father for strength to "lead us through good and bad times". Animals always know their time of death. Only human beings know it later. They are often blinded by hope and fear. For people who have earned 20 years of life in vain, otherwise they should have died in the streets, death is not so terrible. If he survives this, his next album may still sound like a swan song. He must have been ready to die at any time, so he took it easy and invited his friends to play together in Snoop Dogg's shed. If you do, you will make a comeback. If you don't, the worst thing is to let everyone remember you like this.

Local time: 2 August 2014, DMX in Las Vegas. Visual China data map (this article is from surging news. For more original information, please download the "surging news" app)