The Great Depression (DMX album)

The Great Depression
Studio album by
DMX
ReleasedOctober 23, 2001
RecordedJuly 2000–July 2001
GenreHardcore hip hop
Length72:02
Label
Producer
DMX chronology
...And Then There Was X
(1999) 		The Great Depression
(2001) 		Grand Champ
(2003)
Singles from The Great Depression
  1. "We Right Here"
    Released: August 14, 2001
  2. "Who We Be"
    Released: September 25, 2001
  3. "I Miss You"
    Released: January 15, 2002
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(62/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
NME[5]
PopMatters[1][6]
Q[1]
RapReviews(6.5/10)[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Spin(6/10)[1]
USA Today[9]

The Great Depression is the fourth studio album by American rapper DMX. It was released on October 23, 2001 by Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Just Blaze, Dame Grease, Black Key and DMX himself. The album also features guest appearances by Stephanie Mills, Faith Evans and Mashonda.

The Great Depression was supported by three singles: "We Right Here", "Who We Be" and "I Miss You". The album demonstrated his continually strong allegiance with the Ruff Ryders. The album received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics and was a commercial success. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 440,000 copies in the first week.[10] It became certified platinum in December of that same year.[11]

  1. ^ a b c d "Critic Reviews for The Great Depression". CBS Interactive. n.d. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  2. ^ Jason Birchmeier (n.d.). "The Great Depression - DMX | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  3. ^ Browne, David (November 2, 2001). "The Great Depression". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  4. ^ Soren Baker (October 21, 2001). "Keeping It Real, One Way or Another - latimes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  5. ^ "DMX : The Great Depression". NME. September 12, 2005. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  6. ^ "DMX: The Great Depression". PopMatters. October 22, 2001. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  7. ^ "Feature for October 23, 2001 - DMX' "The Great Depression"". RapReviews.com. October 23, 2001. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  8. ^ "DMX: The Great Depression : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. October 30, 2001. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  9. ^ "Ryan's songs worth their wait in 'Gold'". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. October 30, 2001. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference billboard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ "Oh What A Year It Was…". Gold & Platinum News. RIAA. December 2001. Retrieved January 10, 2012.