| "Slippin'" | ||||
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| Single byDMX | ||||
| from the albumFlesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood | ||||
| B-side | ||||
| Released | November 27, 1998[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
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| Length | 5:05 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Songwriter(s) | E. Simmons | |||
| Producer(s) | DJ SHOK | |||
| DMX singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| Slippin' onYouTube | ||||
"Slippin'" is a song by American rapperDMX, released as the first single from his second studio albumFlesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (1998). The song peaked at #30 on theUK Singles Chart, and at #60 on the U.S.BillboardHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[2] The song samples "Moonstreams" byGrover Washington Jr. from the 1975 albumFeel So Good.
This song includes background vocals from futureAmerican Idol contestantTamyra Gray.
The song's music video portrays DMX's youth. In 2018, DMX's attorneys showed the video to JudgeJed S. Rakoff in an effort to persuade Rakoff to be lenient when sentencing DMX fortax evasion; Rakoff responded by sentencing DMX to only one year in prison, instead of the five years requested by prosecutors.[3]
| Chart (1999)[4] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S.BillboardHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 60 |
| UK Singles Chart | 30 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[5] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
