"Slippin'" is a song by American rapper DMX, released as the first single from his second studio album ''

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'' (1998). The song peaked at #30 on the

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, and at #60 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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. The song samples "Moonstreams" by Grover Washington Jr. from the 1975 album ''Feel So Good''. This song includes background vocals from future ''

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Music video

The song's music video portrays DMX's youth. In 2018, DMX's attorneys showed the video to Judge

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in an effort to persuade Rakoff to be lenient when sentencing DMX for

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; Rakoff responded by sentencing DMX to only one year in prison, instead of the five years requested by prosecutors."Slippin'" played in court before rapper DMX gets a year in prison for tax evasion
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1998 songs 1998 singles DMX songs Ruff Ryders Entertainment singles Def Jam Recordings singles Songs written by DMX {{1990s-hiphop-song-stub