''Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood'' is the second

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by American

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DMX. The album was released on December 22, 1998, by Def Jam Recordings Music Group Inc. and

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, a little more than seven months after his debut album, ''

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''. It entered the charts at number 1 (and stayed there for three consecutive weeks) with over 670,000 units shipped in the first week. The album eventually went 3× platinum in the US. DMX became the second rapper to have two albums released in the same calendar year debut at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. The latter album to have done so was released posthumously by

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under the alias Makaveli.

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. Notes * "Bring Your Whole Crew" contains additional vocals by Anthony "PK" Fields. * "Ain't No Way", "Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood" and "Heat" contain additional vocals by

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. * "Slippin'" contains additional vocals by Tamyra Gray. Sample credits * "It's All Good" contains a sample of "Heartbeat", written and performed by

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. * "The Omen" contains an interpolation of "Damien", written by Earl Simmons and Damon Blackman. * "Slippin'" contains a sample of "Moonstreams", written and performed by Grover Washington Jr.

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