Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood

Commercial performance

It debuted on the Billboard 200 at number one (and stayed there for three consecutive weeks) with over 670,000 units shipped in the first week. In January 1999, the album was ousted from the top spot by Britney Spears' debut, ...Baby One More Time. The album eventually went 3× platinum in the US.

DMX became the second artist 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 Tupac Shakur under the alias Makaveli (his first was All Eyez on Me, while the second was The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory).

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 Swizz Beatz.

"Slippin'" contains additional vocals by Tamyra Gray.

Sample credits

"It's All Good" contains a sample of "Heartbeat", written and performed by Taana Gardner.

"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.

Personnel

A&R [A&R Coordination For Def Jam Records] – Randy Acker

A&R [A&R Coordination For Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Inc.] – Amelia Moore

A&R [A&R Coordination For Ruff Ryders Entertainment] – Jay Jackson

A&R [For Def Jam Records] – Irv Gotti

A&R [For Ruff Ryders Entertainment, Inc.] – Dee, Waah

Art Direction, Design – The Drawing Board

Artwork [Ruff Ryders Art Department] – Estos, Sleep

Executive-Producer – Dee, Waah

Legal [Legal Counsel] – L. Londell McMillan, Matt Middleton

Management – Ray Copeland

Management [For] – Bar Entertainment Management

Marketing – Jazz Young

Mastered By – Tony Dawsey

Photography By – Jonathan Mannion

Stylist – Dee, Maurice Mann