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List Price: $19.98 | | Label: Def Jam
Salesrank: 20500
Released: October 23, 2001 |
| Our Price: $4.50 |
| Used Price: $0.48 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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The Great Depression Track Listing:
1. Sometimes
2. School Street
3. Who We Be
4. Trina Moe
5. We Right Here
6. Bloodline Anthem
7. Shorty Was da Bomb
8. Damien III
9. When I'm Nothing
10. I Miss You - DMX, Faith Evans
11. Number 11
12. Pull Up (Skit)
13. I'ma Bang
14. Pull Out (Skit)
15. You Could Be Blind - DMX, Mashonda
16. Prayer IV
17. Minute for Your Son
Editorial Review:
Despite the overwrought production and excessive use of trite catch phrases that typifies the output of today's corporate rap elite, Dark Man's innate raw power can't be masked. Had he fallen off, The Great Depression would be considered an amazing comeback, but since X's reputation is intact and it's hip-hop as a genre that's floundering, the album serves as an antidote to the flood of insipid hip-hop/R&B combinations and "Oochie Wally"-isms that clog the airwaves. Standout tracks include the riot-inducing "Who We Be" and the dead-on "Shorty Was Da Bomb." Even the lesser tunes are dope. On first listen, Depression's most accessible song, "We Right Here," comes off as mindless radio fodder, but its blunt chorus quickly grows on you. The album's centerpiece, "I Miss You," is a genuinely personal composition built around a universal theme. Here, DMX's lyrics and delivery invite the same favorable comparisons to Tupac Shakur that he received earlier in his career. --Rebecca Levine
The Great Depression Reviews:
DMX, The Great... 
2009-11-30 - 3.5 stars
This cd isn't bad & is very down to earth, to some the beats would be the biggest flaw this album has but that being put aside he delivers for his real fans. It's also lacking in energy but that's understandable hence the title. Still though I never thought I'd have to include "The Ugly" in a DMX review, I warn you I had a very hard time with this review as I wasn't sure what to think of it.
The Good:)
The singles we all know: Who We Be, We Right Here & I Miss You feat. Faith Evans all sound really great, she has a great voice & gives this album a spiritual meaning. DMX also adds to that on songs like A Minute For Your Son & The Prayer IV.
Trina Moe, School Street & Number 11 are those hard a$$ hitters we love for X to swing, lyrically he delivers just like his first 3 albums. The depth of the lyrics is hard to deny.
Damien is back in Damien III which is disputably the best track on the cd. If you know his previous Lps than you were anticipating his return.
Also, the bonuses in the end are really worth listening to, you get a go hard as X freestyle from the underrated Bloodline family & more.
The Bad:|
There aren't too many quotables or epic lines here, most songs are forgettable.
Alot of the songs in here sound like the ones other artists would have left unreleased.
In my opinion, when I'm nothing is one of the crappiest beats I have ever heard, it reminds me of Method Man's Retro Godfather, it was lyrically on point but hard to listen to, Swizz Beatz A Minute For Your Son is also one of the weakest beats I have heard in Hip-Hop, Shorty Was Da Bomb is ok but a stupid and useless track.
I don't understand, it's like everybody forgot about DMX and just let him do anything with his album. I've got mad respect for him but he just can't put an album together. What happened to A&Rs?
The Ugly:(
The vibe of this album doesn't fit the mood he sets. Based on the title of the cd I was anticipating material more along the lines of Slippin' but instead the album starts off raw & finishes soft. There is not one track even close to being that good.
The track I'm a Bang is great but really doesn't belong on this album, just like Bloodline Anthem which is just bad, don't get me wrong, X is good but the girl singing the hook made my ears bleed.
As well, the lack of The Lox is eminent. They are sorely missed, I mean, the lead of the Ruff Ryders camp does not even have one Ruff Ryder on his whole cd except Drag-On in the bonuses that most people will never even hear of? That's sad. I think DMX was just a long ways from his roots by then.
In conclusion, this album had alot of potential & could have been as good as his preceding albums but it was poorly handled and failed. Some could be classics, others are good & very few are bad but they all just don't fit together, it's as if X was given the material but missing the formula. Nonetheless it is still a good album and is slowly growing on me. I think the real problem is us, his fans who have such high standards. He is bound to fall off someday just like any artist, it's just a shame it had to happen so early in his career. DMX could have been a legend.
I recommend this to a fan of Rap/Hip-Hop who supports the artist he listens to instead of just downloading the popular songs. If you are a big fan of Ruff Ryders/DMX/The Lox material this will grow on you. DMX did put his heart into this and we've got to recognize it.
It's still Hip-Hop, there are a million worst cds out there so
Support it people, Peace.
(Rating: 8 out of 10): DMX...Showed That He Has Some Strength Left Back In '01
2006-09-13 - 2001 DMX has been deep in the rap game. His fourth album "The Great Depression" proves why he was revelent back in that time. When I heard "Who We Be", I had to snatch this one up in a heart beat. Along with "Who We Be", the other lead single was "We Right Here", which was pretty decent sounding to some people.
What would really get my attention throughout this album was the energetic the songs would sound. That shouldn't be a suprise because that's X speciality when rhyming. "Bloodline Anthem" was a one of those songs with an energetic sound to it. "When I'm Nothing" would be another as X rhymes over an old school R&B beat. I'm feeling the beat to the song "I'ma Bang", which is another dope song. There are a few soft sounding songs on here also. Two notable ones were the grandma dedication "I Miss You" and the song "You Could Be Blind".
There are a few bonus songs here that appear after "A Minute For Your Son". The first would be "Next Out The Kennel" featuring the new group Bloodline freestyling over old DMX songs while DJ Kay Slay hosts the song. The next song "Problem Child" would feature Drag-On and Mysonne, a decent sounding song to me. The last song "The Usual Suspects II" featuring Mic Gerinmo and Big Stan a dope song that I'm feelng real well.
Only few problems I have with the song is the song "Number 11" that really goes no where. Also a loaded number of bonus songs at the end of the CD should be placed throughout the CD would have been nice also. Other than that, great DMX album. I recommend this to people who are fans of DMX, as this proves one of his better albums.
Lyrics: A-
Production: B
Guest Appearances: B+
Musical Vibes: B+
Chandler's Favorite Tracks: Who We Be, We Right Here, Bloodline Anthem, Damien III, When I'm Nothing, I Miss You, I'ma Bang, You Could Be Blind, A Minute For Your Son, Usual Suspects II
Chandler Infamous, and I'm out. Peace Everyone!
ok ok he fell off 
2006-08-11 - but don't get it twisted the whole CD is hot.
It has a had a hot single, and good sales parhaps his last good sales since Grand Champ only made it to plat and Year of the dog broke the #1 streak by selling a lil over 100,000 on his 1st week.
Top 5
1. Who We Be (Classic)
2. We Right Here (Classic)
3. Damien III (The Last One)
4. Shorty Was The Bomb
5. I Miss You
DMX--best rapper of all time!
2006-07-10 - I challenge anyone to put up any other Hip Hop legend's first four CDs next to DMX's and they will lose. The Great Depression was X's fourth classic CD proving that he's the best hip hop artist of all time and the true voice of the streets. His gritty message, slick revenge narratives, honest spirituality, unrelenting fascination with street ingenuity, all come out on the Great Depression. His piece about his grandmother was touching. Everyone knows that Who WE Be is the greatest Thug narrative ever written. DMX is the best Hip Hop artist of all time and I challenge anyone to show me four CDs that can compare to his first 4. This is not to say that I didn't like his 5th effort but he was a victim of his own success and so Grand Champion wasn't a classic like the first four so everyone was hating on him. But still it was tight. The Great Depression was his last classic CD. Grand Champ had a lot of anger and frustration but this time without the ingenuity and creativity you saw on the first 4.
DMX - The Great Depression
2006-04-20 - This album is all about X going through the tough times in his life. The making of this album followed his grandmother's death amongst other problems he was facing. There are more slow songs than we are used to seeing from X, yet as always all of his emotions are shown in his songs with his voice. This is not some of X's best work, however it is still better than most other mc's have to offer.
top tracks:
1-when i'm nothing (f. stephanie mills)
2-trina moe
3-damien III
4-number 11
5-school street
