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Slippin'

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"Slippin'"
Single by DMX
from the album Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
B-side
ReleasedNovember 27, 1998[1]
Recorded1998
Genre
Length5:05
Label
Songwriter(s)E. Simmons
Producer(s)DJ SHOK
DMX singles chronology
"Grand Finale"
(1998)
"Slippin'"
(1998)
"Money, Cash, Hoes"
(1998)
Music video
Slippin' on YouTube

"Slippin'" is a song by American rapper DMX, released as the first single from his second studio album Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (1998). The song peaked at #30 on the UK Singles Chart, and at #60 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[2] The song samples "Moonstreams" by Grover Washington Jr. from the 1975 album Feel So Good.

This song includes background vocals from future American Idol contestant Tamyra Gray.

Music video

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The song's music video portrays DMX's youth. In 2018, DMX's attorneys showed the video to Judge Jed S. Rakoff in an effort to persuade Rakoff to be lenient when sentencing DMX for tax evasion; Rakoff responded by sentencing DMX to only one year in prison, instead of the five years requested by prosecutors.[3]

Chart performance

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Chart (1999)[4] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 60
UK Singles Chart 30

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[5] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "DMX – Slippin'".
  2. ^ "DMX". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Slippin'" played in court before rapper DMX gets a year in prison for tax evasion, by Elizabeth Chuck; at NBC News; published March 29, 2018; retrieved August 10, 2022
  4. ^ allmusic DMX > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles
  5. ^ "American single certifications – DMX – Slippin'". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 25, 2021.