The Year DMX Painted The World Blood Red
Culture Index
Score Breakdown
Relevance
14/25
Freshness
25/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
6/15
Depth
6/15
5-Axis Cultural Radar
The most awe-inspiring thing in music is when an artist takes over the world. At least back when there was a monoculture, it was possible for a single person to dominate collective attention, at least for awhile. And 1998 should always be remembered as the year DMX did just that. Throughout the '90s, Earl Simmons, a.k.a. DMX, had been making waves that steadily grew into real, earth-shaking tremor
