It's Dark and Hell Is Hot

Summary

It's Dark and Hell Is Hot is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,125 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• It's Dark and Hell Is Hot's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• It's Dark and Hell Is Hot's genre is East Coast hip-hop^[4].
• It's Dark and Hell Is Hot's genre is horrorcore^[5].
• It's Dark and Hell Is Hot's genre is hardcore hip-hop^[6].
• It's Dark and Hell Is Hot was produced by Swizz Beatz^[7].
• It's Dark and Hell Is Hot was produced by Dame Grease^[8].
• It's Dark and Hell Is Hot was produced by Irv Gotti^[9].
• Among the performers on It's Dark and Hell Is Hot was DMX^[10].
• It's Dark and Hell Is Hot's record label is recorded as Def Jam Recordings^[11].
• It's Dark and Hell Is Hot's record label is recorded as Ruff Ryders Entertainment^[12].
• It's Dark and Hell Is Hot is part of DMX's albums in chronological order^[13].
• It's Dark and Hell Is Hot's language of work or name is recorded as English^[14].
• It's Dark and Hell Is Hot was distributed by compact disc^[15].
• It's Dark and Hell Is Hot was published on January 1, 1998^[16].
• It's Dark and Hell Is Hot's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "It's Dark and Hell Is Hot"}^[17].
• It's Dark and Hell Is Hot's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[18].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[19]

• First release date: 1998-05-19^[20]

• Genre(s): east coast hip hop, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, horrorcore^[21]

• Community tags: aggressive, angry, anthemic, atmospheric, crime, dark, death, drugs, east coast hip hop, east coast hip-hop, east coast rap, energetic, existential, hardcore hip hop, hardcore hip-hop, hardcore rap, hateful, hip hop, horrorcore, humorous, infernal, introspective, male vocalist, nocturnal, ominous, passionate, pessimistic, posse cut, rhythmic, sampling, suspenseful, urban, violence, vulgar^[22]

• MusicBrainz ID: 209b96ad-1846-34ff-ac3c-871f2e633d80^[23]

Body

Authorship and Creation

It's Dark and Hell Is Hot was performed by DMX^[10]. Producers include Swizz Beatz^[7], Dame Grease^[8], and Irv Gotti^[9].

Publication

It's Dark and Hell Is Hot was published on January 1, 1998^[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[14]. Genres include East Coast hip-hop^[4], horrorcore^[5], and hardcore hip-hop^[6]. It is part of DMX's albums in chronological order^[13]. It was distributed by compact disc^[15].

Why It Matters

It's Dark and Hell Is Hot ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,125 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24]