Slippin'
{{Short description|1998 single by DMX}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Slippin'
| cover = DMXSlippin.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = DMX
| album = Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
| B-side = {{hlist|Ruff Ryders' Anthem|How's It Goin' Down}}
| released = November 27, 1998{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/Dmx-slippin-lyrics|title = DMX – Slippin'}}
| recorded = 1998
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Conscious hip-hop|R&B}}
| length = 5:05
| label = {{hlist|Ruff Ryders|Def Jam}}
| writer = E. Simmons
| producer = DJ SHOK
| prev_title = Grand Finale
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = Money, Cash, Hoes
| next_year = 1998
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|9Ww-TQUeA3E|Slippin'}} }}
}}
"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.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dmx/chart-history/bsi/|title = DMX|magazine = Billboard}} 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
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.[https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/slippin-played-court-rapper-dmx-gets-year-prison-tax-evasion-n861121 "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
Chart performance
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!align="left"|Chart (1999)[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p68246|pure_url=yes}} allmusic DMX > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles] !align="left"|Peak |
align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
|align="center"|60 |
align="left"|UK Singles Chart
|align="center"|30 |
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Slippin'|artist=DMX|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1998|certyear=2021|accessdate=October 25, 2021}}
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References
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Category:Ruff Ryders Entertainment singles
Category:Def Jam Recordings singles
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