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| name = How's It Goin' Down |
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| cover = howitsgoindown dmx.jpg |
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| type = single |
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| artist = [[DMX (rapper)|DMX]] featuring [[Faith Evans]] |
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| album = [[It's Dark and Hell Is Hot]] |
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| B-side = [[Ruff Ryders' Anthem]] |
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| released = {{Start date|1998|6|9|mf=y}} |
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| recorded = 1997 |
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| Genre = {{hlist|[[East Coast hip hop]]|[[dirty rap]]}} |
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| genre = {{hlist|[[East Coast hip hop]]|[[dirty rap]]}} |
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| length = 4:42 |
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| writer = {{hlist|Simmons|Anthony Fields}} |
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| producer = P.K. |
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| This single = "'''How's It Goin' Down'''"<br/>(1998) |
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| prev_year = 1998 |
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| next_year = 1998 |
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| artist = [[Faith Evans]] |
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| Single by DMX featuring Faith Evans | ||||
| from the album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot | ||||
| B-side | "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" | |||
| Released | June 9, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
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| Length | 4:42 | |||
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| Producer(s) | P.K. | |||
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"How's It Goin' Down" is the fourth single by American rapper DMX featuring R&B singer Faith Evans who is used in the introduction monologue, from his debut studio album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot.
Song Info
Production
The instrumental is produced by P.K. of the Ruff Ryders group.
Lyrics
The song is about DMX meeting a girl and eventually carrying on an affair with her. This leads to the girl's current boyfriend attacking a man he believes is DMX. Eventually, by the song's end, DMX decides that carrying on the relationship would be wrong and tells the girl she should go back to her boyfriend.
Music Video
Directed by Hype Williams, the music video for the song essentially depicts the lyrics, and also notably features cameos by then-unknown artists Eve, Ja Rule, Drag-On and Irv Gotti, all of whom would rise to prominence in the following year.
Chart positions
| Chart | Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 70 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 19 |
External links
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