Slippin'

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"Slippin'"
DMX
singles chronology
"Grand Finale"
(1998)
"Slippin'"
(1998)
"Money, Cash, Hoes"
(1998)
Music video
Slippin' on
YouTube

"Slippin'" is a song by American rapper

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.[3]

Chart performance

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

Certifications

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

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  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.