


But the rapper ended up giving the song a try, handing Swizz Beatz his first major hit while creating a genre anthem.ĥ. The third single from It's Dark and Hell Is Hot was produced again by a young Swizz Beatz, who in 2011 told Complex that DMX didn’t think the beat was “hood enough”. One of DMX’s biggest hits, “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” almost didn’t happen. Swizz Beatz and DMX perform live in 2015Getty Images for Bacardi
