Hows It Goin Down Faith Evans

"How's It Goin' Down"Single by DMX featuring Faith Evansfrom the album It's Dark and Hell Is HotB-sideReleasedRecordedGenreLengthLabelSongwriter(s)Producer(s)DMX singles chronologyFaith Evans singles chronology

"Ruff Ryders' Anthem"

June 9, 1998[1]

April 1998

East Coast hip hop

4:42

Ruff Ryders Def Jam

Simmons Anthony Fields

P.K.

""Ruff Ryders' Anthem" (1998) "How's It Goin' Down" (1998) "Grand Finale" (1998)

"I'll Be Missing You" (1997) "How's It Goin' Down" (1998) "Love Like This" (1998)

"How's It Goin' Down" is a song by American rapper DMX, released as the fourth single from his debut studio album, It's Dark and Hell Is Hot. The song features R&B singer Faith Evans and was released to radio on June 9, 1998.[1] The song would go on to be a modest hit, peaking at No. 70 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song contains a sample of "God Make Me Funky" by The Headhunters from the 1975 album, Survival of the Fittest.

Music video[edit]

Directed by Hype Williams, the music video provides a visual depiction of the song's story, detailing DMX's affair with the a woman named Tenika who is already in a relationship with the father of her two children. It 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.

Interpolations and samples[edit]

Canadian rapper and singer Drake incorporated the lyrics to the chorus of "How's It Goin' Down" in his own song, "U with Me?" from the album Views. American rapper Moneybagg Yo sampled "How's It Goin' Down" in his song "Scorpio".

Charts[edit]

Chart Position

U.S. Billboard Hot 100	70
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	19

Certifications[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ a b "DMX – How's It Goin' Down (1998, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
2. ^ "American single certifications – DMX – How's It Goin' Down". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

Drums
Soul / Funk / Disco

Vocals / Lyrics
Hip-Hop / Rap / R&B

Multiple Elements
Hip-Hop / Rap / R&B

Multiple Elements
Hip-Hop / Rap / R&B

The version of this track that appears on DMX's debut (and was removed for its re-release as a single) includes a heated phone call in which a man accuses his partner (played by guest vocalist Faith Evans) of infidelity. During the call, the woman lets slip that she doesn't know anybody from Yonkers, the city in New York where DMX grew up. While the woman is named in the lyrics ("Tenika"), it is unclear how far this song about DMX's doomed affair with a married woman was autobiographical.

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