“BATH SALTS”

DMX Featuring JAY-Z & Nas SONGWRITERS Shawn Carter, Kasseem Dean, Michael Forno,

Nasir Jones, Earl Simmons

In April 2020, the hip-hop community mourned the passing of Ruff Ryders boss DMX, who before he died was working to finish his Exodus album. Fortunately, his close friend and producer Swizz Beatz carried the project over the finish line. Released a month following the rapper’s death, Exodus features the long-awaited collaboration between X, JAY-Z and Nas: “Bath Salts.” The braggadocious track was a victory lap for the three New York MCs, who anchored East Coast rap in the late 1990s and early 2000s.