How's It Goin' Down

"How's It Goin' Down"
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 (1998-06-09)
Recorded	April 1998
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	4:42
Label	Ruff Ryders Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Simmons Anthony Fields
Producer(s)	P.K.
DMX singles chronology
""Ruff Ryders' Anthem" (1998) "How's It Goin' Down" (1998) "Grand Finale" (1998)
Faith Evans singles chronology
"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. The song would go on to be a modest hit, peaking at #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.

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 his album Views.

Music video

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.

Chart positions

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

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