Yep. The Dog is back. Who knew that 2015 would be the year DMX returned with a brand new album, without as much as a hint for the masses to anticipate it? Much like J. Cole’s strategy for 2014 Forest Hills Drive, X’s announcement arrives just a week ahead of his upcoming LP’s release.

The 16-track project, titled Redemption of the Beast, boasts features from Rampage, Freeway and Jannyce. The independent, solo LP will arrive via iTunes Jan. 13. Listen to snippets of the 16 unreleased songs on Amazon and check out the full tracklist on the following page.

Are you excited to hear a new DMX album?