Stop Being Greedy

{{more citations|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox song | name = Stop Being Greedy | cover = DMX-Stop_Being_Greedy.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = DMX | album = It's Dark and Hell Is Hot | released = {{Start date|1998|3|7}} | format = | recorded = October 1997 | studio = | venue = | genre = {{hlist|Horrorcore|hardcore hip-hop}} | length = 3:37 | label = {{hlist|Ruff Ryders|Def Jam}} | writer = {{hlist|Earl Simmons|Anthony Fields|Michael Masser}} | producer = {{hlist|P.K.|Dame Grease}} | chronology = DMX | prev_title = Get at Me Dog | prev_year = 1998 | next_title = Money, Power & Respect | next_year = 1998 }}

"'''Stop Being Greedy'''" is the second single by DMX from his debut studio album. The single peaked at No.79 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the US.<ref>{{cite web | title=DMX {{!}} Biography, Music & News | website=Billboard | date=2026-01-22 | url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/dmx/chart-history/hsi/ | access-date=2026-03-09}}</ref>

==Background== The instrumental was produced by P.K. for Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Dame Grease. The music video for the song was shot in the town of Chester, New York, and features the old MSB bank and the Glenmere Mansion. The song samples "My Hero Is a Gun" by Diana Ross from the 1975 film ''Mahogany''.

==Charts== {| class="wikitable" !Chart !Peak<br />position |- |US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 |align="center"|79 |- |US ''Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks |align="center"|45 |}

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Category:DMX songs Category:1998 singles Category:1998 songs Category:Def Jam Recordings singles Category:Ruff Ryders Entertainment singles Category:Hardcore hip-hop songs Category:Horrorcore songs Category:Songs written by DMX Category:Songs written by Michael Masser