Same old dog, no new tricks. And when we say old, we mean it.

True to its title, most of DMX's underwhelming sixth album Year of the Dog ... Again dates from 2005. This CD -- titled Here We Go Again -- was supposed to come out last year on Def Jam, but was shelved while the gravel-throated gangster rapper born Earl Simmons dealt with his laundry list of legal problems and switched labels.

Too bad he didn't leave tracks like the predictable I Run S*** and the unlistenably misogynist Baby Motha on the shelf.

Ironically, the only new song that's worth a second listen is the rap-metal stomper titled Right or Wrong (I'm Tired). He sure is.

He may have been the big dog back in the day, but now DMX is all bark and no bite.

Track Listing:

1. Intro
2. We In Here
3. I Run Shit
4. Come Thru (Move)
5. It's Personal
6. Baby Motha
7. Dog Love
8. Wrong Or Right (I'm Tired)
9. Give 'Em What They Want
10. Walk These Dogs
11. Blown Away
12. Goodbye
13. Life Be My Song
14. The Prayer VI
15. Lord Give Me A Sign
16. Year Of The Dog... Again