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DMX performs at Masters Of Ceremony 2019 at Barclays Center on June 28, 2019 in New York City.
Streams of his songs increased 499% in the U.S. in the week ending April 15.
DMX’s greatest hits compilation
The Best of DMX soars from No. 73 (its prior peak) to No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart following the rapper’s death on Friday, April 9.
The set earned 77,000 equivalent album units (up 544%) in the U.S. in the week ending April 15, according to MRC Data.
Plus, two of DMX’s former No. 1 albums re-enter the chart --
It’s Dark and Hell is Hot and