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DMX performs at The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards in 2001 in Miami Beach, Fla. The rapper died Friday at age 50. // Getty Images, Scott Gries
Updated April 9, 2021 at 1:47 PM ET
Earl Simmons, better known as the rapper DMX, died Friday at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, N.Y., according to a statement from his family. He had been on life support for the past few days following a heart attack. He was 50. Earl was a warrior who fought till the very end. He loved his family with all of his heart and we cherish the times we spent with him, the statement said. Earl s music inspired countless fans across the world and his iconic legacy will live on forever. We appreciate all of the love and support during this incredibly difficult time.
DMX has died at the age of 50.
The late rapper s family announced his passing in a statement on Friday (April 9). We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved one, DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, passed away at 50-years-old at White Plains Hospital with his family by his side after being placed on life support for the past few days, the statement read. Earl was a warrior who fought till the very end. He loved his family with all of his heart and we cherish the times we spent with him. Earl’s music inspired countless fans across the world and his iconic legacy will live on forever. We appreciate all of the love and support during this incredibly difficult time. Please respect our privacy as we grieve the loss of our brother, father, uncle and the man the world knew as DMX.
Rapper DMX dies at 50 following a heart attack
DMX was hospitalized in New York with a heart attack following a reported overdose. Reuters
Rapper DMX, who rose to fame in the late 1990s with his first studio album
It s Dark and Hell Is Hot, has died at the age of 50 after being on life support for a week following a heart attack, his family said on Friday.
The rapper, born Earl Simmons, who had been battling drug addiction, was hospitalized in New York last week with a heart attack following a reported overdose. Upon admission, his condition was so critical that he was resuscitated and placed on life support, as reported by Sputnik.
On Friday (April 9)
the world lost a hip-hop legend. The late rapper s death came after his weeklong
hospitalization following a reported drug-induced heart attack at his home in White Plains on April 2.
Born
Earl Simmons, DMX burst on to the hip hop scene in the late 1990s with his debut album
It s Dark and Hell Is Hot, which was met with critical acclaim and commercial success, selling 251,000 copies within its first week of release. The multi-platinum artist went on to have his four remaining albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard charts. DMX also earned three Grammy nominations over his career and starred in several films; his most notable roles were in
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“I make moves to get me where I’m going,” DMX announces on a unique track released just hours before the hardcore hip-hop artist and actor died on Friday.
DMX – whose real name was Earl Simmons – teamed up on “X Moves” with fellow legend Bootsy Collins, formerly of Parliament-Funkadelic, as well as Steve Howe, formerly of Yes and Asia, and Deep Purple dummer Ian Paice.
DMX, 50, had been on life support at White Plains Hospital since suffering an overdose-induced “catastrophic” heart attack at his Westchester home a week ago Friday. We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved one, DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, passed away at 50-years-old at White Plains Hospital with his family by his side after being placed on life support for the past few days, family members said in a statement.