UPDATE: Rapper DMX Hospitalized With Somber Prognosis After Drug Overdose
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TMZ reported early Saturday morning that legendary rapper DMX was hospitalized after suffering a heart attack triggered by a drug overdose.
DMX, 50, was rushed to an undisclosed hospital in White Plains, New York at 11 pm on April 2. The “Ruff Ryder’s Anthem” emcee, whose real name is Earl Simmons, is listed in grave condition and doctors have given a somber prognosis.
Although one source told the news outlet that he had some brain activity, another source claimed DMX was in a “vegetative state.”
DMX has had an extensive battle with drug addiction, and the Yonkers emcee has been open about his addiction. His drug use began at 14 when a supposed mentor introduced a young Simmons to crack cocaine.