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Rapper and actor DMX dies aged 50
Updated / Friday, 9 Apr 2021
17:50
DMX attends a Party at Elleven45 Lounge on February 19, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia
American rapper and actor Earl Simmons, known by the stage name DMX or Dark Man X, has died at age 50,
People magazine reported on Friday, after the musician was hospitalised for what reports said was a heart attack during a drug overdose. 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, said a statement released by his family.
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
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
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