DMX to undergo brain function tests, manager says
In a surprising update on his condition, manager Steve Rifkind confirmed early Wednesday that he had tested positive for COVID-19.
Rap star
DMX will undergo a battery of tests to better assess his brain function after a heart attack that followed an alleged drug overdose. His manager,
Steve Rifkind, had described X’s condition as “unchanged.”
But in a surprising update, Rifkind confirmed Wednesday morning that the rapper had tested positive for COVID-19. His hospital visitors will be limited to certain family members as a result.
In this 2015 photo, DMX performs on Day One of the 2015 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival at The Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella)
DMX s family to hold prayer vigil outside New York hospital
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The family of rap legend
DMX issued a public statement on Sunday about his “serious health issues” after suffering a heart attack on Friday amid reports of a drug overdose.
DMX performs onstage with DJ Snake during day 1 of the 2015 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival (Weekend 2) at The Empire Polo Club on April 17, 2015 in Indio, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella)
“On Friday night, April 2nd, 2021, our brother, son, father, and colleague DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, was admitted to White Plains (NY) Hospital, facing serious health issues,” the family said in the official statement.
DMX reportedly hospitalized and in serious condition
Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images for Coachella
Rapper DMX has been hospitalized, and is apparently in “grave” condition,
TMZ reports. According to the site, the musician who has long struggled with issues with substance abuse overdosed in his New York home last night, and suffered a heart attack in the aftermath.
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Born Earl Simmons, and a fixture in the rap world for decades, DMX has been open about his struggles with drugs in the past. (When he was convicted of tax evasion back in 2018, he played the judge his 1998 song “Slippin’” as a way to try to explain his long-time battles with addiction and desire for self-improvement.) Although he returned to performing after being released from prison in 2019, DMX made his most recent public appearance in July of last year, facing off against Snoop Dogg for an online rap battle on the Verzuz music platform.