Apr 10, 2021
Earl Simmons, better known as
DMX, is dead. He died at age 50 following an overdose this month.
On April 2nd, he was admitted to a hospital in White Plains, New York after suffering an overdose that led to a heart attack. Paramedics spent 30 minutes trying to resuscitate him, but the half-hour without oxygen caused severe brain damage, leaving him in a vegetative state until his passing.
The Yonkers, New York rapper was born in Mount Vernon, New York on December 18th, 1970. He rose to fame as a member of the hardcore hip-hop collective
The Ruff Ryders.
In the late 90s into the early 2000s, he was a dominant force in the music industry as part of the Ruff Ryders collective. His first five albums all hit number-one, and his debut album,
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FILE- DMX performs during the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta on Oct. 1, 2011. The family of rapper DMX says he has died at age 50 after a career in which he delivered iconic hip-hop songs such as âRuff Rydersâ Anthem. A statement from the family says the Grammy-nominated rapper died at a hospital in White Plains, New York, with his family by his side after being placed on life support for the past few days. He was rushed to a New York hospital from his home April 2. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) Photo: Associated Press
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DMX, the raspy-voiced hip-hop artist who produced the songs Ruff Rydersâ Anthem and Party Up (Up in Here) and who rapped with a trademark delivery that was often paired with growls, barks and What! as an ad-lib, has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 50 years old. The Grammy-nominated performer died after suffering catastrophic cardiac arrest , according to the hospital in White Plains, New York, where he died. He was rushed there from his home on 2 April. The rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, had struggled with drug addiction since his teenage years. His lawyer, Murray Richman, had earlier said he could not confirm reports that DMX overdosed
Legendary rapper-actor DMX passes away at age 50
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Hip-hop fans around the world are saddened today after learning of the passing of Earl Simmons, aka DMX. The rapper-actor has had a major influence on pop culture since his debut album in 1998. That year also marked his big-screen debut in the gangster movie
Belly.
Romeo Must Die and
Exit Wounds. While his music and film output had been steady in the 2000s, his song X Gon Give It To Ya , the lead single from
Cradle 2 The Grave, has become a meme as well as a key track from Ryan Reynolds
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