New York State Senate officially declares December 18th Earl “DMX” Simmons Day
The resolution was introduced on the NYS Senate floor by Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
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DMX’s “Homegoing Celebration” funeral service on Sunday (April 25) started off with a major announcement.
Erica Ford, the co-founder of Life Camp, an organization established to prevent gun violence and Priscilla Echi, a Westchester community activist disclosed that the New York State Senate has officially declared December 18th DMX’s birthday Earl “DMX” Simmons Day.
Senate Resolution 631 Mourning the untimely death of DMX legendary New York rap icon and talented actor was introduced on the NYS Senate floor on Tuesday, April 20 by Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and sponsored by Senator Jamaal T. Bailey.
Brooklyn, NY – It’s been over two weeks since Earl “DMX” Simmons passed away from a massive heart attack at New York’s White Plains Hospital and the Hip Hop community remains in collective mourning.
Saturday (April 24) and Sunday (April 25) were reserved for two different memorial services one at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and another at a local church. As DMX’s red casket was paraded down the street in a black monster truck, thousands of people came out to show their support for the Ruff Ryders legend.
But that wasn’t all. During Sunday’s’ “Homegoing Celebration,” Life Camp co-founder Erica Ford and Westchester community activist Priscilla Echi announced the New York State Senate had officially declared DMX’s birthday, December 18, Earl “DMX” Simmons Day.
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NYS Senate has declared DMX s birthday, December 18th, Earl DMX Simmons Day pic.twitter.com/xxpDv8Iktl HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) April 25, 2021
Recently, a memorial service was held for DMX at the Barclay’s Center in New York, with friends and family of the rapper coming together to pay their respects. The service found Swizz Beatz speaking on DMX’s legacy, while Kanye West and Sunday Service delivered a tribute to X as well.
During the funeral service, it was revealed that the New York State Senate declared DMX’s birthday December 18, to be “Earl ‘DMX’ Simmons Day.” The news was revealed by Erica Ford of Life Camp, a group dedicated to preventing gun violence. While speaking at the funeral, activist Priscilla Echi said, “Our New York State Senate has called December 18 Earl “DMX” Simmons Day. His lyrics were rapped on the Senate floor by Senator Jamal Bailey, who intr
The Get It on the Floor hitmaker s memorial will take place just one day before his private funeral service will be held at a church in the New York City area.