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DMX, Legendary US Rapper And Actor, Dies Aged 50
Janet Jackson, Missy Elliott, The Weeknd and Halle Berry are among those who have paid tribute to the hip hop star.
Legendary rapper DMX has died aged 50.
The hip-hop star died on Friday after suffering “catastrophic cardiac arrest”, according to the hospital in White Plains, New York (via PA Media), where he died after being admitted on 2 April.
His family’s statement said DMX, born Earl Simmons, died with relatives by his side after several days on life support.
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DMX on stage performing in 2019
“Earl was a warrior who fought till the very end. He loved his family with all of his heart and we cherish the times we spent with him,” they said.
Grammy-nominated US rapper DMX dies at 50
AP, NEW YORK
DMX, the raspy hip-hop artist behind the songs Ruff Ryders’ Anthem and Party Up (Up in Here) who had one of rap’s most distinctive voices literally and metaphorically has died, according to a statement on Friday from his family. He was 50.
The Grammy-nominated performer died after suffering “catastrophic cardiac arrest,” according to a statement from the hospital in White Plains, New York, where he died.
He was rushed there from his home on Friday last week.
A woman visits a makeshift memorial for rapper and actor DMX outside White Plains Hospital, where he died at the age of 50, in White Plains, New York, on Friday.
Grammy-nominated rapper DMX dies, aged 50
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April 10, 2021 â 2.44am
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Ruff Rydersâ Anthem and
Party Up (Up in Here) and who rapped with a trademark delivery that was often paired with growls, barks and âWhat!â as an ad-lib, has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 50.
The Grammy-nominated performer died after suffering âcatastrophic cardiac arrest,â according to the hospital in White Plains, New York, where he died. He was rushed there from his home on April 2.
DMX, the raspy-voiced hip-hop artist who rapped with a trademark delivery that was often paired with growls, barks and “What!” as an ad lib, has died aged 50.
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 April 2.
His family’s statement said DMX, whose birth name was Earl Simmons, died with relatives by his side after several days on life support.
DMX, centre, accepts the R&B Album Artist of the Year during the 1999 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas (Laura Rauch/AP)