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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
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press
Nothing less than a giant : Rapper DMX dies at 50 after suffering heart attack
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DMX s legacy will continue to live on.
On Friday, April 9th, the hip-hop world lost a legend of its own. The late rapper s death came after his week long hospitalization following a heart attack in White Plains, New York.
Born Earl Simmons in 1970, the Yonkers-raised MC arrived as the physical embodiment of unbridled energy, a one-man distillation of fellow rugged New York acts. With the release of his 1998 debut,
It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, DMX wrapped himself in musical aggression that enhanced his imposing presence across songs like the minimal, clanging “Get at Me Dog” and rowdy breakout “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem.” But X scaled back the pugnacity on that same album’s introspective
2021/04/10 05:57 FILE - DMX, center, accepts the R&B Album Artist of the Year during the 1999 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, on Dec. 8, 1999. The family of rappe. FILE - DMX, center, accepts the R&B Album Artist of the Year during the 1999 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, on Dec. 8, 1999. 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 “Ruff Ryders’ 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/Laura Rauch, File)
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Hip-hop star DMX, who laid out his inner pain in gritty, hard-driving anthems, passes away at 50AFP
Last Updated: Apr 10, 2021, 09:31 AM IST
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Raised in the New York suburb of Yonkers, the artist endured a grim childhood, growing up in housing projects with his mother and siblings where he suffered abuse.
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NEW YORK: DMX, the hardcore hip-hop star whose raw, snarling raps chronicled the struggles of the American street and his own inner pain, has died. He was 50 years old.
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