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,
DMX s ex-wife Tashera Simmons remembers the late rapper with a moving tribute video for the most important person in the world to me
Simmons made the video to celebrate her 50th birthday, but turned it into a tribute to her recently departed ex-husband DMX
The couple were married in 1999 and separated in 2010 before divorcing two years later, though they continued to be friends until the end of his life
The rapper born Earl Simmons died aged 50 on Friday at White Plains Hospital, New York
DMX had been fighting for his life after suffering a catastrophic heart attack and reported overdose last week
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,