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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