2.ĭMX earned three career Grammy nominations, four MTV VMAs noms and a Soul Train Awards win for Male Entertainer of the Year in 2000.Īlthough American Music Award winner DMX never saw the success onscreen that he did in the charts, his acting career actually took off at the same time as he achieved hip-hop fame. During its first week of release, the record was just a few hundred copies behind the Now That’s What I Call Music! 22 compilation that summer and peaked at No. He did amass eight Top 20 singles on the Hot Rap Songs chart, four of which went Top 10.įacing a slew of legal difficulties including multiple animal-cruelty charges, stints behind bars for drug possession and parole violations and move to a new label, the Grammy-nominated DMX took another hit when his sixth alum, 2006’s Year of the Dog…Again failed to top of the charts upon release, but it was close. 1 with their first four albums, let alone five.ĭMX Remembered Tonight By BET With Special Programming BlockĭMX never enjoyed the same success on pop radio, with 2000’s “Party Up (Up in Here)” being his only single to make Top 30 on Billboard’s Hot 100. 1, as did 1999’s career-defining … And Then There Was X, 2001’s The Great Depression and 2003’s Grand Champ in a stellar and still-unmatched run. That multiplatinum album also went to No. Going on to sell 5 million copies, the now-classic Hell Is Hot was followed later that same year with DMX’s sophomore release, Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood. Word of the power of the unsigned DMX’s live shows spread fast, and the rapper became a very hot ticket when he performed in the Tri-State Area in the mid-’90s.įueled by the single “Get at Me Dog” and a stark public persona, DMX dropped his major-label debut It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot in May 1998 and watched it rocket to No. His gravel-voiced, sometimes-staccato delivery set him apart from other MCs. While his 1992 debut single “Born Loser” went nowhere fast, within a couple of years the Yonkers-raised DMX was popping up on albums by Jay-Z, Ja Rule and LL Cool J and garnering a lot of major-label interest. To one of my fav artist growing up and still to this day DMX, my prayers are with you and sent to the almighty heaven’s above! ??❌ Lakers star LeBron James and Mariah Carey took to social media to offer their own support to the ailing artist: On Monday, as DMX’s family planned a vigil of their own outside the Empire State hospital and his children visited him one-by-one, L.A. Signs that the end might be nigh for DMX seemed to become more acute on April 4 when ex-manager Nakia Walker told The New York Times that the rapper was in a “vegetative state.” No reason for DMX’s now-fatal heart attack last week has been given by either his family or medical professionals.Īs news of DMX’s admittance to hospital spread, last weekend saw an outpouring of love, prayers and other good wishes from members of the hip hop community like Public Enemy, Chance the Rapper, Nas, Eminem, Ice-T, and Missy Elliot as well as actor Tracey Morgan and fans of all ages and creeds. Showbiz & Media Figures We’ve Lost In 2021 – Photo Gallery Quindon Tarver Dies: Wedding Soloist In Baz Luhrmann's 'Romeo + Juliet' Was 38 We will share information about his memorial service once details are finalized.” Please respect our privacy as we grieve the loss of our brother, father, uncle and the man the world knew as DMX. We appreciate all of the love and support during this incredibly difficult time. Earl’s music inspired countless fans across the world and his iconic legacy will live on forever. “He loved his family with all of his heart and we cherish the times we spent with him.
“Earl was a warrior who fought till the very end,” they added.
“We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved one, DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, passed away at 50-years-old at White Plains Hospital with his family by his side after being placed on life support for the past few days,” said a statement from the rapper’s family on Friday. He was 50.īorn Earl Simmons, the rapper and actor suffered a heart attack on April 2 had been in the intensive care unit in a White Plains, NY hospital on life support ever since. DMX, the first hip-hop artist to top the charts with his initial five albums, and almost his sixth, has died.