DMX

Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 - April 9, 2021) was known as DMX, was an American actor and rapper. The album he released as his debut album It's Dark and hell is hot was launched in 1998. He started rapping in the 90s. 251,000 copies were sold during its first week. In 1999, DMX released... and then there was X. The album included the smash hit track "Party up (Up in Here). His 2003 singles "Where is the Hood At?" His 2003 singles, "Where the Hood at?" and "X Gon to Make It To Ya" were commercially successful. Also, he was the first artist to reach No.1 on the Billboard 200 chart five consecutive times. In total, DMX sold over 74 million records worldwide. 8. DMX was featured in films like Belly Romeo Must Die (with Exit Wounds), Belly, Romeo Must Die (with Belly), Cradle 2 the Grave (with Cradle 2 the Grave) and Last Hour. He starred in the reality television show DMX. Soul of a Man. It was primarily broadcast by the BET cable channel Never Die Alone. He published an autobiography of his personal memoirs, E.A.R.L. in 2003. : The Autobiography of DMX. [9] DMX began his journey in the music business at age 14 as a beatboxer in Ready Ron. After a stint in prison, he started writing his own lyrics and performing in the recreation center in town that was for children younger than him. While in prison for carjacking, he began dedicating a large portion of his time to writing lyrics. He also got to know and rapped with K-Solo. [3] When he was released in the summer of 1988, he began creating and selling mixtapes of his own that featured him rapping over instrumentals from songs. He sold them on street corners that helped him establish an army of fans across New York. Percee P and DMX each performed freestyles on The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show, 1991. [15In the year 15 DMX will soon drop a demo tape that featured "Spellbound" along with "Critical Condition", Three Little Pigs", The Original Author of Spellbound and "Unstoppable Force" later that year. It had a look that was similar to Big Daddy Kane and Rakim and was distinct from his later material. Three years ago, The Source magazine praised DMX in its Unsigned Hype column , which highlighted unsigned hip-hop artists. [16] That same year, Columbia Records signed DMX to its subsidiary label Ruffhouse Records, which released his debut single "Born Loser". The second track, "Make A Move" was released in the year 1994. Jay-Z, Ja Rules, and Mic Gérardo appeared as guests on the underground classic "Time to Build" by Mic Geronimo, released in 1995. DMX died of a cocaine-induced heartattack on April 9, 2021.