RAPPER DMX has died in hospital, his family confirmed, days after suffering a heart attack at his home triggered by a drug overdose. The 50-year-old star, real name Earl Simmons, was on life support in a vegetative state after suffering three heart attacks during a drug overdose, according to reports. DMX, Amazon Fashion born Earl Simmons, died at White Plains Hospital in New York on Friday. Members of his family were able to visit with him this week - as hundreds gathered outside the hospital in White Plain, New York, where he was being treated since last Friday night. Streams of DMX's music have climbed 928 percent in the days following the rapper's death. He died last Friday aged 50 after suffering a heart attack. DMX's songs were streamed 75.7million times on Friday and Saturday, according to Billboard. It was up from 7.36million streams throughout the previous two days. They were shopping for sneakers (https://www.ozma.one/) ahead of the first day of school when DMX offered to pay for the shoes.
Nikki Cutchens told News Maine. We had litter mate dogs that you bought at 4am on set in Long Beach. I am forever grateful for your joy, your laugh, your protection all these years and your hugs anytime I've seen you. DMX's family has confirmed that rumors Beyoncé and Jay-Z purchased his master recordings after his death is false. If anyone is requesting for money for his funeral please be aware the person is a scammer. DMX's family has confirmed that his master recordings have not been sold to Beyoncé and Jay-Z after his death last Friday. If anyone is requesting for money for his funeral please be aware the person is a scammer. Earl was a warrior who fought till the very end. He loved his family with all of his heart and we cherish the times we spent with him. The family then asked for privacy while they grieve the loss of "the man the world knew as DMX." They added that information about his memorial service will be released once details are finalised.
DMX may get a memorial at Yonkers Raceway and his hometown is considering building a statue or naming a street after the rap icon. Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano said that he has offered the city's largest outdoor venue to the late rapper's family as a way to honour the artist. His family is reportedly planning both a private and public memorial, and Spano told TMZ that the city of Yonkers wants to ease the burden on the rapper's family. He said he hopes they will use the Yonkers Raceway grounds, which normally has a seating capacity of 7,500 -- but is limited to 20% of that number under current Covid-19 guidelines. Spano said it would be fitting for fans to say goodbye to the rapper in the city where he was raised. There are also reports that Yonkers may put up a statue of DMX, or even name a street after him. Tributes continue to pour in after the death of DMX.
Musician LL Cool J said: "You did everything you came to do. You impacted the world. "DMX helped me locate my inner self as a teenager. The legendary Harlem rapper's gruff lyrical sound reflected his gritty past. DMX's hit single X Gon' Give It To Ya released in 2003 was the lead single to the film Cradle 2 The Grave, which starred the rapper and actor Jet Li. The soundtrack was very successful, peaking at number six on the Billboard 200, number three on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number one on the Top Soundtracks. The soundtrack was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, and sold over 500,000 copies. X Gon' Give It To Ya is certified platinum in the US and United Kingdom. To read the lyrics, click here. Earl DMX Simmons "had an honesty about his heartache and his anger that endeared him to his fans", writes author Mikki Kendall for NBC News. For many Black Gen Xers, he reminded us of the guys who would carry groceries, the sweet-hearted boys in bad situations who became lost to the streets that were their only choice for survival. This has been created wi th the help of G SA C ontent Generator DEMO.
For those of us raised in and around Black churches, where there was a steady drumbeat of respectability politics that never seemed to mesh with our day-to-day lives and which we struggled to incorporate, he seemed to do so easily. DMX loves the Golden Girls and that’s a real fun fact! DMX began beatboxing in the mid-1980s, writing lyrics and peddling mixtapes. The charismatic artist spent most of the 1990s making a name for himself in New York's underground scene, especially in rap battle rings. It was late in that decade that he grew into the blazing, urgent style of performance that would become his calling card, emanating a singular presence at once hypermasculine and sincere. In the mid-1990s, he famously battled with Brooklyn's up-and-coming star Jay-Z, who was then primarily an emcee, for hours in a smoky pool hall in the Bronx. Ski Beatz, who was in attendance, told the site HipHopDX. You think of Belly and all the great stuff that he was part of.