Alice Kay Johnson, age 84, of Janesville, passed away on January 28, 2023 at Rock Haven. She was born July 11, 1938 in Glen Haven, Wisconsin, the daughter of Clara
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Near the end of his life, DMX wept about something that happened when he was 14. Last year, on the show People s Party with Talib Kweli, the then-49-year-old told the story of Ready Ron, an MC who got him into rapping. He was like an older brother to me, DMX said, I didn t have any brothers. At that point, he lapsed into stunned silence. Ready Ron broke his trust, he said, by giving DMX who had never done a drug a joint laced with crack.
Even behind reflective sunglasses, humiliation and hurt visibly spiderwebbed across DMX s face, and he hung his head like a little boy. Tasked with counting money, he said, his mind seemed to shatter. Why would you do that to a child? the three-time GRAMMY nominee entreated, breathing heavily. He was like, 30, and he knew I looked up to him. Why would you do that to somebody who looks up to you?