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New York State Senate Officially Declares December 18 as Earl DMX Simmons Day
New York State Senate Officially Declares December 18 as Earl DMX Simmons Day
New York will annually honor New York native and late rapper DMX
New York will annually honor New York native and late rapper DMX
May 3, 2021
On April 25, the state of New York officially announced that December 18 will now be known as ‘Earl “DMX” Simmons Day’ after DMX’s birthday.
Co-founder of Life Camp, an organization dedicated to the prevention of gun violence, Erica Ford announced the tribute to the late rapper at his memorial service over the weekend.
DMX. Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Live Nation. Following the tragic death of rap icon DMX, his home state has officially moved to declare a day in his honor. The New York State Senate will officially consider December 18, the late rapper s birthday, as DMX Day across the state.
ADVERTISEMENT The announcement came from community activists Priscilla Echi and Erica Ford during the rapper s Homegoing Celebration on Sunday, which aired live on BET. Unlike Saturday s celebration, streamed on Youtube and featuring appearances from Kanye West and his Sunday Service choir, Nas, Swizz Beatz, Eve, and more, Sunday s event was not open to the public. Our New York State Senate has called December 18 Earl âDMXâ Simmons Day,â Echi said during the service. âHis lyrics were rapped on the Senate floor by Senator Jamal Bailey who introduced a resolution in his honor. He also has proclamations from Mayor Spano and Mayor Shawn Patt
New York State Senate Declares December 18– Earl “DMX” Simmons Day
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DMX’s homegoing celebration on Sunday was an amalgamation of Black love and preservation of hip-hop culture.
During the rapper’s funeral service, two sisters in the movement– Erica Ford, cofounder of Life Camp, and Priscilla Echi, a community activist from Westchester county, revealed that the state of New York declared December 18– Earl “DMX” Simmons Day.
“Our New York State Senate has called December 18 Earl “DMX” Simmons Day,” Echi announced. “His lyrics were rapped on the Senate floor by Senator Jamal Bailey, who introduced a resolution in his honor.