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``Earl Simmons was a wonderful, caring father, and a sensitive, thoughtful man. Unfortunately, Dark Man X took over and ran amok, tormented and struggling to find the light. . DMX gave me the inspiration to keep going at Def Jam when rap became soft and silly,'' Lyor Cohen, a former executive at Def Jam, said in a statement.
2021/04/10 05:57 FILE - DMX, center, accepts the R&B Album Artist of the Year during the 1999 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, on Dec. 8, 1999. The family of rappe. FILE - DMX, center, accepts the R&B Album Artist of the Year during the 1999 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, on Dec. 8, 1999. The family of rapper DMX says he has died at age 50 after a career in which he delivered iconic hip-hop songs such as “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem. A statement from the family says the Grammy-nominated rapper died at a hospital in White Plains, New York, with his family by his side after being placed on life support for the past few days. He was rushed to a New York hospital from his home April 2. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch, File)
The world is left mourning yet another great loss to the hip-hop community Friday. Rapper and actor
DMX has died at age 50 after being hospitalized for a heart attack.
Following news of his passing, celebrities in the realms of music and entertainment took to social media to pay tribute to the hip-hop legend.
In a statement obtained by ABC News, rapper
Chingy described DMX as”a true legend to the hip-hop community” and explained how he inspired one of his biggest hits.
“I was individually inspired by him from his unique style. I remember touring and being on a lot of shows with him. “One day I was coming out of my hotel and DMX saw me and asked, ‘Was his child’s mother pulling me back? ” says Chingy.
This world has lost a REAL ONE : Entertainers react to DMX passing
DMX, the iconic hip-hop artist behind the songs Ruff Ryders’ Anthem and Party Up (Up in Here), died Friday at age 50. Author: Associated Press Updated: 6:07 PM EDT April 9, 2021
LOS ANGELES Reaction to the death of Grammy-nominated rapper DMX who died Friday at 50. “Earl Simmons was a wonderful, caring father, and a sensitive, thoughtful man. Unfortunately, Dark Man X took over and ran amok, tormented and struggling to find the light. . DMX gave me the inspiration to keep going at Def Jam when rap became soft and silly,” Lyor Cohen, a former executive at Def Jam, said in a statement.