DMX s ex-wife Tashera Simmons remembers the late rapper with a moving tribute video for the most important person in the world to me
Simmons made the video to celebrate her 50th birthday, but turned it into a tribute to her recently departed ex-husband DMX
The couple were married in 1999 and separated in 2010 before divorcing two years later, though they continued to be friends until the end of his life
The rapper born Earl Simmons died aged 50 on Friday at White Plains Hospital, New York
DMX had been fighting for his life after suffering a catastrophic heart attack and reported overdose last week
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American rapper DMX dies aged 50
He suffered a heart attack five days ago SAMAA | AFP - Posted: Apr 10, 2021 | Last Updated: 6 hours ago SAMAA | AFP Posted: Apr 10, 2021 | Last Updated: 6 hours ago
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DMX, the hardcore hip-hop star whose raw, snarling raps chronicled the struggles of the American street and his own inner pain, has died. He was 50 years old.
The rapper’s longtime lawyer confirmed DMX’s death to
AFP, with a statement from his family saying the artist, born Earl Simmons, died after nearly a week on life support following a heart attack.
“Earl was a warrior who fought till the very end,” the statement released Friday read, saying the rapper died at White Plains Hospital north of New York City, with loved ones by his side.
DMX performing in New York in 2019. Photograph: Stephanie Augello/Rex
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Listening to a DMX song from the late 1990s is like riding a wrecking ball through a gated community. The music video for Stop Being Greedy â one of many confrontational highlights from the rapperâs 1998 Def Jam debut, Itâs Dark And Hell Is Hot â shows DMX hunting a wealthy white man across a mansion, before eventually feeding the poor soul like a T-bone steak to his pet pitbull; the rapperâs exhilarating, half-barked vocals gave the sense that he wanted to eat the rich.
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Party Up (Up in Here) and who rapped with a trademark delivery that was often paired with growls, barks and “What!” as an ad-lib, has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 50.
The Grammy-nominated performer died after suffering “catastrophic cardiac arrest,” according to the hospital in White Plains, New York, where he died. He was taken there from his home April 2.
A statement from relatives said he died “with his family by his side after being placed on life support for the past few days .
The rapper, whose real name was Earl Simmons, had struggled with drug addiction since his teenage years. His lawyer, Murray Richman, had earlier said he could not confirm reports that DMX overdosed.
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