LOGIN DMX’s Manager Says He’s Still Alive, Pleads for People to ‘Stop With Posting These Rumors’ There have two false reports of DMX’s death since he entered the hospital following a heart attack on April 2Ross A. Lincoln | April 8, 2021 @ 9:27 PM Last Updated: April 8, 2021 @ 9:29 PM Getty Following a false report of his death Thursday night, DMX’s manager confirmed in a post to Instagram that the rapper is still alive and on life support, and he pleaded with people to stop “posting these rumors.” “Everybody, please stop with posting these rumors. DMX is still alive,” Steve Rifkind said in the video. “Yes, he is on life support, but please, it’s not helping anybody by having them see these false rumors. Let the family relax for a night.”