DMX endured years of trauma and abuse during his childhood years, rapper Roxanne Shante revealed. Following the news about DMX's death, several colleagues and stars paid tribute to the rapper. While most of them honored his legacy throughout his active years, one of his friends chose to highlight the hardships DMX endured before becoming the great rapper he was. Roxanne Shante Emotional Following DMX's Death Through Instagram's IGTV, old school rapper Roxanne Shante shared a nearly eight-and-a-half-minute video of her giving tribute to DMX. "No One Knows," she captioned the post. "There are Happy Grown ups out here that are still Sad hurt and abused Children on the inside RIP DMX."