Grammy-nominated rapper DMX dies, aged 50 Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Jonathan Landrum jnr and Jennifer Peltz April 10, 2021 â 2.44am Save Normal text size Ruff Rydersâ Anthem and Party Up (Up in Here) and who rapped with a trademark delivery that was often paired with growls, barks and âWhat!â as an ad-lib, has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 50. The Grammy-nominated performer died after suffering âcatastrophic cardiac arrest,â according to the hospital in White Plains, New York, where he died. He was rushed there from his home on April 2.