DMX faces a life-and-death situation after he was rush to a hospital due to a heart attack. On Friday, DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, suffered from an attack while staying at his home in White Plains. DMX's Cause of Heart Attack According to TMZ, the rapper's overdose triggered the heart condition. Upon arriving at the hospital in White Plains, he only has limited brain function following the oxygen deprivation. During that time, a source then revealed that he is in a "vegetative state," and his doctors already warned the family that DMX may not make it. His lawyer of 25 years, Attorney Murray Richman, revealed his concerns in an interview with PIX11 News on Saturday.