DMX vigil: Mount Vernon remembers hip hop star
Accompanied by the roar of bikes of around 80 riders of the Ruff Ryders Motorcycle Club, fans of the late rapper DMX gathered Wednesday evening in a park in the city where he was born to pay tribute to his life by remembering his good works, singing songs and dancing together. More than a thousand people converged on Fourth Street Park in Mount Vernon to remember the man who never forgot where home was — and was never too famous to give a helping hand to the community that will always remember him. DMX, whose real name was Earl Simmons, died at White Plains Hospital Friday after he w...