Hundreds of bikers have accompanied the coffin of rapper DMX as it passes through New York (United States). Earl Simmons or DMX, his stage name, passed away on April 9 of a heart attack at age 50.
The rapper suffered a heart attack while he was at home. DMX has battled substance abuse and been to rehab multiple times. Also that his last period of rehab in 2019 came after he served a 12-month sentence in New York for tax evasion.
DMX was one of the most successful rappers of the 90’s and also from the early 2000s, when he sold millions of copies of his first five albums – all of which debuted at number 1 on the Billboard, a record of the time.
The artist was preparing a new album with collaborations from Bono, Lil Wayne, Alicia Keys, the aforementioned Snoop Dogg or Usher, as it has transpired.
His best-known singles include hits like ‘X’ Gon Give it To Ya ‘, with more than 416 million views on Spotify despite being a single released in 2003, ‘Party Up (Up in Here)’ or ‘Where the Hood At’. In the cinema he has made some appearances in feature films such as ‘Romeo must die’, ‘Cradle 2 the Grave’ or ‘Belly’.
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