Rapper DMX has died at the age of 50, family confirms

AP ^ | 4/9/2021 | AP

[Shadylake]

Rapper DMX died Friday after suffering a heart attack last weekend, his family confirmed Friday.

“We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved one, DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, passed away at 50 years old at White Plains Hospital with his family by his side after being placed on life support for the past few days," his family said in a statement. "Earl was a warrior who fought till the very end. He loved his family with all of his heart and we cherish the times we spent with him. Earl’s music inspired countless fans across the world and his iconic legacy will live on forever. We appreciate all of the love and support during this incredibly difficult time.”

[TheElectionWasStolen]

ok, As long as DMT is still ok.

[LibertyWoman]

it’s the new Motown /s

[Polyxene]

This guy had 15 kids! Here’s what I read about them:

“According to Rolling Out, the rapper has two children with his ex-girlfriend Yadira Borrego and one with Monique Wayne. Not much is known about his other kids. As for whether or not all of DMX’s kids know one another, he said that some do and others don’t.”

“Some of them have met others. I ain’t a total piece of sh*t. I ain’t have kids in the same county. Yeah, I slipped up. I got a few in New York; I got a few in Cali,” DMX previously said, according to Rolling Out.

What a dad!

[Shadylake]

Not that uncommon for his ‘community’ really and that’s a major cause of their problems.

[dfwgator]

I think we know what the most confusing day of the year was for him.

[dfwgator]

“And when he died, all he left us was alone.”

[L.A.Justice]

DMX was in some great action movies including Exit Wounds with Steven Seagal, and Romeo Must Die with Jet Li. Never listened to his music but liked watching his movies.Addiction is a horrible thing.RIP DMX

CRADLE 2 THE GRAVE was also a good DMX movie...In that film, Kelly Hu and Gabrielle Union get into a fight...

I was never a fan of his music...But, I did like watching some of his action movies...He was good in those movies...

My condolences to the family of Mr. Earl Simmons...Also known as DMX...

[31R1O]

I was a fan of his music too. My roommate in the Army introduced me to it. Yeah, it was gangster rap but he was a heck of a story teller. Not too different than murder ballads or country ballads of bandits IMHO.

[LibertyWoman]

Not too different than murder ballads or country ballads of bandits IMHO.

You can say that after reading the lyrics?...see post 37 and that's just one out of dozens of vile songs written by him (and other artists(?) in that entire genre'.

There is no comparison absolutely none.

[31R1O]

I was thinking Damian.

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Why is it every move I make turn out to be a bad one
Where’s my guardian angel
Need one, wish I had one
(I’m right here shorty and I’ma hold you down
And tryin’ to - all these - I’ma show you how)
But who?
(My name D like you but my friends call me Damien
And I’ma put you into somethin’ about this game we in
You and me could take it there
And you’ll be the hottest - ever livin’)
That’s a givin’
(You’ll see)
Hmmm thats what I’ve been wantin’ all my life
Thinkin’ ‘bout my little man so I call my wife
Well your dada is about to make it happen.
I’m about to make it - rappin’
Today I met this cat
He said his name was Damien
He thinks that we’re alot alike and wants to be my friend.
HaHa yeah just like Chuckie
The Snake, the rat, the cat, the dog
How you gon’ see them if you livin in the fog
The Snake, the rat, the cat, the dog
How you gon’ see them if you livin in the fog
The Snake, the rat, the cat, the dog
How you gon’ see them if you livin in the fog
The Snake, the rat, the cat, the dog
How you gon’ see them if you livin in the fog
What up D
(You a smooth -, I seen you
But nobody knew who pulled the trigger)
Yeah, you know it’s always over doe
(You sure, I could’ve sworn it was over a hoe)
Na, na that ain’t my style
(May you stay frontin’ but you still my man
And I ain’t goin’ say nothin’, got yo weed go ‘head smoke it,
Go ‘head drink it, go ‘head ‘n - shorty
You know I can keep a secret
I’m about to have you drivin’
Probably a Benz, but we gotta stay friends
Blood out, blood in).
Sounds good to me, fuck it, what I got to lose
Hmm nothin’ I can think of, any - would choose
Got me pushin’ the whips, takin’ trips across seas
Pockets stay laced, - I floss G’s
For that - I would bleed, give him my right hand
Now that I think about it yo, that’s my man.
The Snake, the rat, the cat, the dog
How you gon’ see them if you livin in the fog
The Snake, the rat, the cat, the dog
How you gon’ see them if you livin in the fog
The Snake, the rat, the cat, the dog
How you gon’ see them if you livin in the fog
The Snake, the rat, the cat, the dog
How you gon’ see them if you livin in the fog.
(You like how everything is goin’
You like what I did
You know if you was goin’ down
I’d be the one to save it
But yo I need a favor, these cat’s across town hate me
Plus they behavior, hasn’t been to good lately)
What!?! anything for you dog
Where them - at
(38th and Broadway)
Let me get the Gat
Run up on ‘em strapped
Bust off caps on four -
Laid low for ‘bout a month and killed two more -
Now I’m ready to chill but you still want me to kill
(Look at what I did for you dog, come on, keep it real)
Aight, - it, I’ma do it, who is it this time
(Hey yo remember that kid Sean you used to be with in 89)
Naw, that’s my man
(I thought I was your man)
But yo, that’s my -
(Hey who’s your biggest fan, either do it or give me your right hand
That’s what you said)
I see now, ain’t nothin’ but trouble ahead.
The Snake, the rat, the cat, the dog
How you gon’ see them if you livin in the fog
The Snake, the rat, the cat, the dog
How you gon’ see them if you livin in the fog
The Snake, the rat, the cat, the dog
How you gon’ see them if you livin in the fog
The Snake, the rat, the cat, the dog
How you gon’ see them if you livin in the fog
In the fog, the fog
Livin’ in the fog
How you gon’ see ‘em if you livin’ in the fog
How you gon’ see ‘em if you livin’ in the fog
The snake, the rat, the cat, the dog

I still like his music.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

It’s not like the world lost a musician.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Awful lot of rappers OD’ing. The only unusual about this guy is that he lived to age 50, that’s unusual among the rapper crowd.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Right, and Whitney Houston was California-sober, too.

[Bonemaker]

"Awful lot of rappers OD’ing."

I don't know why..perhaps professionl jealousy or god knows what...but a lot them seem to also be succumbing to plumbum poisoning.😎

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

The guy was 50 and a drug-user, that’s all you really need to know. It’s probably true that it wasn’t an OD, just health complications brought on by 35 years of substance abuse.

[wildcard_redneck]

The guy was 50 and a beer drinker, that’s all you really need to know. It’s probably true that it wasn’t an OD, just health complications brought on by 35 years of alcohol abuse.

How does that read to you now?