DMX

Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 from December 18, 1970 until April 9, 2021) also known as DMX was an American rapper and actor. The rapper began rapping in early 1990s . He released his debut album , It's Dark and Hell is Hot in 1998, which received the delight of critics and commercial success. He sold over 251,000 copies within its first week of release. [5][66 DMX released his most-seller album, ... And Then There was X, in 1999, which included the smash single "Party Up (Up in Here)". His 2003 singles "Where the Hood At?" The 2003 singles, "Where the Hood at?" and "X Gon to Make It To Ya" were commercially profitable. He was also the first artist to be No.1 on the Billboard 200 chart five consecutive times. Seven times DMX has sold over 74 million albums in the world. 8 DMX was in movies like Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 the Grave as well as Last Hour. He was the main character in the 2006 reality television series DMX. Soul of a Man. It was primarily airing on the BET cable television channel Never Die Alone. He wrote the autobiography of his memoirs, E.A.R.L. in 2003. : The Autobiography of DMX. 9. DMX was 14 when he beatboxed in Ready Ron. After serving time in prison then he began writing his own lyrics , and also performing at the recreation center in town that was for children younger than him. While being in prison for carjacking he started dedicating nearly all of his time writing lyrics. He also had a meeting and rapped with K-Solo. He was released in the summer of 1988 and started to release and market mixtapes of his own. In these mixtapes the rapper rapped on songs from other artists and sold them at street corners. This helped him develop his own fan base in New York. Percee P and DMX both performed freestyles on The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show, 1991. [15The 15-year-old DMX would later release a demo cassette featuring "Spellbound" together with "Critical Condition", "Three Little Pigs", "The Original Author of Spellbound" and "Unstoppable Force". It was very like Big Daddy Kane or Rakim but it wasn't his later work. In 1991, The Source magazine praised DMX in its Unsigned Hype section that featured hip-hop artists without a contract. 16 Columbia Records signed DMX in 1991 to its subsidiary label Ruffhouse Records. This single was his first songs, "Born Loser". 17 years later, his second single, "Make A Move", was released in 1994. Jay-Z, Ja Rule and Mic Geronimo performed a joint appearance on "Time to Build" which is the most well-known underground hit. DMX died in 2021 after a cocaine-induced heart attack.