DMX

Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 - April 9 2021) also known as DMX was an American actor and rapper. The album that he debuted on, It's dark and hot released in 1998. The rapper began to rap in the 1990s. 251,000 copies were sold within its first week. The most-sold album by DMX,... and Then there Was X, was released in 1999. The album featured the hit single "Party Up (Up In Here). His 2003 singles, "Where is the Hood At?" and "X Will Give It To Ya" were also commercially successful. The artist was the first to have an album debut at No.1 five times in consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 charts. [7] DMX has sold more than 74 million records worldwide. [8] DMX was featured in films such as Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 the Grave, and Last Hour. He was the main character in the 2006 reality television series DMX. Soul of a Man. It was shown on the BET cable channel Never Die Alone. He wrote an autobiography of his personal memoirs, E.A.R.L. in 2003. The Autobiography of DMX. [9] DMX was 14 when he began beatboxing at Ready Ron. After having served time for the theft of a dog, he began to write lyrics of his own. He also played at the local recreation center for children under age 14. In 1988, while in prison for carjacking he began dedicating the majority of his free time writing lyrics , as well as meeting and rapping with K-Solo. He started selling mixtapes was produced and sold after the release of his prison for carjacking. The mixtapes helped him to build his fan base within New York. Percee P as well as DMX each performed freestyles on The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show 1991. [15The 15 DMX released the demo tape later in the year that featured "Spellbound", along with "Critical Condition" Three Little Pigs "The Original Author of Spellbound", and "Unstoppable force". It was very similar to Big Daddy Kane or Rakim, and it was not his later work. In 1991, The Source magazine praised DMX in its Unsigned Hype column that highlighted hip-hop artists who were not signed. [16] That same year, Columbia Records signed DMX to its subsidiary label Ruffhouse Records, which released his debut single "Born Loser". 17. He dropped his follow-up single "Make an Effort" in 1994. Jay-Z, Ja Rule and Mic Geronimo performed a joint appearance on "Time to build" which is the most well-known underground track. DMX died in 2021 after suffering a heart attack due to cocaine.