DMX

Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 - - April 9, 2021) also known as DMX was an American rapper and actor. His debut album It's Dark and Hot was released in 1998 to great critical and commercial success. It sold 251,000 copies during the first week. [5][6(6 DMX released his best-selling album, ... And Then There was X, in 1999, which included the smash single "Party Up (Up in Here)". His singles from 2003, "Where is the Hood At?" His 2003 singles, "Where the Hood at?" and "X Gon to Make It To Ya" were commercially successful. He was the first artist to make an album No.1 five times in consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 charts. 7. DMX has sold over 74 million albums in the world. 8 DMX has been featured in films such as Belly Romeo Must Die (with Exit Wounds), Belly, Romeo Must Die (with Belly), Cradle 2 the Grave (with Cradle 2 the Grave) and Last Hour. In 2006, he starred in the reality TV series DMX: Soul of a Man, which was primarily aired on the BET cable television network Never Die Alone. In 2003, he published a book of his memoirs entitled E.A.R.L. The Autobiography of DMX. 9 DMX started in the music business at age 14 as a beatboxer in Ready Ron. After getting a sentence for the stealing of a dog, he began to write his own lyrics. He also performed at a community recreation center that was for kids who were younger than 14. While being in prison for carjacking he began dedicating a large portion of his time writing lyrics. He also had a meeting and rapped with K-Solo. He began selling mixtapes that were produced and sold following he was released from prison for carjacking. This allowed him to build an following within New York. DMX made an appearance on The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show in 1991 alongside Percee P, where they both performed freestyles. [1515 DMX would later release a demo disc which featured "Spellbound" alongside "Critical Condition", "Three Little Pigs", "The Original Author of Spellbound" and "Unstoppable Force". It featured a style that was similar to Big Daddy Kane and Rakim and was distinct from his later material. In 1991, The Source magazine praised DMX in its Unsigned Hype column that highlighted hip-hop artists who were not signed. [16] Columbia Records signed DMX in 1991 to its subsidiary label Ruffhouse Records. This single was his first track, "Born Loser". 17. He released his second single "Make A Move" in the year 1994. He made a guest appearance together with Jay-Z, Ja Rule, and Mic Geronimo on the classic underground song "Time to Build" on Mic Geronimo's debut album in 1995.DMX died on the 9th of April 2021 following a heart attack caused by cocaine.