DMX

American actor and rapper Earl Simmons, born December 18, 1970, and passed away April 9, 2021. His debut album, It's Dark and Hot was released in 1998 to critical and commercial success. The album sold more than 251,000 copies in its first week. [5][66 DMX released his best-selling album, ... And Then There Was X in 1999. It included the hit track "Party Up (Up in Here)". The singles he released "Where is the Hood At?" and "X Gon Give It to Ya?" in 2003 were also a co mmercial success. and "X Going to Give It to Ya" were also commercially successful. He was the first artist in history to make an album release at No.1 on the Billboard 200 charts five times consecutively. 7. DMX sold more than 74 millions albums across the globe. 8. DMX was in movies such as Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 the Grave as well as Last Hour. He appeared as DMX: Soul of a Man in the 2006 reality TV series. It was mostly telecast 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 was just 14 when he began beatboxing at Ready Ron. After being sentenced for the theft of an animal, he began to write lyrics of his own. He also played at the local recreation center for kids less than 14 years old. While in prison for carjacking He began dedicating the majority of his time to creating lyrics. He also met and rapped with K-Solo. He started selling mixtapes were made and sold when his release from prison for carjacking. [3] This helped to establish an audience within New York. DMX appeared on The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show in 1991 alongside Percee P, where they both performed freestyles. [15"Spellbound" DMX would later release a demo disc featuring "Spellbound" as well as "Critical Condition", "Three Little Pigs", "The Original Author of Spellbound" and "Unstoppable Force". The style was similar to Big Daddy Kane's and Rakim's, however it was different from his later material. In 1991, The Source magazine praised DMX in its Unsigned Hype section that featured hip-hop artists who were not signed. [16] Columbia Records signed DMX in 1991 to its subsidiary label Ruffhouse Records. This single was the first of his singles, "Born Loser". In 1994, he released "Make A Move" which was his second single. Jay-Z, Ja Rule and Mic Geronimo collaborated on an appearance on "Time to Build" the cult underground hit. DMX died in 2021 after a cocaine-induced heart attack.