DMX

American actor and rapper Earl Simmons, born December 18, 1970, and passed away April 9 2021. The album that he debuted on, It's dark and hot launched in 1998. He began rapping around the 90s. 251,000 copies were sold within its first week. The best-selling album of DMX,... and Then there was X came out in 1999. The album also featured the hit single "Party Up (Up In Here). The singles from 2003 "Where is the Hood At?" Commercially the 2003 singles "Where the Hood is at?" and "X Gon"X Gon Ya" were also very success. The artist was the first to have an album release at No.1 on the Billboard 200 charts five times consecutively. 7 Overall, DMX sold over 74 million albums worldwide. [8] DMX has appeared in films like Belly, Romeo Must Die and Exit Wounds. He was a part of the reality TV series DMX. Soul of a Man. It was primarily airing on the BET cable channel Never Die Alone. He published an autobiography of his personal memoirs, E.A.R.L. in 2003. The Autobiography of DMX. [9] DMX was introduced to the music business at age 14 when he was a beatboxer with Ready Ron. After serving time for the theft of a dog, he began to compose his own lyrics. He also played at the local recreation center for children less than 14 years old. While in prison for carjacking the majority of his time writing lyrics. He also began to rap with K.Solo. 3. When he was released that summer, he began producing and selling his own mixtapes where he performed raps over instrumentals from songs. He sold them on street corners which helped him develop a fan base locally across New York. DMX appeared on The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show in 1991 alongside Percee P, where they both performed freestyles. [15The 15 DMX would release an album of demos later in the year. It featured "Spellbound" and "Critical Condition", three Little Pigs "The Original Author of Spellbound" and "Unstoppable force". It was extremely similar to Big Daddy Kane or Rakim however it was not his later work. [3] In 1991, The Source magazine praised DMX in its Unsigned Hype column that highlighted unsigned hip-hop artists. In the same year, Columbia Records signed DMX to its subsidiary label Ruffhouse Records, which released his first single "Born Loser". [17] His second single, "Make A Move", was released in 1994. He was a guest alongside Jay-Z, Ja Rule, and Mic Geronimo on the classic underground song "Time to Build" on Mic Geronimo's debut album 1995.DMX died on the 9th of April 2021, after an induced heart attack by cocaine.