DMX

American actor and rapper Earl Simmons was born December 18 in 1970. He passed away April 9 2021. The album that he debuted on, It's dark and hell is hot was launched in 1998. The rapper began to rap in the 1990s. 251,000 copies of the album were sold within the first week. The best-selling album of DMX,... and Then there Was X came out in 1999. It also contained the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here). The singles he released in 2003, "Where is the Hood At?" His 2003 singles, "Where the Hood at?" and "X Gon to Make It To Ya" were commercially profitable. He was the first artist to have an album debut at No.1 five times in consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200 charts. Seven times DMX has sold over 74 million albums worldwide. [8] DMX was in movies such as Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 the Grave and Last Hour. He starred in the 2006 reality television series DMX. Soul of a Man. It was broadcast by the BET cable television channel Never Die Alone. In 2003, he released an autobiography called E.A.R.L. The Autobiography of DMX. [9] DMX was 14 when he beatboxed in Ready Ron. After being imprisoned and writing lyrics, he began to write his own lyrics and performing in the recreation center in town, which was for children younger than he. In 1988, while in prison for carjacking the rapper began dedicating all of his spare time creating lyrics, and also to meeting and rapping with K-Solo. He began selling mixtapes that was produced and sold after the release of his prison for carjacking. The mixtapes helped to establish his fan base within New York. Percee P as well as DMX performed on The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show 1991, on which they performed their own freestyles. [15] DMX released a demo tape later in the year featuring "Spellbound" and "Critical Condition", three Little Pigs "The Original Author of Spellbound", and "Unstoppable force". Its style was similar to Big Daddy Kane's and Rakim's but distinct from his later material. 3. In 1991 The Source magazine praised DMX for his Unsigned Hype column that highlighted hip-hop artists that were not signed. In 1991, Columbia Records signed DMX as a subsidiary label for Ruffhouse Records. The single, "Born Loser", was his debut single. 17 years later, he released his second single "Make an Effort" in the year 1994. Jay-Z, Ja Rules, and Mic Gérardo were guests on the underground classic "Time to Build" by Mic Geronimo, released in 1995. DMX died of a heart attack triggered by cocaine on April 9 2021.