DMX

American actor and rapper Earl Simmons was born December 18 in 1970. He died April 9, 2021. The album that he debuted on, It's dark and hell is hot released in 1998. He began rapping around the 90s. 251,000 copies of the album were sold in its first week. [5][6] In 1999, DMX released... and then there was X. It featured the hit song "Party up (Up in Here). The singles from 2003 "Where is the Hood At?" and "X I'm Going to Give It to Ya" are also commercially successful. The artist was the first in history to have an album debut at No.1 in the Billboard 200 charts five times consecutively. [7] DMX has sold over 74 million albums around the world. 8 DMX has been in movies 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. He starred in the 2006 reality television series DMX. Soul of a Man. It was primarily broadcast by the BET cable channel Never Die Alone. He wrote his autobiography, which was based on his memoirs, E.A.R.L. in 2003. The Autobiography of DMX. [9] DMX started his career in the music industry at 14, in 1984, when he beatboxed on behalf of Ready Ron. After a stint in prison, he started writing his own lyrics and performed in the local recreation center for children who were younger than he. While in prison , he was convicted of carjacking. he spent the majority of his time writing lyrics. He also began rapping with K.Solo. He began selling mixtapes that were produced and sold following the release of his prison for carjacking. [3] This helped to establish his fan base within New York. DMX was a guest on The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show in 1991 with Percee P, where they both freestyled. [1515 DMX was soon to drop a demo tape that featured "Spellbound" along with "Critical Condition", Three Little Pigs", The Original Author of Spellbound, and "Unstoppable Force" in the following year. It was extremely similar to Big Daddy Kane or Rakim but it wasn't his later work. In 1991, The Source magazine praised DMX in its Unsigned Hype section that featured hip-hop artists without a contract. In 1991, Columbia Records signed DMX as a subsidiary label of Ruffhouse Records. The single, "Born Loser", was his debut single. [17] His second single, "Make A Move" was released in 1994. Jay-Z, Ja Rules, and Mic Gérardo were featured as guests on the underground classic "Time to Build" from Mic Geronimo in the year 1995. DMX died of a heart attack caused by cocaine on the 9th of April, 2021.