DMX | Gone But Not Forgotten | Tribute To Earl Simmons Life

Rapper DMX took over as the undisputed king of rap. X, whose real
name is Earl Simmons was that rare breed of a superstar whose
credibility on the streets would turn him into a commercial
powerhouse and while his ascent to the top of the rap game was
almost a decade in the making, his journey transformed him into one
of rap’s most iconic personalities. It can be easy to forget how
successful X was. I mean, to this day, he’s the only rapper to ever
have his first five studio albums debut at number 1 on the
Billboard 200. X has also made headlines for reasons outside of his
career. He’s been in jail around 30 times throughout the course of
his life with charges varying from drug possession to robbery, to
probation violation, and a whole lot in between. He’s also
struggled with an addiction to questionable substances since he was
14-years-old – and this addiction to narcotics would result in the
latest turn of events in his life – being admitted to the hospital
in April of 2021 after suffering a heart attack due to an overdose.
So, as DMX fights for his life and as some of his closest friends
in the industry send out their warmest wishes for him to get
better.