DMX

American actor and rapper Earl Simmons was born December 18, 1970, and died April 9 2021. His debut album It's Hot and Dark was released in 1998 to great critical and commercial popularity. It sold over 251,000 copies within the first week. [5][66 DMX released his top-selling album, ... And Then There Was X in 1999, and included the smash track "Party Up (Up in Here)". His singles "Where is the Hood At?" and "X Gon Give It to Ya?" in 2003 were also commercially successful. Commercially as well as his 2003 singles "Where the Hood is at?" and "X Gon' give It to Ya" were also very successful. He was the first artist in history to have an album debut that reached No.1 on the Billboard 200 charts five times consecutively. [7] DMX has sold over 74 million records around the world. 8 DMX was in movies such as Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 the Grave, and Last Hour. He appeared as DMX: Soul of a Man in the 2006 reality TV series. It was broadcast through the BET cable television network Never Die Alone. He published his autobiography, which was based on his memoirs, E.A.R.L. in 2003. : The Autobiography of DMX. 9. DMX was just 14 when he beatboxed at Ready Ron. After serving time in prison then he began writing his own lyrics and performing in the recreation center in town that was for children who were younger than he. In prison for carjacking he spent almost all his time writing lyrics. He also began to rap with K.Solo. He started selling mixtapes were made and sold when the release of his prison for carjacking. This allowed him establish an audience within New York. DMX performed on The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show in 1991 with Percee P who they both freestyled. [15The 15-year-old DMX was soon to release a demo tape featuring "Spellbound" along with "Critical Condition", Three Little Pigs", The Original Author of Spellbound as well as "Unstoppable Force" in the following year. It had a look that was similar to Big Daddy Kane and Rakim, unlike his later material. Three years ago, The Source magazine praised DMX for his Unsigned Hype column which highlighted unsigned hip hop artists. [16] Columbia Records signed DMX in 1991 to its subsidiary label Ruffhouse Records. This single was his first singles, "Born Loser". In 1994, he released "Make A Move", his second single. Jay-Z, Ja Rules, and Mic Gérardo appeared as guest performers on the underground classic "Time to Build" by Mic Geronimo in the year 1995. DMX died of a heart attack caused by cocaine on the 9th of April 2021.