DMX

American actor and rapper Earl Simmons was born December 18 1970 and passed away April 9, 2021. His debut album It's Hot and Dark, was released in 1998 to great critical and commercial satisfaction. The album sold 251,000 copies in its first week. [5][6] DMX's best-selling album,... and Then There Was X, was released in 1999. It also contained the hit single "Party Up (Up In Here). The singles he released "Where the Hood At?" and "X Gon Give It To Ya?" in 2003 were also commercial hits. Commercially and his singles from 2003 "Where the Hood At?" and "X Gon"X Gon Ya" were also very popular. He was the first artist in history to have an album debut at No.1 in the Billboard 200 charts five times consecutively. In total, DMX sold over 74 million albums worldwide. [8] DMX was in movies like Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 the Grave as well as Last Hour. He starred in the reality television show DMX. Soul of a Man. It was primarily shown on the BET cable television 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 was 14 when he started beatboxing at Ready Ron. After being sentenced for the theft of an animal, he began to compose his own lyrics. He also played at the local recreation centre for children less than 14 years old. In prison for carjacking he spent the majority of his time writing lyrics. He also began to rap with K.Solo. He started selling mixtapes was produced and sold after the release of his prison for carjacking. [3] This helped to establish an audience within New York. Percee P and DMX were featured on The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show 1991, in which they freestyled. [15"Spellbound" DMX would later release a demo tape which featured "Spellbound" as well as "Critical Condition", "Three Little Pigs", "The Original Author of Spellbound" and "Unstoppable Force". It was very like Big Daddy Kane or Rakim however it was not his later material. [3] In 1991 The Source magazine praised DMX as an Unsigned Hype column, which featured unsigned hip-hop artists. In the year 1991, Columbia Records signed DMX as a subsidiary label for Ruffhouse Records. The single, "Born Loser", was his first single. In 1994, he dropped "Make A Move", his second single. Jay-Z, Ja Rule and Mic Geronimo collaborated on an appearance on "Time to build" the cult underground hit. DMX died in 2021 due to a heart attack induced by cocaine.