DMX has been admitted to a New York hospital following a reported drug overdose. The year-old rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was rushed to a hospital in White Plains, N.
A source had told TMZ earlier in the day that the Yonkers-bred MC -- who has a long history with drug abuse -- had "some brain activity," while another source said he was in a "vegetative state. Representatives ask that those attending "please be respectful of the hospital and its staff. In early , DMX was released from a West Virginia prison after serving a one-year sentence for federal tax evasion.
Later that year, he canceled a series of scheduled live performances and checked himself into rehab for substance abuse. DMX's decades-long career includes five No. And he would say, no. View Iframe URL. He's very sharp at what he does and, when he comes to do it, he's not going to play around.
He always had magic waiting for you. Our studio schedule was [start at] 12 in the afternoon, and he can have the rest of his day back by like five o'clock. This is a live NFT. This is a real NFT, by the way—never forget talent. The way I'm showing up now is the way that I've been showing up for years. It's not even nothing new to me. I don't deserve credit for it because other people weren't doing it because I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do. And so, me going all out and pulling out all of the stops and all of the names to celebrate with him and even these listening sessions and all these interviews It's what I'm supposed to do.
And I'm happy to do what I'm supposed to do for my brother. Set the tone, no intro, no nothing. Just as soon as you press play, it gets right to it and those tracks people knew us for. Attentive fans will recognize the bones of this song as a track that Swizz first debuted as a haymaker spawning an instant-classic meme reaction from Busta Rhymes in his beat battle with Just Blaze.
Nas changed his because I think he used a piece of [the original unreleased verse] on another song by now. DMX was released early for "good behavior" on December 30, In , DMX's home was raided on reports of animal cruelty. On May 9, , DMX was arrested on drug and animal cruelty charges after attempting to barricade himself inside his Cave Creek, Arizona home.
DMX pleaded guilty to charges of drug possession, theft, and animal cruelty stemming from an August drug raid as well as the May arrest, at a hearing on December 30, ; he was sentenced to 90 days in jail on January 31, After serving four out of six months for violating drug probation, DMX was released from jail on July 6, That day, a television pilot was filmed to portray his road to recovery; however, DMX was arrested three weeks later and the pilot did not evolve into a series.
He was sentenced to serve ninety days in jail. On November 19, , DMX was arrested in Maricopa County, Arizona on charges of violating probation for a February 24, aggravated assault on an officer while he was incarcerated. On July 26, , DMX was arrested again in Greenville County, South Carolina and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, as well as driving without a license.
On August 20, , DMX was arrested again in Greer, South Carolina during a traffic stop after a car he was a passenger in made an improper u-turn. He was arrested due to an outstanding warrant for driving under suspension.
Four packages of marijuana were also found in the vehicle, and he along with the driver were cited for them. DMX was booked on charges of driving with a suspended license, having an uninsured vehicle, and driving an unlicensed vehicle.
He was subsequently released after spending three hours in jail. On December 14, , an arrest warrant was issued for DMX after he missed a court hearing to address child support issues with his ex-wife Tashera Simmons and their four children. In July , DMX was charged with 14 federal counts of tax fraud. DMX pleaded guilty to a single count of tax fraud in November DMX was originally free pending sentencing but was remanded to jail in January after leaving a drug treatment program ordered by the court and relapsing with cocaine and oxycodone.
In March , Judge Jed S. Rakoff sentenced DMX to one year in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Simmons said he became addicted to crack cocaine when he was 14 years old, after Ready Ron tricked him into smoking a marijuana cigarette laced with the drug. He also said that he had bipolar disorder. Simmons entered drug rehabilitation several times including in , , and , when he cancelled concerts. He was resuscitated by first responders and intravenously given Narcan, an opioid-reversal drug; he responded quickly to Narcan and became semi-conscious.
Simmons was subsequently rushed to the hospital. A witness said he ingested some type of substance before collapsing, but police found no illegal substances on the property. Simmons stated that it was from an asthma attack. On April 2, , at approximately pm, Simmons was rushed to White Plains Hospital, where he was reported to be in critical condition following a heart attack at his home possibly resulting from a drug overdose.
The next day, his attorney Murray Richman confirmed Simmons was on life support. That same night, Simmons suffered cerebral hypoxia oxygen deprivation to his brain as paramedics attempted to resuscitate him for 30 minutes.
Simmons' former manager, Nakia Walker, said he was in a "vegetative state" with "lung and brain failure and no current brain activity". His manager, Steve Rifkind, stated Simmons was comatose and that he was set to undergo tests to determine his brain's functionality and his family will "determine what's best from there". On the morning of April 9, , Simmons lost functionality in multiple essential organs, reportedly his liver, kidneys and lungs, and was pronounced dead shortly after at age Upon DMX's death, The Ringer wrote, "Throughout his nearly three-decade career, DMX came to embody passion, rawness, and pure emotional honesty like few hip-hop artists ever have, barking his way through hits like " Ruff Ryders ' Anthem" and "Get at Me Dog" one moment, and repenting and philosophizing on tracks like "Slippin'" the next.
His was a decidedly anti-commercial approach, but it worked, and it made him the genre's first new superstar in the wake of the killings of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.
To this day, few have been able to reach the heights he did—he's the only rapper to have his first five studio albums debut at no. They performed several songs in honor of DMX. The memorial took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N. Kanye West was also confirmed to be in attendance of the celebration, according to Variety. It lasted around five hours to a limited capacity of 2, people. It was featured in the front of the room. Louis Farrakhan, a leader of the Nation of Islam, joined the service via Zoom.
There was some controversial testimonies like former Def Jam chief Lyor Cohen, when his video featured an overheard view of a beach and explained how Earl Simmons was a wonderful man while DMX was a gremlin. See More of the 90's Artists Collection. Claim your bio by clicking the button above and let us know how we can work with you to update your digital bio.
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