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Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 – April 9, 2021) is an American music icon, known internationally by his stage name DMX.
He is a rapper and actor who started his rap career in the early 90s. He is one of the most successful rappers in the history of hip-hop. His best-selling album “…And Then There Was X” was released in 1999.
DMX has sold over 74 million records worldwide and became the first artist to have five consecutive number one albums on the Billboard 200 chart.
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| Real Name: | Earl Simmons |
| stage name: | Demax |
| Date of Birth: | December 18, 1970 (50 years old) |
| place of birth: | Mount Vernon, New York, United States |
| die: | April 9, 2021, White Plains Hospital, White Plains, New York, USA |
| Country of Citizenship: | American |
| high: | 1.8 m |
| parents: | Arnett Simmons, Joe Buck |
| Brothers and sisters: | Bonita |
| Wife • Spouse: | Tashera Simmons (1999–m. 2014) |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Patricia Trejo (front), Yadira Borrego (front), Monique Wayne (front) |
| Children: | Praise for Mary Ella Simmons, Xavier Simmons, Tacoma Simmons, Sean Simmons, Exodus Simmons, Sonovah Junior, K’ydn Simmons, Aidyn Simmons, Sasha Simmons |
| Profession: | Musician • Actor |
| net worth: | $10 million |
early life
DMX was born on December 18, 1970, in a public hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. His father is Joe Buck and his mother is Arnett Simmons. His mother was 19 years old and his father was 18 years old when he was born.
His father, Joe Barker, was absent during his childhood and the rest of his life. DMX took his mother’s last name and she named him Earl Simmons. He has an older sister named Bonita. She is two years older than him. He also has a younger sister named Shayla.
DMX was born into a Christian family and grew up in a Jehovah’s Witness family. During his childhood, he suffered from bronchial asthma. He and his family moved to Yonkers, New York. The family lived in a school project.
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DMX lived at the Julia Dyckman Andrus Children’s Home for 18 months.
He attended Yonkers High School, where he was active in sports. He was a member of the track and field team. But later he dropped out of high school.
Profession
While in prison, DMX decided to focus more on his interest in music and began writing rap lyrics in his free time. After being released from prison, he began making and selling his own mixtapes. These mixtapes were based on other artists’ instrumentals.
In 1992, he scored his first success as an artist when he signed a record contract with Columbia Records. He signed with Ruffhouse Records, a subsidiary of the publishing company. Soon after, he released his debut single “Born Loser”. After that, he released his second single “Make A Move” in 1994.
In 1998, DMX released his first hit single, “Get At Me Dog”. This was released after he signed with Def Jam Recordings. The song earned him an RIAA Gold certification. In May 1998, he finally released his debut album, “It’s Dark, and Hell is Hot”. This album included the chart-topping song “Ruff Ryders Anthem”.
After the success of his debut album, DMX started to create more albums. In the past two decades, he has created seven new albums. These albums are Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood (1998), …And There Was X (1999), The Great Depression (2001), Grand Champ (2003), Year of the Dog…Again (2006), Undisputed (2011) and Exodus (2013).
DMX won the 1999 Billboard Music Award for Album of the Year. In 2000, he won the American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist.
As an actor, DMX has appeared in films such as Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 the Grave, and Last Hour. He also starred in a reality TV series called DMX: The Soul Of A Man. The show was released in 2006 and aired on BET.
After months of working on his memoir, DMX published the book EARL: The Autobiography of DMX.
Social Media
The late rapper DMX’s Instagram page has over 3.3 million followers and his Twitter page has over 364,000 followers.
- Instagram account: @dmx
- Twitter account: @DMX
Personal life
DMX has 17 children with 11 wives. In 1999, he married his childhood sweetheart, Tashera Simmons. Their marriage lasted for 11 years before they separated.
They have four children: Xavier Simmons, born in 1992, Tacoma Simmons, born in 1999, Shawn Simmons, born in 2002, and Praise Mary Ella Simmons, born in 2005.
While married to Tashera Simmons, DMX had extramarital affairs that resulted in other children. He has a daughter, Sasha Simmons (born 2002), with Patricia Trejo. He also has two children with his ex-girlfriend, Yadira Borrego.
DMX has a son with Monique Wayne. The child was born in 2004. His daughter Sonoviah Junior was born in 2009. DMX has 15 children, including Praise Mary Ella Simmons, Xavier Simmons, Tacoma Simmons, Shawn Simmons, Exodus Simmons, Sonovah Junior, K’ydn Simmons, and Aidyn Simmons.
Cause of death
DMX passed away on April 9, 2021. He died after being rushed to White Plains Hospital on April 2, 2021, following a heart attack. The heart attack was likely caused by a drug overdose.
net worth
At the time of DMX’s death, his net worth was estimated to be $10 million.
