{"id":26058,"date":"2021-04-10T12:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T16:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=26058"},"modified":"2021-04-29T12:25:12","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T16:25:12","slug":"dmxs-legacy-will-continue-long-after-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/dmxs-legacy-will-continue-long-after-his-death\/","title":{"rendered":"DMX\u2019s Legacy Will Continue Long After His Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rapper DMX, known for deeply introspective lyrics about his life and struggles, died on April 9 surrounded by his family at White Plains Hospital in New York.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His death came six days after suffering cardiac arrest. The 50-year-old rapper born Earl Simmons battled a life-long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/student-overcomes-addiction-at-miami-rescue-clinic\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">drug addiction<\/span><\/span><\/a> that he often chronicled in his music.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cEarl was a warrior who fought till the very end. He loved his family with all of his heart, and we cherish the times we spent with him,\u201d his family said in a statement given to <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/music\/dmx-dead-age-50-after-suffering-heart-attack\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">People Magazine<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Snoop Dogg, who performed a Verzuz battle with DMZ last summer, <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CNdTYJdlwWF\/?igshid=1az0lb4ct70e0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">posted<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a clip from the performance on Instagram paying tribute to the iconic performer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swizz Beatz, a labelmate of DMX\u2019s on Ruff Ryders Records in the late 1990s, paid tribute to X by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CNdx67hnJCg\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">posting<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> videos and photos of the performer on social media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Missy Elliott <\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/MissyElliott?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1380567896481542145%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-296504069221036103.ampproject.net%2F2104022034000%2Fframe.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tweeted<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an emotional message shortly after his death: \u201cEven though you had battles you TOUCHED so many through your MUSIC and when you would PRAY so many people FELT THAT! This is heavy for the HipHop family but your LEGACY LIVES ON &amp; your SPIRIT. Continued Prayers for X family &amp; friends for STRENGTH\/HEALING.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rapper with the menacing snarls and sharp lyrics was best known for hits like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">X Gon&#8217; Give It To Ya<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and his <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ruff Ryders\u2019 Anthem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but in the early 1990\u2019s his voice was a staple of New York.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a kid, DMX was abused by his mother and spent most of his childhood in group homes or incarcerated, according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/amp\/s\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/dmx-tribute-essay-1154283\/amp\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Rolling Stone Magazine<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite his struggles, DMX\u2019s music resonated with fans. His debut 1998 album <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s Dark and Hell Is Hot<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, sold 251,000 copies in its first week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soon after his death, Efren Andaluz\u2014an artist based in Long Island\u2014painted a mural of DMX on a wall adjacent to Estrella Tropical Restaurant in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I fondly remember listening to DMX\u2019s music on the bus ride to school during my sophomore year of high school. Specifically <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fame<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from his 1999 album<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026And Then There Was X<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI&#8217;m gon&#8217; live forever, I&#8217;m never gon&#8217; die. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only thing I fear is that I&#8217;m never gon&#8217; fly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DMX may be gone, but his music and impact lives on posthumously. They will live forever in the minds and hearts of his fans.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rapper DMX, known for deeply introspective lyrics about his life and struggles, died on April 9 surrounded by his family at White Plains Hospital in New York.\u00a0 His death came six days after suffering cardiac arrest. The 50-year-old rapper born Earl Simmons battled a life-long drug addiction that he often chronicled in his music.\u00a0 \u201cEarl [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":573,"featured_media":26060,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[240,992,2869],"class_list":{"0":"post-26058","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ae","8":"tag-hip-hoprap","9":"tag-obit","10":"tag-dmx"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>DMX\u2019s Legacy Will Continue Long After His Death<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Rapper DMX passed away on April 9 after a life-long battle with drug addiction. 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