Party Up Rapper DMX, the hardcore hip-hop star has died. He was 50 years old. The rapper’s longtime lawyer confirmed DMX’s death with a statement from his family saying the artist, born Earl Simmons, died after nearly a week on life support following a heart attack.
“Earl was a warrior who fought till the very end,” the statement read, saying the rapper died Friday at White Plains Hospital north of New York City, with his loved ones by his side. “He loved his family with all of his heart and we cherish the times we spent with him,” the statement read.
The popular rapper — who reigned over the late 1990s and early 2000s with hits including “X Gon’ Give It To Ya” and “Party Up” — was among hip-hop’s most endearing stars.
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Raised in the New York suburb of Yonkers, the artist endured a grim childhood, growing up in housing projects with his mother and siblings where he suffered abuse.
DMX suffered from addiction to drugs including crack, which he said a mentor tricked him into trying at age 14 by lacing a blunt, exposure that led to a life of torment.
