DMX

 American actor and rapper Earl Simmons was born December 18, 1970, and died on April 9 2021. The album he released as his debut album It's Dark and hell is hot was released in 1998. He started rapping in the 1990s. 251,000 copies of the album were sold during its first week. [5][6(6 DMX released his best-selling album, ... And Then There Was X, in 1999, which included the hit track "Party Up (Up in Here)". The 2003 singles "Where the Hood At?" Commercially the 2003 singles "Where the Hood At?" and "X Gon"Give It to Ya" were popular. He was the first artist in history to have an album that debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 charts five times consecutively. 7 DMX has sold over 74 million records all over the world. [8] DMX has been featured in films like Belly Romeo Must Die (with Exit Wounds), Belly, Romeo Must Die (with Belly), Cradle 2 the Grave (with Cradle 2 the Grave) and Last Hour. He was the lead character in DMX: Soul of a Man in the reality TV show. It was broadcast via the BET cable television network Never Die Alone. He released E.A.R.L., his memoirs in 2003.  The Autobiography of DMX. 9 DMX was just 14 when he started beatboxing at Ready Ron. After being imprisoned for taking a dog, it was then that he began writing his own lyrics and performing at the local recreation center for younger children. While in prison for carjacking he started dedicating nearly all of his time to creating lyrics. He also got to know and performed with K-Solo. After being released in the summer the rapper began producing and selling mixtapes of his own that featured him rapping over tracks from other songs. He sold them on street corners and helped build an audience of locals across New York. DMX performed on The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show in 1991 with Percee P, where they both performed freestyles. [1515 DMX would release the demo tape later in the year that featured "Spellbound" in addition to "Critical Condition", three Little Pigs "The Original Author of Spellbound", and "Unstoppable force". It was quite similar to Big Daddy Kane or Rakim and was not his later material. 3. In 1991 The Source magazine praised DMX as a member of its Unsigned Hype column, that showcased unsigned hip-hop artists. [16] In 1991, Columbia Records signed DMX as a sub-label to Ruffhouse Records. The single, "Born Loser", was his debut single. In 1994, he released "Make A Move" which was his second single. Jay-Z, Ja Rules, and Mic Gérardo were guests on the underground hit "Time to Build" from Mic Geronimo in the year 1995. DMX died of a heart attack triggered by cocaine on April 9, 2021.