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RIP DMX

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Earl Simmons, the snarling yet soulful rapper known as DMX, who had a string of No. 1 albums in the late 1990s and early 2000s but whose personal struggles eventually rivaled his lyrical prowess, died on Friday in White Plains, N.Y. He was 50.

His family announced the death in a statement. He had been on life support at White Plains Hospital after suffering what his family called “a catastrophic cardiac arrest” a week earlier.

“Earl was a warrior who fought till the very end,” the Simmons family said. “He loved his family with all of his heart, and we cherish the times we spent with him.”

On April 2, Mr. Simmons had a heart attack at his home in White Plains. In the days that followed, representatives for the rapper said he was in a coma and on life support “in a vegetative state.” Outside of the hospital, family and friends gathered with hundreds of fans, playing DMX’s music aloud and praying, holding up their arms in the shape of an X.
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DMX, Top-Selling but Troubled Rapper, Dies at 50 (Published 2021)

He released a string of No. 1 albums that reflected his gritty past and featured a gruff and unmistakable lyrical style.
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He was a larger-than-life figure. Prayers to his family and friends.
 
Terrible news, RIP sir.
 
You have to be extremely talented to bark like a dog on your track and have everyone just roll with it.
 
I was sad to hear about this, especially considering that he was only 50. Rest in peace, DMX.
 
I'm not that familiar with him or his music, but may he rest in peace.
 
rapper DMX.
He started with robberies of his peers, the first term in 10 years, he robbed, sold drugs, stole cars. At 16, he came to school with a gun, robbed the children right in the cafeteria.
He died as expected - an overdose.
American hero
 
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