{"id":8613,"date":"2021-04-10T09:39:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T09:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=8613"},"modified":"2021-04-10T09:39:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-10T09:39:26","slug":"rapper-actor-dmx-five-time-billboard-chart-topper-dead-at-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/04\/10\/rapper-actor-dmx-five-time-billboard-chart-topper-dead-at-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapper, actor DMX, five-time Billboard chart topper, dead at 50"},"content":{"rendered":"

American rapper and actor Earl Simmons, known by the stage name DMX or Dark Man X, died on Friday, his record label said, after he suffered a heart attack during what media reports said was a drug overdose. He was 50 years old.<\/p>\n

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The chart-topping artist\u2019s songs included ‘Party Up (Up in Here)’ and ‘X Gon\u2019 Give It To Ya.’ His career had been marked by legal troubles and prison time.<\/p>\n

Music label Def Jam Recordings said in a statement it was saddened by \u201cthe loss of our brother Earl \u2018DMX\u2019 Simmons.’<\/p>\n

“DMX was a brilliant artist and an inspiration to millions around the world,\u201d the statement said. \u201cHis message of triumph over struggle, his search for the light out of darkness, his pursuit of truth and grace brought us closer to our own humanity.’<\/p>\n

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