
DMX
Known for acting · Born 18 December 1970 · Died 9 April 2021 · aged 50 · Mount Vernon, New York, USA
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Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 - April 9, 2021), better known by his stage name DMX, was an American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's. To date, his best-selling album is his 1999 album ...And Then There Was X, which featured the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". As an actor, he also starred in the films Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 The Grave and Last Hour, and his own reality television series Soul of a Man on the American cable television network BET. In 2002, DMX wrote an autobiographical book titled E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX. On April 9, 2021, DMX died at the age of 50 from a drug-related heart attack.
Known for

Cradle 2 the Grave
2003

Exit Wounds
2001

Belly
1998

Never Die Alone
2004

Beyond the Law
2019

Fast and Fierce: Death Race
2020

Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent
2008

Death Toll
2008

Pimp
2018

DMX: Don't Try to Understand
2021

Backstage
2000

The Bleeding
2009