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During this period, he also began doing shows and battling other rappers (Once battling and defeating Jay-Z), making a name for himself in the New York area. He also got into fights and frequently was on the run from police. Eventually he decided to try his hand at serious rapping, and honed his skills during a stint at a group home. But at the time, stood for a drum system that delivered amazing beats. He began rapping around the age of 13, amusing crowds of children with rhymes that relied on spelled-out words, a style he called "spellbound." A local rapper eventually asked the young Earl to beatbox for him, and Simmons agreed, adopting the stage name DMX, which stands for "Dark Man of the Unknown," X being an algebraic expression for unknown. And Then There Was X, 2001's The Great Depression, 2003's Grand Champ and 2006's Year of the Dog.Again.ĭMX died on Apin White Plains, New York, after he was hospitalized on April 2 following a reported heart attack.Įarl Simmons was the second of three children of a single mother, and was born in Mount Vernon, New York Simmons ended up growing up in the School Street housing projects of Yonkers, New York. In 1998 he released his debut solo album, It's Dark and Hell Is Hot, and has since released 1998's Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood, 1999's. Earl Simmons (DecemApril 9, 2021), better known by his stage name DMX (Dark Man X), was an American rapper from Yonkers, New York and actor signed to Ruff Ryders Entertainment.