DMX dies at 50.
 

DMX Dead at 50 a Week After Rapper Suffered Heart Attack: '''A Warrior''' | PEOPLE.com

Cannot say I listen to much rap music nor would I be able to identify which song was made popular by DMX but still want to put out a R.I.P. to DMX.

He was very successful in his element.

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a big yawn...I HAD to google cause...no surprise...

What was his cause of death? How did DMX die?

According to NBC New York, the rapper was initially hospitalized in grave condition following a heart attack. TMZ has reported that the heart attack was triggered by a drug overdose. He didn’t recover. The New York Times reported that he died on Friday, April 9, 2021, at the age of 50, in a hospital in White Plains, New York..
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Fast women/men, drugs, alcohol, etc., have always been a problem with those in the spotlight who acquire great wealth. Or even a little wealth. The 27 club comes to mind. 27 Club - Wikipedia

Do the drugs, pay the price. It's all about choices.

Ho-hum. Although I had never heard of him my first thought was a heart attack induced by a drug overdose, possibly cocaine although he may have taken much of the smorgasbord available these days. I can't keep up with them, as if I wanted to.

Never heard of the guy until now.

He was way too young.

Life choices...

IMO I never understood anyone wanting talk about an actor, singer or professional ball player who died especially when drugs or alcohol was involved. Google a soldier or first responder who died in the line of duty and give them the praise they deserve.

The fact that hardly anyone knows who DMX was makes me feel really young. Not only do I know who DMX was, I know his hit song Party Up.
The last place you'd hear Party Up is on WVLG.

Who cares???

They were playing his music at the Car Wash on 441 the other day. Be assured it is not the cup of tea of your average Villager. I was way to aware of his music and videos because of the age of the people I worked with. He was extremely popular with them.

So many people are taken out by Drugs and Alcohol. I am sorry for those who can’t or don’t want to be helped. I’m sure now that I read his background that he left many people in his wake. I wasn’t a fan but still feel sorry for anyone who gets in so deeply into addiction that death ends up being their way out. R.I.P.

I don’t judge anyone but feel free to do so. Maybe you haven’t experienced the pain of seeing a coworker, neighbor or family member go down the drain from this disease.

Since we’re sending out RIP’s in this thread I would like to send out a Rest In Peace to that poor doctor and his family that were gunned down the other day in South Carolina.

Rap, yuck. Party on

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DMX (rapper - Wikipedia)

Legal issues


DMX was first sent to prison in 1986 after stealing a dog from a junkyard. He was sentenced to two years in the juvenile unit of Woodfield Prison in Valhalla, New York. However, just weeks after starting his sentence, he and his cellmate successfully escaped the prison and DMX returned home to New York until his mother forced him to turn himself in and finish his sentence, which he did at the McCormick Juvenile Detention Centre in Brooktondale, New York.[1] Simmons was sent to prison again in 1988 for carjacking, and was later moved to a higher security prison after attempting to extort a fellow inmate for drugs. He was released in the summer of 1988.[1]

Following his emergence as a public figure, DMX's multiple arrests were for various offenses including; resisting arrest,[61] animal cruelty,[62] reckless driving,[63] unlicensed driving, drug possession,[64] and identity falsification.[65]

1998–1999
When officers of the Fort Lee Police Department executed a search of his home in 1999, DMX promptly surrendered himself on weapons possession charges.[66]
DMX faced a 1999 animal cruelty charge in Teaneck, New Jersey after a dozen pit bulls were found at his home there;[67] the charge was dismissed after the performer agreed to accept responsibility and record public service announcements for an animal rights group.[68]
2000–2005

In 2000, DMX served a 15-day jail sentence for possession of marijuana.[69]
DMX served another jail sentence in 2001 for driving without a license and possession of marijuana. His appeal to reduce the sentence was denied; rather, he was charged with assault for throwing objects at prison guards. DMX entered rehab to treat his addiction to drugs in 2002.[70][71]
In January 2002, DMX pleaded guilty in New Jersey to 13 counts of animal cruelty, two counts of maintaining a nuisance and one count each of disorderly conduct and possession of drug paraphernalia. He eventually plea-bargained down to fines, probation and community service and starred in public service announcements against the dangers of guns and animal abuse.[72]
In June 2004, DMX was arrested at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, on charges of cocaine possession, criminal impersonation, criminal possession of a weapon, criminal mischief, menacing, and driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, while claiming to be a federal agent and attempting to carjack a vehicle.[73][74] He was given a conditional discharge on December 8, 2004, but pleaded guilty on October 25, 2005, to violating parole.[75]
On November 18, 2005, DMX was sentenced to 70 days in jail for violating parole; the lateness charge added a 10-day extension to the original 60-day sentence.[76] DMX was released early (for "good behavior") on December 30, 2005.[77]
2008–2011
On May 9, 2008, DMX was arrested on drug and animal cruelty charges after attempting to barricade himself inside his Arizona home.[68]
DMX pleaded guilty to charges of drug possession, theft, and animal cruelty, at a hearing on December 30, 2008; he was sentenced to 90 days in jail on January 31, 2009.[78][79]
On May 22, 2009, DMX entered a plea agreement/change of plea and pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated assault.
After serving four out of six months for violating drug probation, DMX was released from jail on July 6, 2010.[80] That day, a television pilot was filmed to portray his road to recovery; however, DMX was arrested three weeks later and the pilot did not evolve into a series.
On July 27, 2010, DMX turned himself in to Los Angeles Metropolitan Court for a reckless driving charge he received in 2002. He was sentenced to serve ninety days in jail.[81][82]
On November 19, 2010, DMX was arrested in Maricopa County, Arizona on charges of violating his probation by consuming alcohol (at a performance). On December 20, 2010, DMX was moved to the Mental Health Unit of the Arizona State Prison,[83] and released on July 18, 2011.[84]
On August 24, 2011, DMX was arrested for speeding, recorded as 102 miles per hour (164 km/h) in a 65-mile-per-hour (105 km/h) zone, reckless driving, and driving with a suspended license. While DMX admitted to speeding, he claims he was driving 85 miles per hour (137 km/h).[85]
2013
On February 13, 2013, DMX was arrested in Spartanburg, South Carolina for driving without a driver's license.[86]
On July 26, 2013, DMX was arrested again in Greenville County, South Carolina and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, as well as driving without a license.[87]
On August 20, 2013, DMX was arrested again in Greer, South Carolina during a traffic stop after a car he was a passenger in made an improper u-turn. He was arrested due to an outstanding warrant for driving under suspension. Four packages of marijuana were also found in the vehicle, and he along with the driver were cited for them.[88][89][90][91]
On November 4, 2013, DMX was again arrested by the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport police near Greer, South Carolina after police, who were familiar with his prior arrests, noticed DMX behind the wheel of a vehicle at the terminal. DMX was booked on charges of driving under suspension, having an uninsured vehicle, and not having a licensed vehicle. He was subsequently released after spending three hours in jail.[92]
2015
On June 26, 2015, DMX was arrested in New York, charged for robbery in Newark, New Jersey, and outstanding child support.[93]
On July 14, 2015, DMX was sentenced to 6 months in jail for failing to pay $400,000 in child support.[94]
On December 14, 2015, an arrest warrant was issued for DMX after he missed a court hearing to address child support issues with his ex-wife Tashera Simmons and their four children.[95]
2017–2019: Tax fraud conviction
In July 2017, DMX was charged with 14 federal counts of tax fraud.[96] Federal prosecutors charged him with failing to file income tax returns from 2010 to 2015 (a period when he earned at least $2.3 million). DMX pleaded guilty to a single count of tax fraud in November 2017.[97] DMX was originally free pending sentencing but was remanded to jail in January 2018 after leaving a drug treatment program ordered by the court and relapsing with cocaine and oxycodone.[98] In March 2018, Judge Jed S. Rakoff sentenced DMX to one year in prison followed by three years of supervised release. The court also ordered DMX to pay $2.29 million in restitution to the government.[97] He was released from prison on January 25, 2019.[99]