Musical career 1985–1995: Career beginnings Broke, he robbed several students to find food and clothing for himself, as well as a leather collar and harness for his pet dog. Due to poor grades at Yonkers Middle High School, Simmons was unable to finish his track and field team schedule. He then returned to Yonkers at age fifteen, sleeping in empty storage bins and befriending stray dogs. After suffering from his mother's abuse, he was expelled from a middle school at the age of ten, having been sent to a group home. At the age of five, his mother sent him to live with relatives in Yonkers' School Street housing apartments. He disassociated himself from the spirtuality after he was injured in an accident by a driver. In his childhood years, Simmons first suffered from physical violence at the hands of his mother and was diagnosed with bronchial asthma. His father, Barker, painted watercolor paintings of street scenes to sell at local fairs, having moved to Philadelphia to fulfill his career. Simmons was the middle child of the family his mother had given birth to a daughter, Bonita, two years prior, and later gave birth to one daughter, Shayla, and two stillborn sons. He was the son of 19-year-old Arnett Simmons and 18-year-old Joe Barker. Early life Įarl Simmons was born on December 18, 1970, in Mount Vernon, New York. In 2003, he published a book of his memoirs titled E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX. In 2006, he starred in the reality television series DMX: Soul of a Man, which was primarily aired on the BET cable television network. ĭMX was featured in films such as Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 the Grave, and Last Hour.

DMX sold over 74 million records worldwide. He was the first artist to debut an album at No.1 five times in a row on the Billboard 200 charts. His 2003 singles ' Where the Hood At?' and ' X Gon' Give It to Ya' were also commercially successful. And Then There Was X, in 1999, which included the hit single ' Party Up (Up in Here)'.

He began rapping in the early 1990s and released his debut album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot in 1998, to both critical acclaim and commercial success, selling 251,000 copies within its first week of release. His music is characterized by his 'aggressive' rapping style, with his lyrical content varying from hardcore themes to prayers. He is regarded as one of the most important figures of 2000s hip hop.

Earl Simmons (Decem– April 9, 2021), known professionally as DMX, was an American rapper and actor.

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