Marilyn Manson showcasing his brilliant writing to lyrically blacking out alongside Jay-Z and The LOX over Swizz production. He died on April 9, 2021.There’s only one rapper that was able to make a cameo in a Sum 41 music video, star alongside Jet Li on the big screen, and freestyle alongside Jay-Z, all while creating some of the most important music of an era.ĭMX‘s career transcended Yonkers and even hip-hop but it was his honesty, along with his gruff voice, that continues to resonate with fans in the wake of his passing.įlesh Of My Flesh Blood Of My Blood is an exploration of the many dimensions of X’s character and artistry, from the eerie conversations with the devil on “The Omen” ft. But whether ferocious, amped up, or introspective, the MC remained grounded by his faith, which, especially in the later years of his career, he approached with nothing short of absolute devotion. And Then There Was X, where even the anthemic “Party Up” served as a prime example of DMX's uniquely intense take on hardcore hip-hop. Though the rapper’s two sides may seem to have been at odds, he always thrived when he let his emotions fly unrestrained. DMX would revisit that sensitivity on the heartfelt “Slippin’,” from 1998’s Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood, which found him expressing a desire to live a less tumultuous life. On his 1998 debut, It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, DMX's aggressive vocals projected his imposing presence across songs like the minimal, clanging “Get at Me Dog” and rowdy breakout “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem.” But X scaled back the pugnacity on that same album’s introspective “How’s It Goin’ Down,” which featured R&B singer Faith Evans and painted a picture of a complex relationship headed down the wrong path.
Born Earl Simmons in 1970, the Yonkers-raised MC arrived as the physical embodiment of unbridled energy-a one-man distillation of fellow rugged New York acts like Wu-Tang Clan. With DMX, a man blessed with a vicious bark of a voice, there was no such thing as half-stepping.
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