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DMX, the raspy, growling New York rapper who rose to fame with his 1998 blockbuster debut, “It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot,” and became a chart and tabloid mainstay for years after, has died at age 50. He ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – DMX, one of the top hip hop artists of the late 1990s and early 2000s, has died at the age of 50. The news comes after DMX, real name Earl Simmons, was hospitalized earlier this ...

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The rapper never recovered after suffering a heart attack earlier this month. DMX has died at age 50 after suffering a heart attack. His family, who was by his side when he passed, confirmed the news ...

DMX performs during the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta on Oct. 1, 2011. The family of rapper DMX says he has died at age 50 after a career in which he delivered iconic hip-hop songs such as “Ruff ...