Earl was Simmons' second child she 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. 2.6 2013–2021: Def Jam reunion and ExodusĮarl Simmons was born on December 18, 1970, with various accounts giving his birthplace as either Baltimore, Maryland, or Mount Vernon, New York.2.4 2005–2011: Year of the Dog.Again and The Definition of X.2.2 1996–2000: Signing with Def Jam and commercial success.In 2003, he published a book of his memoirs entitled 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. Overall, DMX sold over 74 million records worldwide. 1 five times in a row on the Billboard 200 charts. He was the first artist to debut an album at No. 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. Earl Simmons (Decem– April 9, 2021), known by his stage name DMX ('Dark Man X'), was an American rapper and actor.

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