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DMX Biography
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Date of birth :
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18 December 1970
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Place of birth :
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Birth name :
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Earl Simmons
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Nickname :
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Darkman X
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Height :
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5' 10"
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DMX Trivia
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- Also a recording artist on Def Jam Music label along with Foxy Brown.
- Has two sons named Xavier & Tocoma
- DMX stands for Dark Man X.
- Formed music label Ruff Ryders.
- Has tattoo on his back of his dog killed by a motorist and the words ONE LOVE BOOMER.
- Known for his barking and growling while rapping.
- Formed Rap Group named Ruff Ryders consisting of Eve, Drag-On, The Lox, Swizz Beatz, Parle.
- He released a song titled "Born Loser" in 1993 on Columbia Records
- He has 2 half sister in his mother's side sisters, also had 2 younger half brothers who died at birth; and has 2 younger half brothers in his father's side.
- He has his own record label and clothing line called Bloodline
- Announced that he's retiring from the music business so he can focus more on church and his family. [2003]
- Lived in Yonkers, New York
- He is the only artist in Soundscan history to have his first four albums debut at number one on the Billboard Charts
- All four of DMX's CDs debuted at number 1 on the Billboard charts and each one has gone at least triple platinum.
- His 5th album, "Grand Champ" was a number 1 debut on the Billboard Pop Charts. (September 2003)
- He is now the only artist in the history of the Billboard Charts to have his first five albums debut at number one on the Billboard Charts.
- DMX's first 4 albums have each sold over 3 million copies in the US alone. His latest album "Grand Champ" is certified platinum.
- DMX is one of the best selling Hip-Hop artists ever. His first 4 albums have each gone at least triple platinum in the US alone, and his current CD, Grand Champ, recently went platinum.
- Estranged father was a street artist.
- Has a religion-related skit on each of his CDs.
- His family was a Jehovah's Witness when he was young.
- His wife Tashera lived above him in his apartment complex when he was young. He did not know this until he met her at a club.
- Loved to play with Green Army Men toys and watch Eddie Murphy on "Saturday Night Live."
- Was briefly on his high school's track team.
- Was hit by a drunk driver when he was a little kid.
- Was often sick as a child.
- Wrote an autobiography titled "E.A.R.L.: Ever Always Real Life."
- Wrote his first rhymes while spending time in jail.
- Same birthday as Brad Pitt, Casper Van Dien and Steven Spielberg.
- He and his wife Tishera Simmons, welcomed a baby girl named Praise Mary Ella Simmons on 18th April 2005.
- Beat rapper Jay-Z in a rap battle.
- Has 9 dogs.
- 6th best selling rapper of all time.
- Has his own record label called "Bloodline Records".
- On November 18, 2005, he was sentenced to 70 days in jail for violating his parole.
- For good behavior, he was released from jail early on December 30, 2005.
- On December 31, 2008, he has pleaded guilty to charges of drug possession, theft and animal cruelty and was sentenced to 90 days.
- On May 22, 2009, DMX entered a plea agreement/change of plea. He pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated assault.
- He was sentenced by an Arizona judge on June 8, 2009 to probation for allegedly throwing a food tray at a detention officer inside a Phoenix jail.
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DMX Detailed Biography
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DMX is a top rap artist whose first three albums debuted at number one and sold well over ten million records in just a year and a half.
After stand-out performances on tracks like LL Cool J's 4.3.2.1, the Lox's Money, Power, Respect and Mase's 24 Hours to Live, DMX got the world's attention with his own bona fide street anthem, Get At Me Dog. In May, he released his groundbreaking first effort, It's Dark and Hell is Hot, which featured the tracks Stop Being Greedy and Ruff Ryder's Anthem. The album debuted at number one and quickly went multi-platinum.
That summer, after a headlining stint on the Survival of the Illest tour, DMX retreated to the studio yet again, and in December he released the classic horror-film-on-wax, Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood. Released only six months after his debut album, Flesh, which included the poignant, autobiographical song Slippin', also held the top spot on the charts, making DMX the first artist ever to have two number one debuts in the same year.
DMX spent the first part of 1999 on tour with fellow Def Jam artists Jay-Z, Method Man and Redman on the most successful hip hop tour ever, the Hard Knock Life tour. In Miami, he set to work on his latest offering, … And Then Was X, which reunites him with his longtime collaborator and producer, Swizz Beats, who served as executive producer on the project. Once again, he entered the charts at number one.
He has co-directed several music videos including Stop Drop, How's It Going Down, No Love 4 Me and Get At Me Dog and recently appeared in the Hype Williams film, Belly.
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