In 1997, Simmons earned a second major-label shot with Def Jam, and made a successful guest appearance on LL Cool J's "4, 3, 2, 1." Additional guest spots on Mase's "24 Hours to Live" and "Take What's Yours", and The LOX's "Money, Power & Respect" created an even stronger buzz. In 1994, he released a second single, "Make a Move", followed by a guest spot on Mic Geranimo's "Time To Build" along with a young Jay-Z and Ja Rule. However, Ruffhouse promoted many other artists on its roster rather than DMX and so agreed to release him from his contract eventually.
Later, he was signed to the Columbia Records subsidiary Ruffhouse in 1992 under that label he released his debut single "Born Loser", which did not get much airplay. In 1991, The Source magazine praised him in its "Unsigned Hype" column that highlighted unsigned hip-hop artists.
After 13 years of marriage he filed for divorce from his ex-wife Tashera Simmons. In a recent interview from Jail, DMX confirmed that he has a fiancée in Miami and a baby of 3 months with her. The initials DMX have been interpreted to mean Dark Man of the Unknown, Dark Man X or Dog Man Xtreme. However, he considered hip hop to be an escape from his hard times, as he enjoyed beatboxing, turntablism, and eventually rapping. He spent much time either on the streets committing crime or living in group homes. He also has an extensive arrest record.īorn in Baltimore, Maryland, DMX relocated early in his childhood with some family members to Yonkers, a city just north of New York City. In 2002, DMX wrote an autobiographical book titled E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX.
As an actor, he also starred in the films Belly, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 The Grave, and Last Hour, and his own reality television series Soul of a Man on the American cable television network BET. To date, his best-selling album was his 1999 album And Then There Was X, which featured the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". His stage name stands for Dark Man X, the name he used when he first started rapping in 1990. Earl Simmons (born December 18, 1970), better known by his stage name DMX, is an American entertainer, who rose to fame in the late 1990s.
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