DMX
Biography
Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 - April 9, 2021), better known by his stage name DMX, was an American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's. To date, his best-selling album is his 1999 album ...And Then There Was X, which featured the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". As an actor, he also starred in the films Belly, Romeo Must Die, 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.
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In 2002, DMX wrote an autobiographical book titled E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX.
On April 9, 2021, DMX died at the age of 50 from a drug-related heart attack.
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Filmography
- TBADoggmenFilm: Cowboy
- 2021Fast VengeanceFilm: Captain Liddle
- 2020Chronicle of a Serial KillerFilm: Detective White
- 2020Fast and Fierce: Death RaceFilm: Davie
- 2019Beyond the LawFilm: Detective Ray Munce
- 2018PimpFilm: Midnight John
- 2015Fresh Off the BoatSeries: DMX (1 episode)
- 2014Top FiveFilm: DMX
- 2009The BleedingFilm: Tagg
- 2008Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev SerpentFilm: Nick
- 2008Last HourFilm: Black Jack
- 2008Death TollFilm: The Dog (Narrator)
- 2008Jump Out BoysFilm: Thorn
- 2007Father of LiesFilm: Paul
- 2004Never Die AloneFilm: King David
- 2003Spike TV VGA Video Game AwardsSeries (10 episodes)
- 2003EveSeries: Xenon (1 episode)
- 2003Cradle 2 the GraveFilm: Anthony Fait
- 2002Cypress Hill Smoke Out Presents DMXFilm
- 2001Exit WoundsFilm: Latrell Walker
- 2000Boricua's BondFilm
- 2000Romeo Must DieFilm: Silk
- 2000Woodstock '99Film
- 1999Third WatchSeries: Kandid Jones (1 episode)
- 1998BellyFilm: Tommy 'Buns' Bundy
- 1997South ParkSeries: DMX (voice) (1 episode)
- 1996MoeshaSeries: DMX (1 episode)
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