He moved with part of his family to the New York City suburb of Yonkers while still a young child. The results were compelling enough to make DMX the first artist ever to have his first five albums enter the charts at number one.ĭMX was born Earl Simmons in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 18, 1970. He could move from spiritual anguish one minute to a narrative about the sins of the streets the next, yet keep it all part of the same complex character, sort of like a Hip Hop Johnny Cash. Plus, there was substance behind the style much of his work was tied together by a fascination with the split between the sacred and the profane.
Everything about DMX was unremittingly intense, from his muscular, tattooed physique to his gruff, barking delivery, which made a perfect match for his trademark lyrical obsession with dogs. His rapid ascent to stardom was actually almost a decade in the making, which gave him a chance to develop the theatrical image that made him one of rap’s most distinctive personalities during his heyday.
He was that rare commodity: a commercial powerhouse with artistic and street credibility to spare. Ranking DMX’s Albums: Following the deaths of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., DMX took over as the undisputed reigning king of hardcore rap.
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