The original Ruff Ryder is back. After a two-month stint in rehab, DMX made a public comeback with two performances in Nevada on Saturday (December 28) and Sunday (December 29).
After a Saturday night show at LEX Nightclub in Reno, X made his way to Hakkasan Nightclub in Las Vegas for a Sunday night gig, performing some of his biggest hits to close out the year. According to TMZ, DMX appeared lively and sober, sipping on water and smoking a few cigarettes before hitting the stage. Afterwards, he even snapped a few pics with fans.
https://youtu.be/1KCYSiE9fGI
Videos taken at the concerts show DMX performing some of his most well-known singles, such as “X Gon Give It To Ya,” “Where The Hood At?” and “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem.” He also thanked his fans and God for the support.
“When you fall down, get back up,” he said. “Everyone here has been through some shit that was hard but you know what? You never know what God is willing to do for you until you need him to do something for you. You won’t know he’s willing to pick you up unless you fall down.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpSfk7pQ-7M
Earlier this year, DMX announced he would be returning to rehab and abruptly canceled appearances at Three 6 Mafia’s reunion shows.
“In his ongoing commitment to putting family and sobriety first, DMX has checked himself into a rehab facility,” his team said in a statement. “He apologizes for his canceled shows and thanks his fans for their continued support.”
The 49-year-old rapper has had a long, highly publicized battle with drug addiction. Sources close to DMX told TMZ he went back to rehab voluntarily in an attempt to avoid a relapse, not because he was back on drugs. Apparently, the stress of his youngest son’s health struggles made X feel “old demons and habits creeping back up.”
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I’ll give him til after President’s Day, he’ll be back to smoking crack again.smh
Addiction sucks… He’s making the right choices and seems to really care about what he’s doing. I say good luck X, u a legend
Yea right along with your momma bitch!!! Fuck you and the hole you climbed out off pussy
Go take some Midool for those monthly cramps for real, you’re too emotional.
I’m glad he’s back but hopefully 4real4real he is. I miss X. First 6 albums were da bomb. 98.98.99.01,03.06
Real Talk …. X is the ILLest and Realest . Only Drugz took over but X has Talent. I Love & Miss X. I’ve Been a fan since da mid 90s during Blunt Records days wit Mic G/Ja/JayZ/IrvGotti
DMX lips will be wrapped tightly around that glass dlck in like two weeks or so
We should wrap your negative head around a baseball bat. Let him fly
Right!!!! Let him fly….and fuck people like that fuck boy above for all the negativity. Nobody’s perfect but DMX is a child of God and a work in progress. Salute
Lol I got here a bit late old friend 🙂 You’re completely right. It’s just a revolving door for the X-man isn’t it?
Hahhah hell yeah.. happy new year and let’s keep the tradition going in 2020 as well, friend 😉
Happy New Year. For sure, the tradition needs to live on haha 🙂
In the great words of Suge Knight. Once a crackhead. Always a CRACKHEAD?
Yay gud for him :0) addiction is very difficult. Glad he’s performing and stuff. <3
I was thinking about this yesterday so I’ll throw it out there… not hating on Jay but I never understood the “one hot album every 10 year average” line that everybody thought was so hot. Not saying Reasonable Doubt wasn’t a classic, it was, but I think most had it as a look back classic. No one I knew was bumping it nonstop. You could see the shift to backpack and the South after 2Pac died – All Eyez on Me, ATLiens, Illadelph Halflife, Tribe, De La, Ghost, hell even Master P all were on shuffle before Jay. Vol 1 was trash, Vol 2 had bangers but mainly from beats and features (D M X), Vol 3 took heat because it wasn’t cohesive but had a few tracks. The Dynasty was the first great album since RD, and the Blueprint was an immaculate masterpiece. Everybody know the DMX/Jay/Ja collab didn’t comeout because Jay didn’t want to be a 3rd wheel – which he would have been. DMX was undeniably hotter than Jay-Z from 1996 to 1999. Everybody know after 2000 but in the 90s XMan was that guy
I thought dmx was a little overrated, in my opinion. His rhymes were rather simplicity. Dmx best quality was his high energy on wax. I believe dmx should retire because drug use rampant in the music industry.
If anything dmx is underrated!
DMX is a legend.
It’s not about his music right now
This guy needs to seriously get his life on track. He’s a dope
MC, but hasn’t been able to stabilize his life at all. I love his music, but I’d prefer he stay off the alcohol and drugs first man.