The Ruff Ryders Chronicles started airing on BET in early August. The five-part docuseries took a comprehensive look at the rise of one of Hip Hop’s most iconic labels and the artists who helped shape it, including The LOX, Eve, Swizz Beatz and DMX.
In a recent episode, X’s interview takes an emotional turn when he’s confronted with the subject of his multiple personalities. When asked if there were parts of himself to help him cope with his mental health, X (born Earl Simmons) replied “yes” but was hesitant to elaborate.
“They’re different things,” he said. “There’s a few things, a few people in me and they get me through life.”
When pressed for more information, he added, “I wouldn’t want anyone to know anything. I don’t talk about them. You already got me talking about them. Nope.”
But in another segment, X’s ex-wife Tashera Simmons suggested “Earl” is the child who was there before his father left and his mother “didn’t know how to handle him.” Consequently, Simmons said the more aggressive persona of “X” was created “to protect Earl to take on all the trauma of his childhood” called him “the angry one.” Meanwhile, “DMX” is the entertainer who looks out for “Earl,” but he’s “so much nicer.”
In the next segement, X started to tear up, saying, “They’re there to get me through life. I don’t know if I made ’em or if God gave ’em to me, or maybe circumstances and situations did.”
X has broached the topic before. In a 2011 interview with ABC 15 Arizona, X admitted he struggled with bipolar disorder — but only mentioned two personalities.
“I used to be really clear on who was what and what characteristics each personality had,” he said at the ttime. “But I don’t know at this point. I’m not even sure there is a difference. I’m Earl when I’m with my children. I miss my children, I miss my children, I miss my children.”
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He said he was trying to separate his two identities and put his struggles with substance abuse behind him.
“I’m not the person the media portrays me to be,” he said at the time. “X is the bad guy. That’s not who I am. I’m not the person the media portrays me to be. Every day, I start my day off with a prayer, ask God to guide my steps. Cover me and keep me safe. Every album there’s a gospel song and a prayer. Every album, from the beginning.”
Elsewhere in the clip, the episode takes a look at the 1999 Hard Knock Life Tour with JAY-Z and the emotional roller coaster it was for X.
Gentleman, which brings me to my next point, DON’T SMOKE CRACK
Uh, I see what you’re trying to do, but this has nothing to do with drugs.
You are definetly right. But it for sure won’t help.
absolutely does. why would a multi millionaire smoke crack…. to cope with what is going on in his head.
and it exacerbates his personalities. just like why i did the same thing while it wasnt crack but the point stands. when your on something you turn into a different person. in other words it stabilized him.
It all goes back to your childhood and upbringing. Take a child psychology class.
Then you will see why people are the way they are!!!
Be nice point taken give him benefit of doubt iam battling alcohol since covid 19 I lost love one
It’s go be alright you gotta take it one day at a time and everytime you would like to take a drink read, walk, play video games, listen to music are find a real friend to talk to and I know I don’t know you personally but I’ll keep you in my prayers no one should go thru this alone
This site is slow slow I responded to two peo6and it got the name wrong both times
One of the WuTang laced his blunt with cocaine, that’s how it started watch the Vh1 documentary it’s heartbreaking sh!t. Props to X for being real .. PnL
Sorry this site is all fxcked up my comment was for someone else
While it may not be the root cause of this mans mental health issues, to say smoking crack “has nothing to do with it” is retarded. It obviously exacerbated what problems this man already had.
You sound slow slow it’s a lot of people who battle what X is going thru that never used drugs I guess it’s the air they breathing you slow slow you need to read a book are sit in a classroom
Rest assured all of those personalities keep their lips wrapped tightly around that glass d!ck.
Say that to DMX I BET IT WON’T GO POSITIVE FOR YOU.
Lol. I was late on this one buddy 🙂
The only person that speaks on a person giving head be really speaking on they own name
We love you, X!
Watch your mouth.. Oh X gonna give it to you…
Black problem number one right there: dad walked out on his family. You want to see real change? Start by fixing these broken souls, these broken families left behind by absent parents, both men and women. That’s where it all starts, and it spirals into depression, drugs, loneliness, unemployment, hopelessness …homelessness. Stop blaming other races for your shortcoming and man Up. Change your culture for the better.
Stfu!!
Wow very educated reply smh. You can’t deny that this is a massive problem in the black community. At least I can admit it.
Yeah but the system is rigged to create people like DMX. They made it so that the father must be absent so that the mother can get money from the government. So they made it economically more profitable for the mothers to stay with the kid.. no male role model, then you give them rappers to idolize who promote gun violence and selling drugs.. This is the result. It’s done on purpose, but not by “white supremacists”, but jooish supremacists who want to weaponize blacks against white people. Because the joos hate white people so much they wish to genocide them.
I hope you are black because if you are not it’s hard for you to understand so please stop hiding behind the computer to say how you really feel but in the real world you acting like you care so if you cant walk in a black man shoes don’t speak on they situation unless you are here with a solution to help
We still love you X!!
legend.
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Stfu fa.ggot
I was watching a show and someone had a tattoo that said”to live is to suffer but to survive well that a fine meaning of the end of suffering”. Slippin is my theme song when every I’m in a place that I need some inspiration that what I listen to. DMX is my favor rapper of all time and nobody can’t touch that. I know he has issue shit we all do at one time or another. We just deal with them differently. I got nothing but love for you X
That’s not what the actual line is at all lol. It’s “…but to survive, well, that’s to find meaning and to suffer.”