The Hip Hop community is rallying around DMX following a reported drug overdose.
According to TMZ, the Ruff Ryders legend OD’ed on Friday night (April 2) and went into cardiac arrest. DMX was rushed to a local hospital in White Plains, New York and is currently in critical condition as he fights for his life.
ABC7 spoke to DMX’s attorney Murray Richman who confirmed he had a heart attack and was on life support but wasn’t clear on the drug overdose component.
“I received a call this morning that Earl Simmons was in the hospital, at the White Plains Hospital, and that he had a heart attack,” Richman. “I’m not sure how it was induced and that he’s on life support.”
DMX has been vocal about his struggles with addiction and mental health over the years. During an interview for the BET documentary The Ruff Ryders Chronicles, the 50-year-old rapper talked about his multiple personalities, albeit reluctantly.
“They’re different things,” he said. “There’s a few things, a few people in me and they get me through life. I wouldn’t want anyone to know anything. I don’t talk about them. You already got me talking about them. Nope. 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.”
In another interview, DMX admitted he was tricked into smoking crack at 14, starting his long path to substance abuse issues.
“A monster was born,” he said of that moment. “I wouldn’t do that to my worst enemy. I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. Especially for someone that you supposedly love. Why would you do that?”
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DMX has been to rehab numerous times, most recently in 2019. The veteran artist was seemingly on his road to recovery and planning on releasing his first post-prison album featuring Snoop Dogg, The LOX, Griselda and U2’s Bono sometime this year.
Prayers are pouring in from Eminem, Ja Rule, Killer Mike, Ice Cube, Missy Elliott and more.
Check out the reactions below.
Praying For Dark Man X…F*** Ja Rule tho..X hated you, just saying.
Actually it’s some real shit to still wish the man well even though “X hated” him…just saying
Yeah, Biggie did the same thing with Pac getting shot the 2nd time and then kept making songs with direct and indirect disses about him after Pac passed in his last album too so you can’t always trust what people say. Don’t be surprised if Ja tries to do the same thing, he’s tried literally everything else to get his career back and nothing has worked so it wouldn’t surprise me one bit.
Moron. They are friends that had problems,but are cool again. Just recently they hang out together.
Outdated buffoon
You have a lot to do X. It isn’t your time brother.
Sounds like a dope collab, can’t wait!
Sounds like u a str8 biTch…
Are you fot real DMX is in hospital fighting for his life and you put a comment on about it sounds like a dope collab fucking fool ?
is this some kind of sick joke.
I’m praying for my dude dmx we can’t lose this cat we have lost too many hip hop legends especially this year with ecstasy from whodini prince markie dee from the fat boys last time I checked it sint over till god says so he has never lost a case he is gonna pull dmx thru this I remember when I first heard this cat in 95 on mic Geronimos the natural album I knew he had something special
That LL Cool J tweet hit me. Damn.
“He overdosed and now fighting for his life”? Is just a wrong quote. If he had died of overdosed, it would make more sense.