The first posthumous verse from DMX arrived on Friday (April 16) following the Ruff Ryders legend’s death a week ago. Titled “Been to War,” the song is a collaboration with Swizz Beatz and French Montana, and appears in Season 2 of Epix’s crime-drama series Godfather of Harlem.
“I’ma march to the beat, got my own drummers,” DMX raps. “Let’s get it on baby, we can go to war all summer/I done been to jail, I done did numbers/I donе been to Hell, I done been under/Diffеrence between a boss and a runner/Whatever you thinkin’, no way, uh-huh, I’m doin’ what you gonna.”
DMX passed away on April 9 at New York’s White Plains Hospital after suffering a reported drug overdose and subsequent heart attack on April 2. Longtime friend and collaborator Swizz Beatz initially reacted to the news on Instagram by revealing his devastation but also relief he wasn’t in pain anymore.
“I’m truly beyond devastated !!!!!!” he wrote. “But I’m so happy my brother is no longer in pain . I watched him take everyone’s pain and make it his own. I send my love and support to his entire family. My brother we will never let them forget your name and you will live forever F.A.M.E. Long live King DMX THE GREAT AKAmy brother 4 Life Earl Simmons. Damn Dog.”
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Swizz — who produced on every DMX album — later shared an emotional eight-minute video paying tribute to a man who lived to help everyone else.
“My brother was a different type of brother — a different type of artist, a different type of creative, different type of spirit, different type of zone, different type of soul,” he said. “Since the day that I met him, he lived his life for everyone else … You ain’t never seen DMX with a Lamborghini, you ain’t never seen my brother with a Rolls-Royce, you ain’t never seen him iced out with no jewelry. He did not care about any of that.”
Dark Man X previously featured on a track in Godfather of Harlem‘s first season in 2019, appearing on “Just in Case” alongside Swizz Beatz and Rick Ross.
On April 8, the day before DMX’s death was announced, his song “X Moves” with Funkadelic/Parliament’s Bootsy Collins, Yes’ Steve Howe and Deep Purple’s Ian Paice was released.
Bad Journalism…This isn’t posthumous because he recorded and released this when he was alive. Check the definition of posthumous before you post an article about it.
When/where was it posted? This song in particular was never poated. He did another one with Rick Ross
Yeah but he’s talked about this song awhile back a few months ago
Lol well you ain’t gonna hear a song that wasn’t recorded before he died. I don’t think he jumped back in the studio right after they unplugged the oxygen. Lol
Whoever put posthumous before dmx died has to be on dust
Swizz always has shitty beats.
swizz is the definition of overratted. his beats are a loop after loop. why do u think he took araabmuzik from Killa Cam
No, SnitchNine is overratted, Swizz Beatz is a tad bit Overrated but still a better producer than Ron Browz.
stupid hiphopDX
the latest DMX single “X Moves” is the real shit. released last week.
look it up. you clueless people.
This one awesome video. Old DMX with a little new DMX. The man could certainly sing and act. He is truly missed. Condolences and prayers going out for family, friends all his fans
Anyway he shoulda took this one into the coffin with him. Bc it sucks.
But r.i.p. anyway. Addiction is a Mother Fu(+#R!
Just to hear him spit the way he spit (DMX) just made me bobb my head. The beat was…well…you know….Swiss
French sux ass if I was him I’d just put the mic down and go back to selling DVDs and Mixtapes again cuz he’s lyrically worse than Tony Yayo.
That’s not the first posthumous verse
Wow man as always on point , a true legend, respect RIP X ???
Why would one destroy this track by putting French Montana in it?
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It’s all bullshit, mayn.. all of it. Bullshit, mayn.
Swizz beats is a pirate.
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