Swizz Beatz wanted Kanye West to have a part in the celebration of life for DMX. Now it appears ‘Ye has come through in more ways than one.
‘Ye’s fashion imprint Yeezy has partnered with Balenciaga to release a tribute t-Shirt to X. The long-sleeve t-shirt comes in black and sports original screen printed artwork of the late rapper. The front is a portrait of X with the right sleeve emblazoned with his date of birth. The left sleeve has the date of his passing. Fans can purchase the shirt at DMX-Tribute.com for $200. The net proceeds from the tribute shirt will benefit X’s family.
DMX passed away on April 9 after a week-long stint inside White Plains Hospital in New York. The 50-year-old multi-platinum superstar suffered a heart attack on April 2 in his New York home and was later hospitalized before he died. Remembering X, Swizz Beatz took to Instagram on April 10 and called him a “one of one.”
“My brother would take care of everybody before he would take care of himself,” Swizz said. “I never seen a human like him. The closest I’ve ever seen to a prophet. Know why he was suffering? ’Cause he took everyone’s pain and made it his. His humanitarian work should be celebrated.”
Watch DMX's Celebration Of Life From Brooklyn's Barclays Center
The celebration of life for X took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Saturday (April 24) with appearances from Swizz, The LOX, the entire Ruff Ryders Family as well as ‘Ye’s Sunday Service choir. Watch the celebration of life here.
Gonna be the best 2400 MSRP I ever spent on a t shirt
DMX was a crackhead, rapist. Not his fault, his environment…and he did some great things, but he was a rapist.
U need to grow up. Your a boy try to be a man
This is lame af the man is gone why talk shit about him
You is crazy its not gd to speak on the deceased and say not gd things about some one me personally find it totally disrespectful and totally out of the way to direspect some one elses Husband father Son or Friend no matter what he was He Is Still The X For ever You Worried About All The Wrong Things In Life Except For X No matter what he did it was his life judge him not for only god can judge him frfr so please stop judging peoples cause you never walked in his shoes point blank period Rest Easy X in Jesus Name Amen
Your dad was a rapist too. Ask your mom, because that’s how you got here. Homey, Crusty, and Bozo ran a train on her. That’s why you became a damn clown!!!! Typical loser, that wants to shame a dead man with no proof!! I guess you finally feel like a grown-up for posting that right?!?!
Your daddy a rapist, look at what he created….you?
This marketing scheme is the antithesis of what X stood for.
X family must be in on it then cause they’ve put it up on X official IG
100 % of the sales go to the family
Is x a crack head? I don’t care, is x a saint ? I don’t care either, but this I know for sure is that x safe people with his music and this is coming from a man in Africa..
Rest in power X…
Unknown Stop Judging Peoples For You Is Not God You Should Listen And Learn With Your Mouth Shut Peoples Peoples Worries About The Wrong Thing Thats Y They Not Focus To Worried About The Wrong Shit Period. X You will Always Be Remembered Rest Easy
I love the description they describe it as a long sleeve t-shirt that’s two separate things rest in peace DMX but come on marketing people you know the difference between a T-shirt and a long sleeve shirt
First of all respect, I’m not a dude.
Yeah I could care less about this stuff man. I’ll keep bumping his music. X was a prophet because X knew his life was in danger. That’s why he tried to stay close to the Creator. I understand. But I wanted to see him make it, truly. When I heard the news, it was almost like I’d been waiting for it. Not saying wishing for it, but just clenching and waiting for the news. I hate it happened, but it happened.
Let them do whatever they feel is necessary, even if they profit off it. Kanye isn’t always doing things for limelight though. Those proceeds may end up going to X’s family.
Didn’t read the damn entire document it says exactly what I said Ye would probably give the proceeds to at the bottom LMAO.