DMX was laid to rest during a private funeral at Brooklyn’s Christian Cultural Center on Sunday (April 25), the second event in a two-day celebration of life for the Ruff Ryders legend. Members of the Simmons family and several of DMX’s friends were allowed to say a few words as part of the program. But one particular guest, who apparently goes by the name “Jungle,” decided he didn’t need an invitation to speak and went up to the podium anyway.
Bogarting the microphone, Jungle claimed he’d been a friend of DMX for over 20 years and was intent on getting his message across. He also took credit for helping DMX finish what became his final album.
“This album would have not happened if we did not suffer through the pandemic and take Earl Simmons out of his house, drive an RV down south and complete this album, I’ve been his friend for 2o years,” he said in the clip. “I’m not an industry dude and we got similar stories. Just like him with his grandmother, I have a grandmother who raised me and I love my grandmother. I have a dog. We have similar stories. We were both in institutions when we were young.”
He then goes into a random anecdote about stealing a pocketbook when he was 9 years old, which earned him a place at a group home in DMX’s hometown of Yonkers, New York.
Pastor AR Bernard, who led DMX’s private funeral service, was forced to cut Jungle off midway through his eulogy.
“Here’s what I’m going to do, brother,” Bernard is heard saying off camera. “Brother, my brother. Over here. First of all, there’s order, there’s respect. You violated order, you violated respected. You’ve disrespected my house.”
As Bernard continued to speak amid the eruption of applause, Jungle shouted, “Y’all cut me out of the program! Y’all cut me out of the program!”
But Bernard was undeterred and added, “Regardless of how good you think what you got to say is, you disrespected my house. God bless you, my brother. We’re good. We’re good.”
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Longtime A&R Matthew “M80” Markoff quickly disputed Jungle’s claim about DMX’s album. In an Instagram post, the Los Angeles transplant said the highly anticipated project was actually completed in the City of Angels.
“I dont give a fuck if you were @dmx best friend since pre school, you don’t speak out at a man’s funeral if you were not expressly asked to,” Markoff wrote in the caption. “Great work on behalf of the pastor for teaching you a lesson about respect and order. And by the way, the X album wasn’t completed ‘down south.’ That shit was done right here in our LA backyard at the house that Dogg built.
“X would have loved to have a track with @nipseyhussle but I don’t think that came to fruition while he was here. This has left a bad taste in my mouth all day. Play your fucking part!”
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Jungle from QB?! Lol OOchie Wally Wally
Same dude
You can see Carlos face that this idiot been a thorn to the RR and probably an bad influnece to X; that RR kept them both away. Remember Swizz’s ominious words about people coing out the woodwork to be concerned when they weren’t before ? I have an big intuition this Jungle had something to contribute to X’s demise
That ain’t no man, he’s just some bitter ass n**** who grabbed the mic and wanted to get his 15 mins of fame at the expense of X’s funeral. He’s no friend. F*** Him.
He probably was a friend to him, as much as you can use that word, but this was neither the time or place, and the family had already gave him the red light on not appearing to begin with. He should have respected that shit instead of making a scene at his boy’s funeral if he cared about him like he says he did.
damn Nas brother gets his 15 mins of fame
argh let the man say his piece then apologise.
That’s not the same Jungle that is down with Nas.
From the article, this dude seems genuine. The Pastor and Insta dude’s energy seems off. We’ll see when and how long his last album will take to come out.
That’s not Nas’ brother jungle. But the internet can go ahead and spin lies like always lol
YES. He seems like a real friend and dude because he probably is one. but look at the fake pastor how important he thinks he is. and at the corny instagram dudes. these are the dudes people love. we all know this ceremony is not for the real DMX friends and fans.
Word, I see what you mean. The pastor’s words feel negative…like “you disrespected my house…I forgive you but you dissed us” I don’t like that. This dude Jungle literally comes off as more genuine than most there and luckily he got – or made the opportunity to speak.
I’m grateful you see that as well. Have a great day homie.
The pastor is paid to do a program. Wtf are you talking about? The Barclay Center costs money. All of that shit is coming out of the family’s pocket. Did this dude contribute to it? Pretty sure not. He wasn’t in the program because the family said no. So who in the fuck is anyone to contradict that? The pastor was just going on what he was told to do by the people who put the shit together and paid for it. He’s an MC for this at the end of the day.
“I have a dog…” Lol, bro, Lol…
pastor lets it all out “this is my house”…naw you cheek buster it’s god’s house
That’s Jungle from the NaS affiliated Bravehearts.
Jungle? As in NAS’s little brother?
Yessuh!
Is Not Jungle from Bravehearts, that jungle is Nas brother cmon Truth you supposed to speak in your name.
Dude definitely got that crack head energy .. Just sayin’.
fuk your house
They should have got Pastor Troy to do the service instead of this idiot
Not the time or place for that shit. I was so glad my mama shut that shit down from happening at my Pops funeral. Nobody wants people to get up there talking about the dirt you did with someone’s loved one in the streets and shit. That happened at my uncle’s funeral, and dude was lit up like he had been drinking all day before that shit. That being said, not a fan of all of those other speeches either. I think all of that shit is tacky at a funeral. The person’s life already speaks for itself.
I rather listen to this Jungle than Kanye with his lame Sunday Choir and lame celebrities. X family a bunch of vultures
I bet D laughing his ass off! It would only be right at D’s funeral that some ghetto ass shit with a ngga name jungle go down