After spending a week on life support in a coma, beloved New York rap legend Earl Simmons, best known by his stage name DMX, passed away after suffering a drug overdose and a heart attack on April 2.
HipHopDX Rising star 2020 Yung Bleu is among the countless artists shocked by DMX’s home-going and shared an Instagram post on Friday (April 9), to honor the Ruff Ryders star.
DMX Has Died At 50 Following A Week In White Plains Hospital ICU
Along with an earnest message, the screenshot of DM’s with X Bleu shared also ended up revealing the fate of a collaboration between the pair hangs in the balance in the wake of X’s absence.
“HOPE IT’S NOT TRUE!,” Yung Bleu wrote in the post, which he quickly deleted. “I hope I don’t GOT one of the LAST DMX FEATUREs. I was gonna surprise the world with it on my album fuck. I don’t know if the news is true but I’m praying for you OG! Fuck the music! I’m praying for you as the person as the father as the legend! Damn man spoiled my whole mood.”
According to a statement from the Simmons family, DMX died at White Plains Hospital in New York on Friday — less than a day after his brain activity test results uncovered no improvement in brain function within the six days X had been on life support.
Def Jam Records released a four-track prayer EP along with the seven-track DMX: The Ruff Ryder compilation release in celebration of X’s musical legacy.
Def Jam Compiles DMX’s Prayers For Lifelong Inspiration
Stream DMX: The Ruff Ryder below.
way to make it about himself
He didnt
Fuck the haters. I find it endearing that he’s looking up to the OGs and giving them flowers. What a G himself. He knew what’s up. Long live X.
“I hope I don’t got one of the last dmx features”
This is why I don’t like black people. Trying to lowkey announce that he has that while pretending to be shocked and mourning. African americans piss me off. I would use the N word with the hard -ER but the salty mods will delete my comment.
LMA0!! U don’t dislike black people because of this u infested pussY…u bout as fake as this fake ass rapper clout chasin’ !! LMAo…
What does that have to do with being black? Copy and paste you comment elsewhere.
FucK s0cial media….I hope you dont have it too biTch
Dmx came along way from not knowing what a Google was! RIP
Why would DMX collab with ol’ wheat head
This kid instead of writing a tribute just flexes that he DMX wanted to work with him? Why bro? You could of kept that between you and your homies or something tf? Hella selfish and corny IMO
Yung Bleu will FA SHO carry on the X legacy with this verse.
That DM probably was from someone at Def Jam using his account on his behalf to sell verses since the Bandana’s are not hot.
I wondering if Dmx albums was finished he’s supposed to be tracks with snoop, Bono, Germaine xxxl, Griselda and Rihana.