DMX
Swizz Beatz: ‘DMX was a hero. He would give clothes off his back to the homeless’
The superproducer is married to Alicia Keys and has made hits for Jay-Z and Beyoncé – but his current role is custodian of DMX’s legacy. He explains the particular power of the late rapper
Dean Van Nguyen
01, Jun, 2021 @3:49 PM
DMX: Exodus review – a bold and bleak posthumous finale
The New York rapper, who died in April, is strong and unsettling over grimy, atonal production, with guest turns from Alicia Keys, Jay-Z and Bono
Alexis Petridis
27, May, 2021 @12:24 PM
DMX posthumous album Exodus due for release in May
Producer friend Swizz Beatz completed the final work by the record-breaking rapper, who died in April
Laura Snapes
11, May, 2021 @8:59 AM
DMX's powerful work confronted an American hell of trauma and poverty
The rapper, who has died aged 50, parlayed his life’s difficulties into thrilling, combative, witheringly witty music
Thomas Hobbs
10, Apr, 2021 @11:25 AM
US rapper DMX dies aged 50 following heart attack
Multi-platinum rapper, celebrated for raw storytelling, was first artist to top US charts with first five albums
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
09, Apr, 2021 @5:49 PM
DMX obituary
Rap star and actor who embodied the edgy and lawless life depicted in his work
Adam Sweeting
09, Apr, 2021 @4:52 PM
DMX's family to hold prayer vigil outside New York hospital
Rapper, born Earl Simmons, seriously ill in White Plains hospital after being taken there following heart attack
Adam Gabbatt in New York and agencies
05, Apr, 2021 @12:11 PM
Rapper DMX hospitalised after heart attack, his lawyer says
Rapper’s longtime New York attorney Murray Richman said DMX had been on life support but was later breathing on his own
Ben Beaumont-Thomas and agencies
04, Apr, 2021 @1:38 AM
DMX, Woodstock '99: a landmark for rap and American realism
The rapper could have faced hostility at the overheated, febrile festival but capitalised on one of rap’s biggest ever audiences with a show of awesome power
Thomas Hobbs
12, Aug, 2020 @1:00 PM
Rapper DMX jailed for a year over tax evasion
The once successful rapper is returning to prison, having previously been jailed for drugs possession, failure to pay child support and more
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
29, Mar, 2018 @9:39 AM
Rapper DMX arrested over $1.7m tax evasion charge
Earl Simmons, who scored No 1 albums in the US as DMX, is accused of a ‘multi-year tax’ evasion scheme, following a string of other criminal offences
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
14, Jul, 2017 @8:35 AM
Tim Westwood: ‘Right now it's Migos season'
The veteran hip-hop DJ and presenter empties the contents of his psychic record bag and dishes out his biggest tunes, from Migos to Drake
The Guide
10, Feb, 2017 @12:30 PM
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