It seems the prolific label has yet to forget the importance X played in shaping present-day hip-hop. What do you think of the move? Are you hopeful for a return to form for DMX?
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Lyor called him personally on his private line and Phil wanted to be assured that the lyrics would be meaningful. Whereas X once walked the streets with barely a penny to his name, by he was performing to , people at Woodstock, who were forming mosh pits and passionately rhyming along to every single word. It felt like a future G. T contender had arrived. We changed the whole Richter scale of hip-hop as X was someone everybody could relate to. X could write a hook for a hit single without even thinking.
But no one talked to every single person like X. Instead, DMX is now portrayed as a tragic figure, who is more associated with controversy FYI: X is currently serving prison time for tax evasion and substance abuse. No one can control X and they hate that X is a true artist from the community and the street. Look, eventually, people will start to realize DMX is a one-off.
An artist like that only comes around once every 50 years. Thomas Hobbs is a freelance culture and music journalist from the UK. Like his debut, DMX said he wanted it to convey the raw, personal trials and obstacles of life. I've learned that when I take it all in, I can make one brotha's pain be understood by the world. With the album's success, DMX became the first rap artist to have his first two albums reach US number one within a year.
As a solo artist, DMX proved to be no flash in the pan, going on to top the charts again with his third and best-selling album And Then There Was X, which was nominated for best rap album at the Grammys; and the follow-ups The Great Depression and Grand Champ.
While DMX preserved his status as a rap icon, he also sought other outlets for his talents. They were was followed by a reunion with Li in 's Cradle 2 The Grave. The music kept coming too, with the release of 's album Year Of The Dog Again, and Undisputed in But his battle with drugs remained a powerful force and led to convictions for drug and gun possession. In , he served a day prison sentence for a driving offence, during which he was accused of assaulting a guard.
There were also further legal issues involving animal cruelty, reckless driving and theft, some of which led to spells in prison. The rapper's mental health became a topic in some interviews, and in particular whether he had bipolar disorder. That's not who I am. I'm not the person the media portrays me to be," he said.
At this point, I'm not even sure there is a difference. I'm Earl when I'm with my children. I miss my children. He wed Tashera Simmons in and they were married for 11 years and remained friends. He was revived when a paramedic injected him with an anti-opioid used to reverse the effects of a heroin overdose.
The following year, he cancelled a series of performances to re-enter rehab. A judge called his tax fraud "brazen and blatant" and sentenced him to one year in prison.
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