DMX, formerly known as Earl Simmons, was born on December 18, 1970, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. When he was young, he moved with his broken family to Yonkers, a city in southeastern New York. His childhood life was full of thorns like most rappers. He grew up in a chaotic and violent street full of crime, and he himself was often involved in criminal activities. His childhood was full of blood and filth, which directly affected his later cruel character and violent temper, as well as his tendency to attack others. After he was lucky enough to live to adulthood, he began to focus on rap music and began to work as a DJ in some places. Later he began to perform more formally on the fringes of the city and took the name DMX, which means Dark Man X.
In 1991, his new name began to appear in some magazines, and DMX came to prominence at this time. In 1992, he and the famous Columbia Duke
DMX's original name was Earl Simmons. He was born on December 18, 1970 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. When he was young, he moved to southeastern New York with his broken family. City of Yonkers. His childhood life was full of thorns like most rappers. He grew up in a chaotic and violent street full of crime, and he himself was often involved in criminal activities. His childhood was full of blood and filth, which directly affected his later cruel character and violent temper, as well as his tendency to attack others. After he was lucky to live to adulthood, he began to focus on rap music and began to work as a DJ in some places. Later he began to perform more formally on the fringes of the city and took the name DMX, which means Dark Man X.
In 1991, his new name began to appear in some magazines, and DMX came to prominence at this time. In 1992, he officially signed a contract with Ruffhouse, a subsidiary of the famous Columbia Company. Soon, his first single "Born Loser" was officially released. However, things did not go as smoothly as DMX imagined. Instead of continuing to help his development, the record company fired him. Two years later, in 1994, his second single "Make a Move" was released. However, just when his career was restarting, he encountered the first serious challenge in his personal music career. He was convicted by the police of hiding drugs. From then on, the police station became the place where he spent most time besides his home and recording studio.
After that, he could only start fighting for his music again from DJ Clue?'s underground recording studio. It was not until 1997 that he won a contract with a new record label. DMX joined Def Jam Records and made guest appearances on albums by LL Cool J, Mase, the LOX and others.
In early 1998, he released his first single "Get at Me Dog" after signing with his new club. Since then, his records have been inseparable from Dog. This single achieved great success and became a gold single, thus increasing the confidence of the record company, and not long after, in May, DMX's first solo rap album "It's Dark and Hell Is Hot" was released. ", most of which was produced by Swizz Beatz. The album immediately became number one on the Billboard 200 chart after its release and has maintained a strong sales momentum, eventually selling more than four million copies. But a few days after the release of this landmark album for DMX, at the end of May, DMX was accused of raping a stripper in the Bronx, upstate New York, but a subsequent DNA test proved DMX's innocence. , and he also starred in Hype Williams' flop "Belly."
After the charges were cleared, the record company eagerly released DMX's second album "Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood" in December 1998, continuing the rapid momentum of the first album. It became the number one on the Billboard 200 chart upon its release, and despite the controversial album cover, eventually achieved triple platinum sales.
The following year, in 1999, he jointly held a US concert tour with Jay-Z and the Method Man/Redman. During the concert that had just begun, he got into another lawsuit, but in the end he was successfully found not guilty. However, the good times did not last long. In May of this year, he sat in the dock again for intentionally hitting someone and causing injury. In the end, after a defense, he passed the test safely. But this is not over yet. In the summer of this year, DMX encountered the biggest legal challenge. After his uncle and manager was accidentally shot and killed in a New Jersey hotel, the police went to DMX's home and found a lot of success. Animal cruelty, possession of drugs, and illegal possession of weapons and ammunition have become prosecutions faced by the DMX couple. In order to avoid jail, DMX offered to punish him with a fine, probation and community service.
While he was busy competing with the police, DMX also found time to record and release an album "Ryde or Die, Vol. 1" with the rap team Ruff Ryders with him as the core, and DMX himself also At the end of 1999, he released his third solo album "...And Then There Was X", which also topped the charts. This was his third consecutive number one album. There are many outstanding singles in the album, making this album DMX's best-selling album, with more than 5 million copies. DMX, who loves acting in movies, also starred in action star Jet Li's movie "Romeo Must Die."
But then in 2000 the troubled DMX had to deal with the police, judges and juries. In June, a New York grand jury in Westchester County considered charges related to his possession of weapons, ammunition and drugs. Almost at the same time, an indictment was filed on the other side of New York regarding his driving without a license and possession of marijuana in his car in March of this year. Cheektowaga trial begins. Just when they were struggling to cope, the police found more marijuana in the cigarette packages brought by DMX. Despite his own arguments and appeals, DMX was ultimately sentenced to 15 days in jail. But he can't come out too early, because he still has additional penalties such as contempt of court, and in prison he also assaulted prison guards with dinner plates, assaulted others and other bad behaviors. These lawsuits are waiting for DMX. In the end, he paid the fine and it was over.
After he was released from prison, he starred in the movie "Exit Wounds" which became a box office hit. DMX's single "No Sunshine" was also included on the film's soundtrack. With his legal issues completely resolved, DMX was finally able to begin recording his fourth album. "The Great Depression", released in the fall of 2001, once again topped the charts, but its total sales were not as good as before, but it was still platinum sales. In 2002, he released his autobiography and made several guest appearances on the post-grunge band Audioslave's album. In March 2003, the new film "Cradle 2 the Grave", a collaboration between DMX and Jet Li, became the box office champion again, and the soundtrack of the film led by DMX also had excellent sales performance.
On September 16, 2003, DMX’s new album "Grand Champ" was released. (CatCobain)
Singer name: DMX
In the music industry - a place where stars are produced - people rarely witness the emergence of a true master. DMX is a true artist who has taken hip-pop music, since he joined in 1998, into a whole new world with its simplicity, energy, constant passion and lyrical content laced with furious emotions.
1998 has therefore irrefutably become the year of dog (DMX released the single Get at Me Dog in 1998). In May, DMX launched the album Its Dark and Hell is Hot. Among them, the singles Stop Being Greedy and Ruff Ryder*s Anthem are the most distinctive. The album topped the charts as soon as it was released and quickly reached the top of the charts. Several platinum album sales.
That summer, after the Survival of the Illest tour, DMX returned to the music studio. In December he released the album Flesh of My Flesh, Bloody of My Bloody, which included the exciting And the single Slippin has a rotational nature. This album was released only 6 months after the release of the previous album, but it reached the top of the charts shortly after its release. This achievement also made DMX the first person to have two albums reach the top of the charts in one year. Chart-topping singer. At the beginning of 1999, DMX and Def Jam musicians Jay-Z, Method Man and Redman conducted one of the most successful hip-pop tours in history - The Hard Knock Life tour. DMX also created another Miami pop music tour. A "high temperature" in a different sense. In Miami, DMX also began work on his new album And Then There Was X. The album fully embodies the style of DMX, and is also a masterpiece full of powerful dynamics, frantic rhythms and narration of the dark side. "I feel really good," DMX said of his new album. "I'm going to show up in many forms. But it's also a sh*t. I mean, I try different themes and tell different stories. , but just for this album, it's also sh*t. Why turn on the switch? If it's worthless, then don't pick it up.
The main reason for this album's popularity. The electronic component is a collaboration with longtime DMX collaborator Swizz Beats, who executive produced the album. DMX explains his collaboration with Swizz: "It's a love affair, it really is. We are like a family. I've known him since he was getting into beats and radio. Another contributor to the album was Murder Ltd. main man Irv Gotti, who had a vital hand on DMX's first single What*s My Name. Following in the tradition of the song Slippin*, DMX released The record More to a Song. The record warns "The game is bigger than you think you know." "I wrote more than one song to explain to people that you can be a successful rapper just by singing in the corner. singer. "But there's more to it than that," said the bewildered singer. I originally wanted to just sing. But you have to work in a studio, you have to do interviews, you have to have people take pictures, you have to do this and that. It’s a lot more than just working with the song. ” DMX summed up his success by saying “I’m real. People like authenticity. I have not exceeded this standard. People like real people. Then he laughed. "But everyone is like a dog." ”
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DMX is a representative figure of the new force in the rap industry. Likewise, he also has the unique rebellious style of young rappers - swearing lyrics, causing trouble, and at the same time Popular with fans. Earl Simmons was born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA on December 18, 1970. His stage name comes from the name of DMX digital recording equipment, and he started his career as a DJ in a local club in 1991. magazine's Unsigned Hype Award, and released a single "Born Loser" on Columbia Records the following year.
Later, he tried to get rid of his unreasonable contract with Columbia Records. After the single "Make A Move" was released in 1994, the matter went nowhere, and he himself disappeared from the music scene. He later made a dramatic comeback on LL Cool J's single. He is famous for his outstanding performances on Mase's "24 Hours To Live", the LOX's "Money, Power & Respect" and Ice Cube's remix of "We Be Clubbin'". He recently signed to Ruff Ryders/Def Jam Records and released the single Get At Me Dog, which ranked in the top 40 on the US singles chart. The song was sampled from B.T. Express's guitar playing. His music returns to the original chaos of hip-hop music and the roots of street rap, which made his 1998 debut album Dark And Hell Is Hot the latest moving sound in the hip-hop music scene. Dark And Hell Is Hot reached number one on the US album chart.
The fifth album: the fifth album, the fifth championship. Ever since the first day the notorious DMX released an album, he has been inseparable from the number one spot. All four of DMX's previous albums have topped the Billboard 200 chart. This good tradition continues this time, with sales of 312,000 copies in the first week ensuring the top spot on the charts. However, this result is obviously inferior to his previous single-week sales.
There are few people in the American rap music industry who are as tough as DMX in hardcore rap. Of course, there is probably no other singer who knows the New York Police Department as deeply as he does. He takes drugs, sells drugs, beats people, abuses animals, and commits all kinds of evil. In the eyes of almost everyone, DMX is a complete scumbag. However, God gave such a man an amazing rap talent. His music is full of obscene content and still retains the rough characteristics of street rap music.
In this album, DMX expresses all his favorite things in music, such as the dog that has always been with him, such as women, although his way of expression may not be acceptable to many women, such as in Hitting plays a big part in DMX's life. The rhythm is slightly innovative compared to the previous album, using a different time signature. In the album, "Shot Down", a collaboration between DMX and the popular East Coast rap star 50 Cent, perfectly expresses the theme of the song, while "Don\\\\\\\\'t Gotta Go Home" is a collaboration with R&B female singer Monica. It sounds like a villain seducing an innocent girl. In this album with the theme of Old Dog, he may state Old Dog's new tricks, or directly express these obscene contents, but I believe he can still sell a very good result, because after all, he represents the feelings of some people. Current situation and needs.