The rapper would later open Aaliyah's tribute music video, Miss You, alongside her other friends and collaborators, including Missy Elliott, Lil' Kim and Queen Latifah, after Aaliyah's 2001 death in a plane crash at age 22. DMX and Aaliyah teamed up for Come Back in One Piece on the film's soundtrack. He starred in the 1998 film Belly and appeared in 2000's Romeo Must Die with Jet Li and Aaliyah. Ruff Ryders had success on the charts and on radio with its Ryde or Die compilation albums.Īlong with his musical career, DMX paved his way as an actor.
They were all part of rap crews, too: DMX fronted the Ruff Ryders collective, which helped launch the careers of Grammy winners Eve and Swizz Beatz, and relaunch The Lox, formerly signed to Bad Boy Records. He released seven albums, earned three Grammy nominations and was named favourite rap/hip-hop artist at the 2000 American Music Awards.ĭMX arrived on the rap scene around the same time as Jay-Z, Ja Rule and others who dominated the charts and emerged as platinum-selling acts. And Then There Was X, Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood, The Great Depression and Grand Champ. The multiplatinum-selling album was anchored by several hits including Ruff Ryders' Anthem, Get At Me Dog, Stop Being Greedy' and How It's Goin' Down.ĭMX followed up with four straight chart-topping albums including. He made a splash in 1998 with his first studio album, It's Dark and Hell is Hot, which debuted No. “His message of triumph over struggle, his search for the light out of darkness, his pursuit of truth and grace brought us closer to our own humanity,'' the label said in a statement describing him as ``nothing less than a giant.'' His record label, Def Jam Recordings, called him “a brilliant artist and an inspiration to millions around the world. DMX built a multiplatinum career as one of rap's biggest stars of the late 1990s and early 2000s.ĭMX built a multiplatinum career as one of rap's biggest stars of the late 1990s and early 2000s, but he also struggled with drug addiction and legal problems that repeatedly put him behind bars.
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