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Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 - April 9, 2021), better known by his stage name DMX, was an American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's. To date, his best-selling album is his 1999 album ...And Then There Was X, which featured the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". As an actor, he also starred in the films Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 The Grave and Last Hour, and his own reality television series Soul of a Man on the American cable television network BET. In 2002, DMX wrote an autobiographical book titled E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX.

On April 9, 2021, DMX died at the age of 50 from a drug-related heart attack.

DMX

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Films Featuring DMX

Romeo Must Die

Cradle 2 the Grave

Exit Wounds

Never Die Alone

Last Hour

Jump Out Boys

Death Toll

Big Pun: The Legacy

Belly

Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent

Doggmen

The Bleeding

You're Watching Video Music Box

Beef II

Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story

Backstage

The Making of Exit Wounds

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

Top Five

Def Jam: Survival of the Illest: Live from 125

The After Party

Pimp

Beef

Ruff Ryders: Uncensored

Beyond the Law

DMX: Angel

Fast and Fierce: Death Race

DMX: Don't Try to Understand

Chronicle of a Serial Killer

Boricua's Bond

Father of Lies

Fast Vengeance

A Journey to Sundance

Cypress Hill Smoke Out Presents DMX

In Whose Name?

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Woodstock '99