Earl Simmons born December 18, 1970 .Following the deaths of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., DMX took over as the reigning, undisputed king of hardcore rap. He was that rare commodity: a commercial powerhouse with artistic and street credibility to spare. His rapid ascent to stardom was actually almost a decade in the making, which gave him a chance to develop the theatrical image that made him one of rap's most distinctive personalities during his heyday. Everything about DMX was unremittingly intense, from his muscular, tattooed physique to his gruff, barking delivery, which made a perfect match for his trademark lyrical obsession with dogs. Plus, there was substance behind the style; much of his work was tied together by a fascination with the split between the sacred and the profane. He could move from spiritual anguish one minute to a narrative about the sins of the streets the next, yet keep it all part of the same complex character, sort of like a hip-hop Johnny Cash. The results were compelling enough to make DMX the first artist ever to have his first five albums enter the charts at number one. Biography Earl Simmons was the second of three children of a single mother, and was born in Mount Vernon, New York Simmons ended up growing up in the School Street housing projects of Yonkers, New York. He began rapping around the age of 13, amusing crowds of children with rhymes that relied on spelled-out words, a style he called "spellbound." A local rapper eventually asked the young Earl to beatbox for him, and Simmons agreed, adopting the stage name DMX, which stands for "Dark Man of the Unknown," X being an algebraic expression for unknown. But at the time, stood for a drum system that delivered amazing beats. Eventually he decided to try his hand at serious rapping, and honed his skills during a stint at a group home. He also got into fights and frequently was on the run from police. During this period, he also began doing shows and
1 | Get It On The Floor (Feat. Swizz Beatz) | Grand Champion |
2 | Come Thru (Move) | Year Of The Dog...Again |
3 | The DMX Will Rock (Master Mix) | F-F-F-Fresh |
4 | Whete The Hood At | Hip Hop: the Collection V.3 [IMPORT] |
5 | Davy's Scratch | F-F-F-Fresh |
6 | Davy's Groove | F-F-F-Fresh |
7 | The DMX Will Rock (Scratch Mix) | F-F-F-Fresh |
8 | Davy's Jam 2 | F-F-F-Fresh |
9 | Where the Hood At | Grand Champ |
10 | The DMX Will Rock (Rap Mix) | F-F-F-Fresh |
11 | Say You'll Be | F-F-F-Fresh |
12 | Baby Be Mine | F-F-F-Fresh |
13 | Davy's Jam 1 | F-F-F-Fresh |
14 | One for the Treble | Fresh |
15 | Rock Me | F-F-F-Fresh |
16 | Party Up (clean) | Party Up |
17 | Party Up | And Then There Was X |
18 | Party Up In Here | ...And Then There Was X |
19 | Move for Me | F-F-F-Fresh |
20 | Get At Me Dog-(Street Version) | Hip Hop Box |