DMX

 Earl Simmons, born December 18, 1970 and passed away April 9 2021. He was popularly known by the name DMX (shorthand for "Dark Man X") was an actor and rapper hailing from the United American. He began rapping in the late 1990s. He released his debut album, It's Dark and Hell is Hot in 1998, to both critical acclaim and commercial success. It sold over 251,000 copies in the first week of release. DMX released his top-selling album, ... And Then There was X in 1999, which included the smash hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". The 2003 singles "Where the Hood At?" and "X Will Give It To Ya" are also commercially successful. He was the first musician to release an album that debuted with a debut at No.1 on the Billboard 200 charts five times consecutively. Overall, DMX sold over 74 million albums worldwide.DMX was featured in films like Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 the Grave, and Last Hour. In 2006, he starred in the reality show DMX: Soul of a Man which was broadcast on the BET cable television network. He wrote E.A.R.L., his memoirs in 2003. : The Autobiography of DMX.