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He was raised as a Jehovah's Witness but became disillusioned with the faith after an incident where he was hit by a drunk driver while crossing the street. Īs a child, Simmons suffered greatly from bronchial asthma, being taken to the emergency room almost nightly due to him waking up unable to breathe. Barker moved to Philadelphia and was largely absent from his life. His father, Barker, was an artist who painted watercolor paintings of street scenes to sell at local fairs. Earl was Simmons' second child she had given birth to a daughter, Bonita, two years prior, and later gave birth to one daughter, Shayla, and two stillborn sons. He was the son of 19-year-old Arnett Simmons and 18-year-old Joe Barker. 2.6 2013–2021: Def Jam reunion and ExodusĮarl Simmons was born on December 18, 1970, with various accounts giving his birthplace as either Baltimore, Maryland, or Mount Vernon, New York.2.4 2005–2011: Year of the Dog.Again and The Definition of X.2.2 1996–2000: Signing with Def Jam and commercial success.In 2003, he published a book of his memoirs entitled E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX.
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In 2006, he starred in the reality television series DMX: Soul of a Man, which was primarily aired on the BET cable television network. ĭMX was featured in films such as Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 the Grave, and Last Hour. Overall, DMX sold over 74 million records worldwide. 1 five times in a row on the Billboard 200 charts. He was the first artist to debut an album at No. His 2003 singles " Where the Hood At?" and " X Gon' Give It to Ya" were also commercially successful. And Then There Was X, in 1999, which included the hit single " Party Up (Up in Here)". He began rapping in the early 1990s and released his debut album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot in 1998, to both critical acclaim and commercial success, selling 251,000 copies within its first week of release. Retrieved December 11, 2021.Earl Simmons (Decem– April 9, 2021), known by his stage name DMX ("Dark Man X"), was an American rapper and actor. ^ "British album certifications – Dmx – And Then There Was X".^ "Canadian album certifications – DMX – FLESH OF MY FLESH, BLOOD OF MY BLOOD".^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000".^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000".^ "DMX Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)".^ "DMX Chart History ( Billboard 200)".^ "DMX Chart History (Canadian Albums)".^ "XXL Scans: Def Jam's Entire Discography & Record Sales".Recording Industry Association of America. ^ a b "American album certifications – DMX –."Jay-Z Debuts at #1 With Life and Times". ^ Christopher O'Conner (January 5, 2000).^ a b Andrew Dansby (October 31, 2001)."And Then There Was X - DMX | Songs, Reviews, Credits". Track listing Ĭredits adapted from the album's liner notes. As of October 2009, the album has sold 4,950,000 copies in the United States. On February 7, 2001, the album was certified five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of over five million copies in the US. In its second week, the album dropped to number two on the chart, selling an additional 399,000 copies. This became DMX's third US number one debut. And Then There Was X debuted at number one the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 698,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen Soundscan. The third single " What These Bitches Want" featuring Sisqó was released on June 6, 2000, which peaked at number 49.
The second single " Party Up (Up in Here)" was released on February 20, 2000, and became his most successful single of his career peaking at number 27 on the Hot 100. It reached #67 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album's first single " What's My Name" was released on December 28, 1999.
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