DMX's Net Worth When He Died

Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 – April 9, 2021), known by his stage name DMX (“Dark Man X”), was an American rapper, songwriter, and actor who began rapping in the early 1990s and in 1998, he released his debut album It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot. The album was a commercial success selling 251,000 copies within its first week of release. DMX released his best-selling album, … And Then There Was X, in 1999, which included the hit single “Party Up (Up in Here)”. His 2003 singles “Where the Hood At?” and “X Gon’ Give It to Ya” were also commercially successful. He was the first artist to debut an album at No. 1 five times in a row on the Billboard 200 charts. Overall, DMX has sold over 74 million records worldwide.

Quick Background information

Birth name
Earl Simmons

Stage name
Dark Man X

Born
December 18, 1970
Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.

Origin
Yonkers, New York, U.S.

Died
April 9, 2021 (aged 50)
White Plains, New York, U.S.

Genres
Hip hop East coast hip hop gangsta rap hardcore hip hop

Occupation(s)
Rapper songwriter

Years active
1991–2021

Labels
Def Jam Ruff Ryders Columbia Bloodline Hypnotic Cleopatra

Associated acts
Murder Inc. Ruff Ryders Dame Grease Swizz
Beatz

DMX’s Legacy

Upon his death, The Ringer wrote, “Throughout his nearly three-decade career, DMX came to embody passion, rawness, and pure emotional honesty like few hip-hop artists ever have, barking his way through hits like “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” and “Get at Me Dog” one moment, and repenting and philosophizing on tracks like “Slippin'” the next. His was a decidedly anti-commercial approach, but it worked, and it made him the genre’s first new superstar in the wake of the killings of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. To this day, few have been able to reach the heights he did—he’s the only rapper to have his first five studio albums debut at no. 1, and he was the first living hip-hop artist to have two projects go platinum in the same year.”

Various celebrities paid tribute through outlets like social media including former NFL star Torrey Smith, LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal, Gabrielle Union (who co-starred with DMX in the 2003 film, Cradle 2 the Grave, along with Jet Li (who also paid tribute)), Swizz Beatz (who DMX collaborated with including the hit single, “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem”), Eve and Missy Elliott.

Studio albums

It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot (1998)
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (1998)
… And Then There Was X (1999)
The Great Depression (2001)
Grand Champ (2003)
Year of the Dog… Again (2006)
Undisputed (2012)

DMX was featured in films such as Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 the Grave, and Last Hour. In 2006, he starred in the reality television series DMX: Soul of a Man, which was primarily aired on the BET cable television network. In 2003, he published a book of his memoirs entitled, E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX.

DMX said he became addicted to crack cocaine when he was 14 years old, after Ready Ron tricked him into smoking a marijuana cigarette laced with the drug. He also said that he had bipolar disorder.

DMX entered drug rehabilitation several times including in 2002, 2017, and 2019, when he cancelled concerts.

On February 10, 2016, Simmons was found unresponsive in a Ramada Inn parking lot in Yonkers, New York. He was resuscitated by first responders and intravenously given Narcan, an opioid-reversal drug; he responded quickly to Narcan and became semi-conscious. Simmons was subsequently rushed to the hospital. A witness said he ingested some type of substance before collapsing, but police found no illegal substances on the property. Simmons stated that it was from an asthma attack.

On April 2, 2021, at approximately 11:00 pm, Simmons was rushed to White Plains Hospital, where he was reported to be in critical condition following a heart attack at his home possibly resulting from drug overdose.The next day, his attorney Murray Richman confirmed Simmons was on life support. That same night, Simmons suffered cerebral hypoxia (oxygen deprivation to his brain) as paramedics attempted to resuscitate him for 30 minutes. Simmons’ former manager, Nakia Walker, said he was in a “vegetative state” with “lung and brain failure and no current brain activity”. His manager, Steve Rifkind, stated Simmons was comatose and that he was set to undergo tests to determine his brain’s functionality and his family will “determine what’s best from there”.

On the morning of April 9, 2021, Simmons lost functionality in multiple essential organs, such as his liver, kidneys and lungs, and was pronounced dead shortly after.

DMX’s Net Worth
At the time of his death, he was estimated to Worth negative 1million dollars.