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DMX

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Isabella Turner

Published Apr 07, 2026

DMX performs in Chicago

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Birth Name: Earl Simmons

Date of Birth: December 18, 1970

Place of Birth: Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.

Date of Death: April 9, 2021

Place of Death: White Plains, New York, U.S.

Ethnicity: African-American

DMX was an American rapper, songwriter, and actor. He was also known as Dark Man X. He is known for his albums “It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot” and “And Then There Was X,” and his film roles in Belly, Exit Wounds, and Cradle 2 the Grave, among others.

DMX was the son of mother Arnett Simmons and father Joe Barker, who were teenagers at the time of his birth. He was raised in Yonkers. DMX was said to have had fifteen children, including four with his former wife Tashera Simmons.

DMX was a devout Christian.