The American rapper and actor Earl Simmons, commonly known as DMX, was born on December 18, 1970, and he died on April 9, 2021.
DMX began rapping in the start of the 1990s. He had both critical and financial success with his 1998 first album, It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, which sold 251,000 copies in its first week. On DMX’s best-selling album, And Then There Was X, which was released in 1999, the lead track “Party Up (Up in Here)” was included.
The 2003 versions of his songs “Where the Hood At?” and “X Gon’ Give It to Ya” also performed well on the charts. DMX was the first artist to debut five albums at No. 1 in a row on the Billboard 200 chart. DMX sold over 74 million records worldwide.
On the other hand, American businessman, entrepreneur, and record executive Russell Wendell Simmons was born on October 4, 1957. He co-founded the clothing companies Tantris, Phat Farm, and Argyleculture as well as the hip-hop record label Def Jam Recordings. Simmons’ net worth was estimated to be $340 million in 2011.
Simmons and producer Rick Rubin formed Def Jam Recordings after collaborating or producing artists including Jimmy Spicer, Run DMC, Whodini, and Kurtis Blow. The signing of musicians including the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, LL Cool J, Jay-Z, DMX, and Kanye West was overseen by Simmons in his capacity as chairman.
Is DMX related to Russell Simmons?
Yes, they were related since DMX was Russell Simmons’ second child.
