![]() The Clown Prince of Hip Hop passed away on July 16 at a Maryland hospital, bringing his over 30-year career to a premature end. The one solace in DMX’s death is his demons can no longer haunt him - he’s at peace now. ![]() Like the rest of DMX’s catalog, the project was a raw glimpse into what made Earl Simmons human and how much he struggled with drug addiction and mental health. But sadly, medical staff was unable to preserve X’s life and he passed at the age of 50.Ī post shared by DMX the wake of his death, friend and producer Swizz Beatz finished X’s first posthumous album, Exodus, which arrived on May 28 via Def Jam Recordings, his longtime label. As X’s family grappled with what always feels like an impossible decision, his friends and fans rallied around the hospital hoping for a miracle. Just seven days prior, the Ruff Ryders legend had suffered a cocaine-induced heart attack and was rushed to White Plains Hospital in White Plains, New York where he was placed on life support. The Hip Hop world shed a collective tear on April 9 when DMX’s life came to an abrupt and tragic end. To illustrate just how dire the situation is, HipHopDX has compiled a list of not just all of the legends we’ve lost this year but also the aspiring local rappers and slightly more established artists who died a violent death - and it’s an unnecessarily long list. to Blackalicious MC Gift of Gab and the lovable Biz Markie, the devastating losses just kept coming.īut the gun violence was unprecedented this year. ![]() From former Bad Boy rapper Black Rob and Kangol Kid of U.T.F.O. Instead of settling disagreements with a good old fashioned fist-fight or simply accepting the fact some people are inevitably going to be more successful in life, people callously pull out a weapon and squeeze the trigger like it’s a game of Grand Theft Auto. But the lives taken are somebody’s child, mother, father, sister, brother or friend, and the impact of their deaths will gravely affect their families forever.Īt least 20 rappers were fatally shot this year some hometown heroes, others nationally celebrated artists like Young Dolph. Meanwhile, there were many other rappers and Hip Hop figures who died of drug overdoses, poor health and cancer. The number of rappers who lost their lives to gun violence in 2021 is nothing short of deplorable. ![]()
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