In 1980, the United States Department of Justice brought a case against the city of Yonkers, arguing that the New York suburb had effectively institutionalized segregation through housing and education policy. Yonkers was home to a decent portion of low-income housing, but it was all concentrated in the minority neighborhoods on the city’s west side, creating a vicious cycle of racialized poverty. A decade prior to the case, a one-year-old Earl Simmons moved to Yonkers with his mother and older sister. They lived in a low-income housing complex known as...
- 4/12/2021
- by Jeff Ihaza
- Rollingstone.com
Earl Simmons, the rapper better known as Dmx, died on Friday at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, New York, one week after suffering a heart attack. He was 50 years old.
Simmons’ family said they were “deeply saddened” to announce the rapper’s death, adding that he died “with his family by his side after being placed on life support for the past few days.”
“Earl was a warrior who fought till the very end,” his family said in a statement. “He loved his family with all of his heart...
Simmons’ family said they were “deeply saddened” to announce the rapper’s death, adding that he died “with his family by his side after being placed on life support for the past few days.”
“Earl was a warrior who fought till the very end,” his family said in a statement. “He loved his family with all of his heart...
- 4/9/2021
- by David Drake
- Rollingstone.com
Dmx is on life support in a hospital after suffering a heart attack, his lawyer has clarified. The 50-year-old Grammy-nominated rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was rushed to a medical center in White Plains, New York, on Friday, April 2. His lawyer, Murray Richman, told E! News on Sunday, April 4 that Dmx is still on life support, despite previous information he was told. He also said the rapper's family has visited him in the hospital. No other info on his condition was revealed. Richman confirmed to E! News on Saturday afternoon, April 3, that Dmx had suffered a heart attack. TMZ broke the news of Dmx's hospitalization. The outlet reported on Saturday...
- 4/4/2021
- E! Online
Rapper Dmx has been hospitalized and fellow music artists such as Missy Elliott and Rick Ross have taken to social media to pray for his recovery. The musician's attorney, Murray Richman, tells E! News, "He had a heart attack last night at 11 p.m. and he's still currently in the hospital. His condition is very serious." While Richman didn't disclose any other details, he explained the rapper was "taken off life support and is breathing on his own." The 50-year-old "X Gon' Give It to Ya" artist was rushed to a hospital in White Plains, New York on Friday night, April 2, TMZ reported early on Saturday, April 3. The outlet...
- 4/3/2021
- E! Online
Dmx was taken to a New York hospital Friday night following a reported drug overdose. The rapper’s attorney confirmed to Rolling Stone that he is currently hospitalized and on life support.
TMZ first reported Saturday that Dmx was in “grave condition” — two sources said the rapper is in a “vegetative state” or has “some brain activity” — after a reported drug overdose triggered a heart attack. Dmx was rushed to a White Plains, New York hospital late Friday night and placed in the critical care unit. The rapper’s attorney,...
TMZ first reported Saturday that Dmx was in “grave condition” — two sources said the rapper is in a “vegetative state” or has “some brain activity” — after a reported drug overdose triggered a heart attack. Dmx was rushed to a White Plains, New York hospital late Friday night and placed in the critical care unit. The rapper’s attorney,...
- 4/3/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Dmx can see the light at the end of the prison tunnel ... because we've learned he's going to be released in exactly one month. Dmx's attorney, Murray Richman, tells TMZ ... X will be released from Gilmer Federal Correctional Institution on Jan. 27, and he's excited about coming home to his family and resuming his rap and movie career. Dmx has a huge fam -- 15 kids to be exact -- and he's anxious to see his youngest son,...
- 12/27/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Dmx is heading back to prison for 12 months for tax evasion, and, in a way, it's good news. X addressed the judge directly Wednesday in the NYC courtroom, and took responsibility for his actions. He said he was too old to be doing the things he's doing, and admitted he hasn't been thinking straight. The judge gave him 1 year behind bars, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release. As TMZ first reported, federal prosecutors...
- 3/28/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Dmx is going back to jail -- he was taken into custody in a Manhattan court Tuesday morning for failing drug tests ... a violation of his probation in his tax evasion case. We're told the judge ruled X was a flight risk after testing positive for opiates, cocaine and oxycodone. As we reported ... Dmx was supposed to be completing rehab while he was out on bail in his tax evasion case. He'd been given some...
- 1/30/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_x28opted"]] Dmx is in rehab for substance abuse, but apparently those substances don't include alcohol ... based on this video of the rapper preaching ... in a Chili's bar!! X was at the airport bar and grill Monday night in St. Louis when he started breaking down what the man upstairs has done for him in times of need. He'd been in town for a concert with E-40, but obviously still had some words of wisdom to share before leaving town.
- 1/23/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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