Earl Simmons (born December 18, 1970), better known by his stage name DMX, is an American rapper and actor who rose to popularity in the late 1990s. His stage name is derived from a similarly-named drum machine. Simmons is one of the best-selling rap artists of all time, selling over 20 million records with five consecutive albums to debut at #1 on the Billboard charts. To date, his best-selling album was his 1999 album ...And Then There Was X, which featured the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". As an actor, he also starred in the films Exit Wounds, Romeo Must Die, Cradle 2 the Grave, and Last Hour, and his own reality television series Soul of a Man on the American cable television network BET. In 2002, DMX wrote an autobiographical book titled E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX. During his lifetime, he has also held an extensive arrest record for numerous crimes committed during his career. (more)
Type: person
Genres: actor, music, hiphop
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Cradle 2 the Grave:
Cradle 2 the Grave is a 2003 action film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak featuring world-renowned martial artist Jet Li and the rapper DMX.
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...And Then There Was X:
…And Then There Was X is a hip hop album by American rapper DMX, released on December 21, 1999. DMX's hardcore East Coast style and aggressive lyrical delivery is clearly evident throughout the album. The first single of the album, the club banger 'W
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Last Hour:
Last Hour is a straight-to-DVD movie starring rapper/actor DMX. The film also stars Michael Madsen and David Carradine, who co-starred in the Quentin Tarantino crime drama Kill Bill.
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Romeo Must Die:
Romeo Must Die is a 2000 Action film with a Romeo and Juliet theme, directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak. It stars Jet Li, Aaliyah, Delroy Lindo, Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong, Anthony Anderson, D.B. Woodside, and DMX, and features action and fight chore
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Exit Wounds:
Exit Wounds is a 2001 action movie based on the book of the same name, written by John Westermann. The film, aside from the title and some of the character's names has no resemblance to the novel in any way shape or form. For instance, the book takes
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The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter:
The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter is a greatest hits album from the multi-platinum selling rapper and actor, DMX (Earl Simmons), released on June 12, 2007 in the United States. It was originally to be named The Dog. It was released by Def J
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Death Toll:
Death Toll is a 2008 action film starring DMX, Lou Diamond Phillips, Leila Arcieri and Keshia Knight Pulliam, written and produced by Daniel Garcia of the rap group Kane & Abel and directed by Phenomenon. Filming was done in Baton Rouge, Louisiana an
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It's Dark and Hell Is Hot:
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot is the debut album by American rapper DMX, released in 1998. It's Dark and Hell is Hot features 4 popular singles with music videos, "Get at Me Dog", "Stop Being Greedy", "How's It Goin' Down" and the "Ruff Ryders Anthem". T
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The Great Depression (album):
The Great Depression is the fourth solo album released by New York based rapper DMX. Released October 3 2001, it was DMX's fourth straight album to debut at number one. The album demonstrated his still strong allegiance with the Ruff Ryders. The Grea
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Year of the Dog… Again:
Year of the Dog... Again is a hip hop album released on August 1 2006. It is the sixth studio album released by New York rap artist DMX. The first singles released from the album were "We in Here" and "Lord Give Me a Sign". The album debuted at numbe
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Grand Champ:
Grand Champ is the fifth album by American rapper DMX, released in 2003. Grand Champ features the popular singles Where the Hood At? and Get it on the Floor. The album sold 312,000 in its first week and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, extending D
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Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood:
Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood was the second album released in 1998 by rapper DMX. It featured a controversial cover photo of the rapper covered in actual pig blood. It entered the charts at number one (and stayed there for 3 consecutive weeks
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Party Up:
"Party Up" is a song by rapper DMX. It is DMX's most well known song and is from his best selling album ...And Then There Was X, released in 1999. The track is his highest-charting song to date, reaching #27 on the Billboard Hot 100. The track is fea
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Walk with Me Now:
Walk with Me Now is rapper DMX's seventh studio album and will be released in late 2008. This is his debut on the new label Bodog Music DMX signs new deal with Bodog Music. after he left Sony BMG/Columbia Records after differences with his last album
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We in Here:
"We in Here" is a hip hop song performed by American rapper DMX, released in June 2006. It is the first single released from his sixth album, Year of the Dog... Again. It samples "Nobody but Yours Babe" by Blowfly. The song is also known as a diss tr
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Lord Give Me a Sign:
"Lord Give Me a Sign" is the second single by the American rapper DMX, taken from his album Year of the Dog...Again. The song is about how DMX struggles with "trials and tribulations" throughout his life, all the while seeking strength from God to wi
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You'll Fly with Me Later:
You'll Fly with Me Later is rapper DMX's eighth studio album and will be released in late 2008. This is his second album on label, Bodog Music DMX signs new deal with Bodog Music. after he left Sony BMG/Columbia Records after differences with album,
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Lords of the Street:
Lords of the Street, also known as Jump Out Boys, is a 2008 action film starring DMX and Kris Kristofferson, written and produced by David and Daniel Garcia, better known as Kane & Abel and directed by Amir Valinia. The film takes place in New Orlean
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Belly (film):
Belly is a 1998 movie, the feature film debut of music video director Hype Williams. It is the seminal gangster movie of the 1990s. Filmed in NYC as an urban drama, the film stars rappers DMX and Nas as Tommy and Sincere, former partners in crime who
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Ruff Ryders Entertainment:
Ruff Ryders Entertainment is a New York-based record label and management company, specializing in hip hop music. It was founded in 1988 by Chivon Dean and her brothers Dee and Waah, uncles of producer Swizz Beatz. The misspelling is deliberate, and
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Donald Goines:
Donald Goines (pseudonym: Al C. Clark) (December 15, 1937 – October 21, 1974) was one of the original African American novelists to write in the "street" tradition of Robert Beck (Iceberg Slim). Born in Detroit, Michigan, to a middle class black fami
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