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9 Apr, 6 tweets, 3 min read
Here are some highlights from rapper DMX's career.

Via @AugustBrown latimes.com/entertainment-…
He was devoutly religious, and his lyrics addressed his difficult youth in 1980s New York.

He was also a staggeringly popular artist, topping the Billboard 200 with each of his first 5 albums
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All told, he had 15 Hot 100 singles.

He also was a charismatic film star in critical and commercial successes like “Belly” and “Romeo Must Die.”
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While DMX had devoted much of his late-career to preaching, he’d reportedly re-signed with Def Jam.

It is worth noting that just in November 2020, DMX gave an emotional, searingly raw interview: latimes.com/entertainment-…
“I knew that nobody really wanted me here"

Hear more about DMX in his own words latimes.com/entertainment-…
Watch: DMX’s fans rally with prayer vigil outside hospital latimes.com/entertainment-…

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