DMX

Fact Sheet

Musical genre:	Rap/Hip Hop
Birthday	18 December 1970 (37)
Sign	Sagittarius
Birthplace	Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Height	6' 2" (1m88)

DMX (born December 18, 1970) is a rapper, one of the few big-name rappers to also achieve near-unaninamous critical success. His curse-filled lyrics have outraged the parents of many fans. From Yonkers, New York, DMX debuted with "Get at Me Dog", an instant success. His debut album was It's Dark and Hell Is Hot. It entered the charts at #1 in 1998, as did the follow-ups Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood, ...And Then There Was X and The Great Depression.

In September of 2003, DMX released his fifth album Grand Champ and became the only artist in the history of the Billboard 200 to reach No. 1 with his first five albums. His real name is Earl Simmons, and his moniker (DMX) stands for Dark Man X.

DMX also has a criminal history originating with an arrest in 1999 in Teaneck, New Jersey, when police found a pistol, crack pipes and 13 pit bulls on the premises of his home. He pleaded guilty to charges of animal cruelty, disorderly conduct and possession of drug paraphernalia and was sentenced to make public service announcements for the Humane Society.

In June of 2004 DMX and a friend were arrested in the parking lot of Kennedy Airport in New York for alledgedly attempting to steal a car and impersonating a federal agent. DMX was taken to central lockup in Queens and held on charges of attempted robbery, criminal impersonation and criminal mischief.

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