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Infobox musical artist|name = DMX|background = solo_singer|image = Academy Awards afterparty CUN DMX.jpg|caption = DMX at the 79th Annual Academy Awards|birth_name = Earl Simmons|birth_date = Birth date and age |1970|12|18|birth_place= Baltimore , Maryland , United States|U.S. |origin = Yonkers, New York|Yonkers , New York , United States|U.S. |genre = Hardcore Hip Hop , Gangsta Rap |occupation = Rapper , Songwriter , Actor |years_active = 1991present|label = Ruff Ryders Indy , Bloodline Records|Bloodline Fontana Distribution |associated_acts = Ruff Ryders , Eve (rapper)|Eve , Busta Rhymes , Nas , Redman (rapper)|Redman , Swizz Beatz , Method Man , LL Cool J , The LOX , Dame Grease , Drag-On |website = Official| http://www.theofficialdmx.com/ Earl Simmons (born December 18, 1970), better known by his stage name DMX (also known as Dark Man X , Dog Man X , and Divine Master of the Unknown ) is a multi- Platinum album|Platinum United States|American rapper and actor who rose to fame around 1998. His stage name was originally an acronym of "Divine Master of the Unknown", but also pays tribute to an instrument he used in the 1980s, the Oberheim DMX drum machine cn|date=January 2012 In 1999, DMX released his best-selling album ...And Then There Was X , which featured the hit single " Party Up (Up in Here) ". He has acted in films such as Belly (film)|Belly , Romeo Must Die , Exit Wounds , Cradle 2 The Grave , and Last Hour . In 2006, he starred in the reality television series DMX: Soul of a Man , which was primarily aired on the Black Entertainment Television|BET cable television network. In 2003, DMX published a book of his memoirs entitled, E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX .cite journal|coauthors=Adam Fleischer, Jesse Gissen, Mark Lelinwalla and Jayson Rodriguez|title=What's the Word: Top 10 Rap Books|journal=XXL|date=12 December 2011|year=2012|series=December/January|url= http://www.xxlmag.com/features/2011/12/whats-the-word-top-10-rap-books-excerpt-from-the-dec-jan-2012-issue/|accessdate=5 January 2012
Early life
DMX was born in Baltimore, Maryland to Joe Barker and Arnett Simmons (who became pregnant with him when she was nineteen years of age). He was the second child born; his mother had a two year old daughter from a previous relationship.cn|date=January 2012 He was raised in the Christian denomination of Jehovah's Witnesses .DMX & Fontaine 2003, pp. 910, 57. He left Baltimore at an early age due to involvement with the wrong crowdCite book|title=The E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX|url= http://books.google.com/books? id=2nUFO9VOaOcC|first=Earl|last=Simmons|year=2003|publisher= HarperCollins |page=7|first2=Smokey D.|last2=Fontaine|authorlink2=Smokey Fontaine|separator=,|lastauthoramp=yes|postscript=|isbn=9780060934033 and relocated with his family to neighboring suburb Yonkers, New York . As a youth, he committed crimes such as robbery and much of his adolescence in and out of juvenile detention and youth group homes. Throughout this period, DMX viewed hip-hop as an escape from his troubles; he enjoyed beatboxing , turntablism , and eventually, rapping .cite web|last=Huey|first=Steve|title=DMX Biography|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p68246|pure_url=yes|publisher= Allmusic |date=June 12, 2007|accessdate=May 18, 2008 DMX also went to school with Jay Z, Busta Rhymes, and Biggie Smalls. and Kjmoney.
Music career
onesource|section|date=January 2012DMX began to beatbox with Ready Ron in 1984.cn|date=January 2012 Gabriel Grevenstuk from The Source (magazine)|The Source magazine praised him in his 1991 "Unsigned Hype" column, which highlighted unsigned hip-hop artists. A year later, Columbia Records signed DMX to their subsidiary label Ruffhouse, who released his debut single "Born Loser". The single did not get much air play.cn|date=January 2012 The label eventually agreed to release DMX from their contract. He released his second single, "Make a Move" in 1994, and made a guest appearance on LL Cool J 's single " 4, 3, 2, 1 (LL Cool J song)|4, 3, 2, 1 " in 1997. Additional guest spots on Mase singles "24 Hours to Live" and "Take What's Yours", and D-Block (hip hop)|The LOX 's single " Money, Power & Respect " created a strong buzz. DMX also made a cameo appearance in the Sum 41 music video for " Makes No Difference ".cite web|url= http://www.mtv.com/bands/archive/s/sum41_01_7q/index.jhtml |title=7 Questions With Sum41 |publisher=Mtv.com |date=2006-03-09 |accessdate=2011-02-21
1998: ''It's Dark and Hell Is Hot and Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
In February 1998, DMX released his debut major-label single, " Get at Me Dog ", on Def Jam Recordings . The single was certified Gold album|Gold by the RIAA . His first major-label album, '' It's Dark and Hell Is Hot , which included the single " Ruff Ryders Anthem ", was released in May 1998. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the U.S and sold over five million copies.
Later that year in December, DMX released his second album, Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood . It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, where it remained for three consecutive weeks. Within one week of the album's release, 670,000 units were shipped.cn|date=January 2012 It was eventually certified Platinum four times. As a result, DMX was the second rapper in history (following Tupac Shakur ) to have released two albums in the same year, which both debuted at number one on Billboard 200.. This earned DMX numerous comparisons to Tupac.by whom? |date=January 2012
1999 2000: ...And Then There Was X
DMX released his third and best-selling album (as of January 2012), ...And Then There Was X , on December 21, 1999. It was his third album to debut at number one on the Billboard 200. Its most popular single, "Party Up", became his first Top Ten hit on the R& B charts. Singles "What's My Name? " and " What These Bitches Want " were also popular.cn|date=January 2012 The album was certified Platinum six times.
2001 2002: The Great Depression
After improving #Criminal record|his legal situation ,cn|date=January 2012 DMX returned to the studio to complete his fourth album, The Great Depression (DMX album)|The Great Depression . Released October 23, 2001, it was his fourth album to debut at the top of the Billboard 200, featuring the singles "Who We Be", "We Right Here", and "Shorty Was The Bomb". Despite the album's triple Platinum certification, its commercial and critical success was lower than his previous album.
2003: Grand Champ
His fifth album, " Grand Champ ", once again debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 charts, placing DMX as the only musical artist in history to release five consecutive albums (his entire album catalog at the time) that debuted at number one. Singles include "Where Tha Hood At" and "Get it on the Floor". After its release, he informed the public that he planned to retire, and that Grand Champ would be his final album.Cite news|last=Simon|first=Bruce|title=DMX Flirting With Retirement|url= http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12042824|work=Yahoo& #33; Music|date=2003-03-10|accessdate=2008-07-29
2006 - 2007: Year of the Dog...Again
DMX signed to Columbia Records in January 2006. He recorded what would be his next album, Year of the Dog...Again , while switching record labels, which caused numerous delays.Cite news|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=DMX Signs With Columbia, Will Release Long-Delayed LP This Spring|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1520736/20060113/dmx.jhtml|work=MTV News|date=2006-01-13|accessdate=2008-09-05 It was finally released on August 1, 2006, and lost the number one Billboard spot by only one-hundred sales.cn|date=January 2012 He released two more singles, " Lord Give Me A Sign " and " We In Here "
On June 12, 2007, DMX released a compilation of his greatest hits , The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter . Def Jam released another compilation album, The Best of DMX , in 2011.cite web|url= http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-best-of-dmx/id350700346e |title=Connecting to the iTunes Store |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-21cite web|url= http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003102JEG |title=Best of Dmx: Dmx: Music |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-21 which features hit singles including "Where the Hood At? " and " X Gon' Give It to Ya ".
2012: Undisputed
On October 11, 2011 DMX performed at the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards . He stated that he has been working "nonstop, every day" on the new album, and plans to release it before December of 2012.cite web|last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.16261/title.dmx-speaks-on-recording-new-album-keeping-a-clean-slate |title=DMX Speaks On Recording New Album, Keeping A Clean Slate & #124; Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2011-08-02 |accessdate=2011-10-22 During a performance at New York 's Santos Party House on December 25, 2011, DMX stated that the new album will be entitled Undisputed and would be released on March 26, 2012. This was later confirmed by DMX (via his official Twitter account, twitter|DMX), where he also confirmed that its first single is scheduled for release in January 2012. A video for a new track entitled "Last Hope" was released via Internet on September 24, 2011. DMX has not confirmed whether the track will appear on his upcoming album. Seven Arts Entertaiment Inc. recently purchased David Michery's music assets, which included some of DMX's music. DMX's had announced that Undisputed will be released on March 27th, 2012. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.18150/title.dmx-enlists-busta-rhymes-tyrese-jennifer-hudson-for-undisputed
Personal life
Family
DMX is the father of one child, King Coy Deel of Richmond Virginia who resides with his ex-wife, Tashera Simmons. He and Tashera married in 1999 and were married for eleven years. http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/dmx-denies-divorce-stories_1064752# "DMX Denies Divorce Stories", ContactMusic.com, April 7, 2008, retrieved May 20, 2010 In July 2010, Tashera announced their separation (just two weeks following DMX's release from prison).cite web|title=Tashera Simmons Announces Split From Rapper DMX'; New Reality Series|url= http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/07/22/22305165.aspx|date=July 22, 2010|first=Nolan|last=Strong|work= AllHipHop |separator=,|postscript=|accessdate=July 22, 2010
DMX had multiple extramarital affairs during his marriage to Tashera, some of which produced children. DNA testing confirmed that he is the father of at least two of these children; the first was born to Maryland resident Monique Wayne in 2004, the second was born to a different woman in late 2008.cite web|author=2:55:pm |url= http://www.blackcelebkids.com/2008/10/20/rumordmx-fathered-a-baby-without-his-wife/ |title=Black Celebrity Kids,babies,and their Parents » RUMOR:DMX FATHERED A BABY WITHOUT HIS WIFE |publisher=Blackcelebkids.Com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-21cite web|url= http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=xHaiog9wnb8& feature=related |title=Dmx Interview from Arizona Jail!& #33; Must see |publisher=YouTube |date=2009-01-13 |accessdate=2011-02-21 DMX and Wayne fought over her claim that he was the father of her son for years, during which she has sued him repeatedly for defamation of character, http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/dmxs-defamation-case-is-dismissed_1068997 "Dmx Dmx's Defamation Case Is Dismissed", ContactMusic.com, May 19, 2008, retrieved May 20, 2010 and for child support . After DNA testing proved DMX fathered Wayne's son in 2007, he was ordered to pay her $1.5 Million cite web|url= http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2008/01/12/19125837.aspx|title=Baltimore's Monique Wayne awarded 1.5million|publisher=AllHipHop http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/16/entertainment/main3719793.shtml "Buzz Briefs: Foxy Brown, DMX, K-Fed", CBS News , January 16, 2008, retrieved May 20, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/11/AR2008011103371.html "DMX Ordered to Pay $1.5 Million", The Washington Post , January 11, 2008, retrieved May 20, 2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/13/AR2006101301529_pf.html "DMX: Call Him TBA Instead", The Washington Post , October 14, 2006, retrieved May 20, 2010
Although DMX shares the Simmons (surname)|Simmons surname with hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons (co-founder of Def Jam Recordings ), they are not related.
Pastoral ministry
In 2009, DMX claimed he would pursue preaching in Jersey City, NJ but will also continue to produce music. He completed a Gospel album prior to his incarceration. According to MTV , he has semi-retired to study the Bible more in an effort to give messages behind the pulpit.Cite news|first=Shaheem |last=Reid |title=Mase Advises DMX To Rap Again, Wait For The Lord's Call |publisher=MTV |work= MTV News |date=May 25, 2005 |accessdate=April 28, 2009 |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1502925/20050525/dmx.jhtml
Controversy
Legal issues
Since becoming a public figure, DMX's multiple arrests have been for offenses including: Animal cruelty,cite web|title=DMX Animal Cruelty Report Results|url= http://www.tmz.com/2007/10/06/dmx-animal-cruelty-report-results/#.TrcLQEOa9tM|work=Online Blog|publisher=TMZ|accessdate=11/6/2011 reckless driving,cite web|last=Dansby|first=Andrew|last2=Uhelszki|first=Jaan|title=Warrant Issued for DMX's Arrest|url= http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/dmx/articles/story/5924954/warrant_issued_for_dmxs_arrest|work=Rolling Stone|date=2000-03-24 unlicensed driving, drug possession,cite news|url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/09/AR2008050902755.html|title=DMX Arrested, Again|publisher=washingtonpost.com | date=May 10, 2008 and identity falsification.cite web|title=Dmx Dmx Arrested Again After 'False Identity' Row|url= http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/dmx-arrested-again-after-false-identity-row_1074883|work=ContactMusic.com|accessdate=January 1, 2011|date=July 21, 2008
1998 - 1999
DMX was tried for rape and sodomy , sexual abuse, and unlawful imprisonment .cite web|url= http://www.vh1.com/news/articles/350258/19980618/index.jhtml |title=DMX Arrested For Rape, Sodomy & #124; News |publisher=VH1.com |date=1998-06-18 |accessdate=2011-09-03 The case was dismissed when the DNA evidence did not match his own DNA.cite web|url= http://www.indiesent.com/news/dmx.html |title=IndieSent Exposure Hip-Hop/Rap News:DNA clears DMX (and Full Story) |publisher=Indiesent.com |date=1998-08-20 |accessdate=2011-09-03
DMX joined rappers Jay-Z, Method Man, and Redman for Jay-Z's 1999 Hard Knock Life tour, during which he was arrested for charges of a stabbing at a tour stop in Boston, Massachusetts; he was cleared of the charge (and another assault charge during the same year in his hometown of Yonkers).
DMX and his wife were arrested in 1999 after his uncle (and then manager) was accidentally shot at a hotel in New Jersey, charged with animal cruelty and possession of crack cocaine and weapons.cite web|title=Per Abuse Cases|url= http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/378/NJ/US/|work=Database|publisher=Petabuse.com|accessdate=11/6/2011 DMX successfully plea-bargain ed, which reduced his sentence to paying fines, probation, and community service.
When officers of the Fort Lee Police Department executed a search of his home in 1999, DMX promptly surrendered himself on weapons possession charges.Cite news|work=New York Times|url= http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html? res=990CE0DB153DF931A35754C0A96F958260|date=July 2, 1999|title=METRO NEWS BRIEFS: NEW JERSEY; Rap Performer Charged With Weapon Possession|accessdate=2008-11-13
2000 - 2005
DMX served a 15-day jail sentence in 2000 for possession of marijuana.cite web|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|title=DMX Nabbed for Weed...Again|url= http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/dmx/articles/story/5925329/dmx_nabbed_for_weedagain|work=Rolling Stone|date=2000-05-05
Following a concert in Buffalo, New York in March of 2000, DMX was arrested from a vehicle on New York State Rout 33 in Chektowaga, New York. He was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, speeding, failure to signal, driving without a license, failure to notify the DMV of an address change, and possession of marijuana. He failed to appear at the subsequent hearing scheduled for March 21 in Cheektowaga, which lead to a warrant for his arrest. He later turned himself in, pled guilty to a reduced charge of driving without a license, and was sentenced to 15 days in jail and fined $400.
DMX served another jail sentence in 2001 for driving without a license and possession of marijuana. His appeal to reduce the sentence was denied; rather, he was charged with assault for throwing objects at prison guards. DMX entered rehab to treat his addiction to drugs in 2002. http://www.courtminutes.maricopa.gov/docs/Criminal/052009/m3726256.pdf PLEA AGREEMENT/CHANGE OF PLEA, SUPERIOR COURT OF ARIZONA, MARICOPA COUNTY, 22 May 2009cite web|url= http://www.thatshiphop.com/press/? p=11993|title=DMX is Free At Last|publisher=ThatsHipHop
In June 2003, DMX was arrested for using indecent language during a performance at Saint Kitts and Nevis . The country's Information Minister alleged that a contract signed before the concert stipulated the show would be without indecent language on stage. DMX was released on $376 bail.Cite news|title=Rapper DMX arrested for swearing|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3029314.stm|work=BBC News|date=2003-06-29
DMX was arrested in June 2004, at the John F. Kennedy International Airport , on charges of cocaine possession, criminal impersonation, criminal possession of a weapon, criminal mischief, menacing, and driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, while claiming to be a federal agent and attempting to carjack a vehicle.cite web|author=Reuters |url= http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php? newsid=33073 |title=Singer DMX charged with impersonating FBI agent |publisher=Expressindia.com |date=2004-06-26 |accessdate=2011-09-03 He was given a conditional discharge on December 8, 2004, but pled guilty on October 25, 2005, to violating parole.Cite news|last=Harris|first=Chris|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1512223/20051025/dmx.jhtml|title=DMX Pleads Guilty, Will Likely Spend 40 Days In Prison|work=MTV News|date=2005-10-25|accessdate=2008-09-05
DMX was sentenced to 70 days in jail on November 18, 2005, for violating parole; the lateness charge added a 10-day extension to the original 60-day sentence.Cite news|last=Tecson|first=Brandee J.|last2=Harris|first2=Chris|title=DMX Sentenced To 70 Days Behind Bars|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1514063/20051118/dmx.jhtml|work=MTV News|date=2005-11-18|accessdate=2008-09-05 DMX was released early (for "good behavior") on December 30, 2005.Cite news|last=Moss|first=Corey|title=DMX Released From Prison Early For Good Behavior|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1519913/20060106/dmx.jhtml|work=MTV News|date=2006-01-06|accessdate=2008-09-05
2008 - 2011
DMX plead guilty to charges of drug possession, theft, and animal cruelty, at a hearing on December 30, 2008; he was sentenced to ninety days in jail on January 31, 2009.cite news|title=Rapper DMX pleads guilty to drug, theft charges|url= http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue/2008/12/31/106376-rapper-dmx-pleads-guilty-to-drug-theft-charges/|accessdate=January 1, 2011|newspaper=Tucson Citizen|date=December 31, 2008|agency=Associated Presscite news|title=US rapper DMX given jail sentence|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7862537.stm|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=January 1, 2011|date=January 31, 2009
On May 22, 2009, DMX entered a plea agreement/change of plea, and pled guilty to attempted aggravated assault.
After serving four out of six months for violating drug probation, DMX was released from jail on July 6, 2010.cite web|last=Langhorne|first=Cyrus|url= http://www.xxlmag.com/online/? p=84532|title=DMX Released From AZ Jail|work=XXL|date=July 6, 2010|accessdate=July 6, 2010 That day, a television pilot was filmed to portray his road to recovery; however, DMX was arrested three weeks later and the pilot did not evolve into a series.
On July 27, 2010, DMX turned himself in to Los Angeles Metropolitan Court for a reckless driving charge he received in 2002. He was sentenced to serve ninety days in jail.cite web|last=Reid |first=Shaheem |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1644508/20100727/dmx.jhtml |title="DMX Says Turning Himself In Was The 'Best' Decision" |publisher=Mtv.com |date=2010-07-27 |accessdate=2011-09-03cite web|author=Up for Discussion Jump to Forums |url= http://www.billboard.com/news/dmx-heads-back-to-jail-1004106257.story#/news/dmx-heads-back-to-jail-1004106257.story |title=DMX Heads Back to Jail |publisher=Billboard.com |date=2009-09-14 |accessdate=2011-02-21
DMX was arrested in Maricopa County, Arizona on November 19, 2010, on charges of violating his probation by consuming alcohol (at a performance). He served the full twelve-month jail sentence.cite web|author=Arizona Jason |url= http://azjails.info/? RID=111130342 |title="Booking photograph of rapper DMX provided" |location=Arizona, U.S.A |publisher=Azjails.info |date= |accessdate=2011-10-22 On December 20, 2010, DMX was moved to the Mental Health Unit of the Arizona State Prison, http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2010/12/dmx_moved_to_mental_health_uni.php DMX Moved to Mental-Health Unit at Arizona State Prison Complex Phoenix News Valley Fever. Blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com (2010-12-27). Retrieved on 2011-05-25. and released on July 18th, 2011. http://www.azcorrections.gov/inmate_datasearch/results_Minh.aspx? InmateNumber=259307& LastName=SIMMONS& FNMI=E& SearchType=SearchInet& ReportLength=TOP_5 Information for Inmate 259307 SIMMONS. Azcorrections.gov. Retrieved on 2011-05-25.
DMX was arrested on August 24, 2011, for speeding (recorded as 102 mph in a 65 mph zone), reckless driving, and driving with a suspended license. While DMX admitted to speeding, he claims he was driving 85 mph; not 102 mph as charged. DMX sued the Arizona police.cite web|url= http://www.tmz.com/2011/08/25/dmx-arrested-reckless-driving-suspended-revoked-license-criminal-speeding-chrysler-300-released-bond/ |title=DMX Arrested Again ... Allegedly Topped 100 MPH |publisher=TMZ.com |date= |accessdate=2011-09-03
Feud with Ja Rule
DMX, Ja Rule , and Jay-Z were friends, recording music together as a rap group called The Inc. Records|Murder Inc. . (The name was laterwhen? |date=January 2012 used by Ja's producer, Irv Gotti, for his record label.)cn|date=September 2011 DMX and Jay-Z guest-starred on the single "It's Murda" from Ja Rule's first album. Ja Rule had previously feuded with Busta Rhymes , Dr. Dre , Eminem and 50 Cent ; all of which had been resolved or faded from significance. DMX accused Ja Rule of releasing records on which Ja Rule copied DMX's signature "gruff style". Four years after, the two rappers waged a war of words.cite web|title=DMX ENDS FEUD WITH JA RULE|url= http://news.superiorpics.com/2006/09/28/DMX_ENDS_FEUD_WITH_JA_RULE.html DMX admitted that he initially wanted the feud when he was released from jail in 2005, before making peace: "Gotti came to me in jail and said I want to make peace with you and him", said DMX, "I was like, 'Alright Gotti, lets do it." DMX and Ja Rule finally ended their feud at VH1's 2009 Hip Hop Honors.cite web|url= http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2009/09/24/21952137.aspx |title=Daily News : DMX Officially Ends Feud With Ja Rule |publisher=Allhiphop.com |date= |accessdate=2011-02-21
Discography
Main|DMX discography
1998: '' It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
1998: Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
1999: ...And Then There Was X
2001: The Great Depression (DMX album)|The Great Depression
2003: Grand Champ
2006: Year of the Dog... Again
2012: Undisputed (DMX album)|Undisputed
Filmography
col-begincol-2 ;Films
Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
1998
2000
Backstage
2001
2003
Def Jam Vendetta
2004
2008
Last Hour
Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent
2009
col-2 ;Television
Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
2003
2003
2004
2006
col-end
References
Reflist|30em
External links
Commons category|DMX
Official website| http://www.theofficialdmx.com
DMX's publicist is http://www.naticelebs.com Domenick Nati
DMXRuff RydersDef Jam Recordings
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