Biography

Earl Simmons is the first of three children. He grew up in the housing projects on School Street, in Yonkers, New York. He began rapping around the age of 14[citation needed]. Simmons took the professional name DMX, after the Oberheim DMX, an early drum machine. He later adapted the name to mean "Divine Master of the Unknown [X]" and later changed it again to mean "Dark Man X" [1]. He honed his skills during a stint at a group home. As a teenager, Simmons was diagnosed with bipolar disorder [2]. He spent much of his adolescence and early adulthood in and out of jail.

On his BET show DMX: Soul of a Man he admitted that he had in fact became addicted to crack after one of his friends gave him a laced marijuana joint without telling him.

He has been married to Tashera since 1999. They have four children: Xavier, Tocoma, Shawn and Praise Mary Ella Simmons (b 18 April 05)[3].

From an interview with Just-Ice. http://www.jayquan.com/justice.htm Spring of 2005 with Troy L. Smith

Troy L. Smith: What up with DMX?

Just-Ice: I don’t know where Ben is at? I think he is in Jersey, I haven’t talked to him in years. Let them know there is three DMX’s. Davy DMX is the original. Then there was DMX my beat box. Then you have DMX who was then known as Dark Man X. That’s the brother who is making movies now, Earl Simmons.

:blueeyedbaby: Up in Herre, Up in Herre :blueeyedbaby:

nice song

I'm very surprised that he doesn't know who Barack Obama is!

I used to obsesse over his music I even own a couple CDs and I'm not the type of person to spend money on music I can download for free :trout:

I used to obsesse over his music I even own a couple CDs and I'm not the type of person to spend money on music I can download for free :trout:

really!?

yes, kids from my grade were calling me 'DMX'

yes, kids from my grade were calling me 'DMX'

i liQe his aQting. (Y)

X Gon give it to ya!

:blueeyedbaby:

^that was the first song I've ever heard by DMX

I like him in Romeo must die and...boy I don't remember the titles of the other movies

I lost interest in his music after "Grand Champ" (which was a good album)

^that was the first song I've ever heard by DMX

I like him in Romeo must die and...boy I don't remember the titles of the other movies

I lost interest in his music after "Grand Champ" (which was a good album)

really?

romeo must die was a good movie

RIP Aaliyah

do u want to give me ur albums? jk

y'all gon maQe me luz mah mind, up in herre, up in herre

y'all gon maQe me luz mah mind, up in herre, up in herre

y'all gon maQe me luz mah mind, up in herre, up in herre

y'all gon make me go rollout, up in here up in here :dance: classic

PARTY UP

y'all gon maQe me luz mah mind, up in herre, up in herre

y'all gon make me go rollout, up in here up in here :dance: classic

y'all gon maQe me luz mah mind, up in herre, up in herre

y'all gon make me go rollout, up in here up in here :dance: classic

y'all gon maQe me aQt a fool, up in here up in herre :blueeyedbaby:

X gon give it to ya

x gon deliver it to ya