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The 50-year-old rapper suffered a heart attack, his lawyer said.
The multiplatinum rapper DMX is on life support and in serious condition, according to his attorney.
DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, is currently in a White Plains, New York hospital after suffering a heart attack, attorney Murray Richman confirmed to ABC New York station WABC Saturday afternoon.
“I got the call this morning that he was in the hospital,” Richman told the station, saying he spoke with his client’s family about his condition. “He’s in serious condition, whatever that means. That’s exactly what I’ve been told.”
Richman said he has known the 50-year-old rapper for more than 25 years. She last saw him in February, she told WABC.
“I pray for him,” Richman said. “I know hopefully he’ll make it. But I’m worried, I’m very worried.”
DMX was recently on tour and was in the middle of making a movie, according to Richman.
The New York-born rapper has been nominated for several Grammy Awards, including the single “Party Up (Up In Here).” His best-selling album, 1999’s “And Then There Was X,” went platinum five times. In total, his albums have gone platinum, sold 1 million units, 14 times, and his first five albums rose to number one on the US charts.
He has also appeared in several films, including “Romeo Must Die” and “Cradle 2 the Grave.” He starred in his own reality series, “DMX: Soul of a Man,” on BET in 2006.
His latest album, “Undisputed”, was released in 2012.
In 2017, he pleaded guilty to tax fraud, in what prosecutors called a “multi-year plan to hide millions of dollars” from the IRS. He served a year in prison.
