‘The world is praying’: celebrities react after rapper DMX’s drug overdose, prognosis

The Grammy-nominated rapper DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, is in a New York hospital in serious condition, followed by a heart attack, reportedly triggered by a drug overdose.

The 50-year-old rapper had previously been on life support but, according to his lawyer, his life support system has now been removed and he is breathing on his own again.

“We are concerned. It would be disingenuous of me to suggest that I am not a concerned man at this particular point,” said Murray Richman, the rapper’s attorney.

According to TMZ, the heart attack was triggered by a drug overdose. The entertainment news site claims the rapper’s prognosis is “not good.”

Musicians and other celebrities have taken to social media to send the rapper their good wishes and ask the world to “pray for DMX.”

“Today is 3/4/21 – it is right that we celebrate my brother’s talent and genius,” LL Cool J tweeted, referencing his hit song “4, 3, 2, 1” with DMX.

“Prayers for DMX and his family,” Missy Elliott wrote on Twitter.

A chorus of other celebrities joined in the well wishes, as the rapper remains in serious condition since being admitted to the hospital on Friday (US time).

The rapper remains in critical condition at the White Plains Hospital in New York.

The rapper has previously opened up about his crack addiction, which began when he was 14 years old after smoking a marijuana cigarette laced with the drug.

DMX rose to stardom in the early 1990s, with their debut album “It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot” in 1998, which received critical acclaim and commercial success, selling 251,000 copies in its first week of release.

Since then, it has topped the charts numerous times, in the US and around the world.

He is believed to be the father of 15 children, including the four he shares with his ex-wife Tashera Simmons.

The musician became a father for the 15th time when his girlfriend Desiree Lindstrom had their baby in 2016, according to Us Weekly.