DMX Net Worth

DMX's Quotes

• To live is to suffer, but to survive, well, that's to find meaning in the suffering.
• I used to do the beat box . . . a friend of mine, he was the rapper and after, we'd be doing a block party or something or a house party, and he's gettin' all the attention and I'd end up with a handful of spit, you know, from doing the beats . . . and I was like, "You got to be the rapper" . . . the rapper's the man . . .
• I know I may have done some bad things, but I'm not a bad person.
• I want "Flesh Of My Flesh" to be like my connection to the community, I want to say what's on my peoples' minds, soak up all their pain. I've learned that when I take it all in, I can make one brotha's pain be understood by the world.
• An important and fundamental premise of the American judicial system is the presumption of innocence - that is, until proven guilty.

Interesting Facts about DMX

1. Also a recording artist on Def Jam Music label along with Foxy Brown
2. Has two sons named Xavier & Tocoma
3. DMX stands for Dark Man Extreme.
4. Formed music label Ruff Ryders.
5. Has tattoo on his back of his dog killed by a motorist and the words ONE LOVE BOOMER.
6. Known for his barking and growling while rapping.
7. Formed rap group Ruff Ryders consisting of Eve, Drag-On, The Lox, Swizz Beatz, Parle.
8. He released a song titled "Born Loser" in 1993 on Columbia Records
9. Has two half-sisters (on his mother's side) and a younger half-brother who died at birth. He also has two half-brothers on his father's side.
10. Has his own clothing line called Bloodline.
11. Announced that he's retiring from the music business so he can focus more on church and his family. [2003]
12. Lived in Yonkers, New York
13. The only artist in Soundscan history to have his first four albums debut at #1 on the Billboard Charts.
14. The first three of his CDs debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts and each has gone at least triple platinum.
15. His sixth album, "Grand Champ", was a #1 debut on the Billboard Pop Charts.
16. Is one of the best selling hip-hop artists of all time. His first four albums have each gone at least triple platinum in the US alone, and his CD "Grand Champ" went platinum.
17. Estranged father was a street artist.
18. Has a religion-related skit on each of his CDs.
19. When he was a child his family belonged to the Jehovah's Witnesses religious group.
20. His wife Tashera Simmons lived above him in his apartment complex when he was young. He did not know this until he met her at a club.