DMX

Earl Simmons (18 Desemba 1970 – 9 Aprili, 2021), aliyejulikana kisanii kama DMX, alikuwa msanii wa rap na mwigizaji kutoka nchini Marekani. Alichukuliwa kama mtu mwenye ushawishi mkubwa katika muziki wa hip hop mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1990 na mwanzoni mwa miaka ya 2000,^[1] muziki wake unajulikana kwa mtindo wake wa kurap kwa "zogo",^[2] huku maudhui ya mashairi yake yakibadilika kutoka kwenye mada za hardcore hadi maombi.^[3][4]

DMX
DMX mnamo Februaria 2007.
Taarifa za awali
Jina la kuzaliwa	Earl Simmons
Amezaliwa	(1970-12-18)Desemba 18, 1970 Mount Vernon, New York, U.S.
Amekufa	9 Aprili 2021 (umri 50)
Kazi yake	Rapa
Ala	Sauti
Miaka ya kazi	1985-2021
Studio	RAL, Island Def Jam, Def Jam, Ruff Ryders

DMX alianza kurap mwanzoni mwa miaka ya 1990. Baada ya kipindi kisicho na mafanikio akiwa na Columbia Records, alisaini na Ruff Ryders Entertainment kupitia mkataba wa ushirikiano na Def Jam Recordings ili kutoa albamu yake ya kwanza, It's Dark and Hell Is Hot (1998), ambayo ilipokelewa kwa mafanikio makubwa ya kibiashara na kiufasaha—ikiuza nakala 251,000 katika wiki yake ya kwanza na kutoa wimbo ulioshika nafasi ya juu kwenye Billboard Hot 100, "Ruff Ryders Anthem".^[5][6] Ilikuwa ya kwanza kati ya albamu zake tano zilizofuatana kufungua nafasi ya kwanza kwenye chati ya Billboard 200, na kumfanya DMX kuwa msanii wa kwanza katika historia ya chati hiyo kufanikiwa hivyo. Albamu yake ya pili, Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (1999) ilifuatiwa na albamu ya tatu, ... And Then There Was X (1999), ambayo ikawa albamu yake iliyouzwa zaidi na iliungwa mkono na wimbo wake wa pili ulioshika nafasi ya juu kwenye chati, "Party Up (Up in Here)". Albamu yake ya nne, The Great Depression (2001) ilifuatiwa na albamu ya tano, Grand Champ (2003), iliyokuwa na wimbo wa kwanza "Where the Hood At?" na ikijumuisha wimbo wa ziada wa kimataifa "X Gon' Give It to Ya".^[7] Ingawa matoleo yake yaliyofuata hayakupata mafanikio makubwa kitahakiki na kibiashara, kufikia mwaka 2021, DMX alikuwa ameuzwa zaidi ya nakala milioni 75 duniani kote.^[8]

DMX alionekana kwenye filamu kama Belly (1998), pamoja na Nas, Romeo Must Die (2000) na Cradle 2 the Grave (2003), pamoja na Jet Li, Exit Wounds (2001) na Beyond the Law (2019), pamoja na Steven Seagal, na Last Hour (2008), pamoja na Michael Madsen. Mnamo mwaka 2006, alicheza kama nyota katika kipindi cha televisheni cha uhalisia DMX: Soul of a Man, ambacho kilirushwa hewani hasa kwenye mtandao wa BET wa cable television. Mwaka 2003, alichapisha kitabu cha kumbukumbu zake kilichoitwa E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX.^[9]

Diskograia

Makala kuu: Diskografia ya DMX

Albamu

• It's Dark and Hell Is Hot (1998)
• Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (1998)
• ... And Then There Was X (1999)
• The Great Depression (2001)
• Grand Champ (2003)
• Year of the Dog... Again (2006)
• Undisputed (2012)
• Exodus (2021)

Filmoragia

Films

Mwaka	Jina la filamu	Uhusika	Maelezo
1998	Belly	Tommy "Buns" Bundy	[10]
2000	Romeo Must Die	Silk	[10]
	Backstage	DMX	[11]
	Boricua's Bond	DMX
2001	Exit Wounds	Latrell Walker	[10]
2003	Cradle 2 the Grave	Anthony Fait	[10]
2004	Never Die Alone	King David	[11]
2006	Father of Lies	Paul	Moja kwa moja katika DVD.[11]
2007	Death Toll	The Dog	Moja kwa moja katika DVD.[11]
2008	Last Hour	Black Jack	Moja kwa moja katika DVD.[11]
	Lords of the Street	Thorn	Originally titled Jump Out Boys[11]
2009	Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent	Nick	Moja kwa moja katika DVD.[11]
	The Bleeding	Tagg	Moja kwa moja katika DVD.[11]
2013	King Dog	Terrell (TJ) Johnson	Moja kwa moja katika DVD.[12]
	Blame It on the Hustle	—	Moja kwa moja katika DVD.[13]
2014	Top Five	DMX	Ameuza sura[14]
	Journey to Sundance	DMX	Makala ya TV
2017	Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Story	DMX	Makala ya TV
2018	Pimp	Midnight John	[11]
	The After Party	DMX	Ameuza sura
2019	Beyond the Law	Detective Ray Munce	[11]
2020	Fast and Fierce: Death Race	Davie	[15]
	Chronicle of a Serial Killer	Detective White	[16]
2021	DMX: Don't Try to Understand	DMX	Makala ya TV
TBA	Fast Vengeance		Hatua za mwisho
	Doggmen	Cowboy	Inachezwa
	A Journey to Sundance	DMX	Makala ya TV

Video games

Mwaka	Jina	Uhusika	Maelezo
2002	Street Hoops	DMX	Sauti pekee
2003	Def Jam Vendetta	DMX	Sauti na mwonekano wake[17]

Television

Mwaka	Jina	Uhusika	Maelzo
1998	The Chris Rock Show	DMX	[11]
2000	Moesha	DMX	"Gimme a Break" (season 5, episode 18)[11]
2000–02	MadTV	DMX	2 episodes[18]
2002	Half & Half	DMX	"The Big Sistah Sans Soul" (season 1, episode 7)[11]
2003	Third Watch	Kandid Jones	"In Lieu of Johnson" (season 5, episode 92)[11]
	Eve	Xenon	"She Snoops to Conquer" (season 1, episode 3)[11]
	$2 Bill	DMX	"Episode DMX, Method Man and Ludacris"
2004	Chappelle's Show	DMX	Music guest (season 2, episode 16)[19]
	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	DMX	Season 3, episode 57[20]
	The Sharon Osbourne Show	DMX	[21]
2005	Trippin'	DMX	2 episodes[22]
2006	DMX: Soul of a Man	DMX	Documentary[23]
2008	Big Pun: The Legacy	DMX	Documentary[24]
2011	Lifechangers	DMX	2 episodes[25]
2012	Couples Therapy	DMX	Documentary[26]
2013	Iyanla, Fix My Life	DMX	"Fix My Rap Star Life" (season 2, episode 1)[27]
2015	Fresh Off the Boat	DMX	Season 2, episode 9[28]
2017	Black Ink Crew	DMX	Season 5, episode 14[29]