The Heartbreaking Story of DMX
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- When Tupac and Biggie passed away, many thought that we will never again hear another hard and cutthroat gangsta rap. But in the late 90s the world heard DMX. Most of DMX's tracks are filled to the brim with feelings of anger and aggression, because these negative emotions haunted him his entire life. When he was just a kid, he endured severe beatings from his own mom. He also ended up in juvie. At just the age of 14, he tried weed and crack for the first time, and he was introduced to theft and a life of crime. All of this took a toll on his mental health from a very early age.
00:00 - What the video is about
00:53 - Tragic childhood
08:51 - The Rise Of DMX
12:53 - How DMX's life worsened by the day
18:10 - DMX's Death
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What is your favorite DMX song?
for my dawgs and ruff ryders anthem
How's it goin down, What these B****S want, Party Up, Slippin, his verse on 4,3,2,1...
@@BadTV1993 all my choice ❤
X gon' give it to ya
Slippin, hit hard back then and hits harder now.
Nothing seems to break the human spirit quite like bad parents.
divide to conquer 👁
Tell me about it hey.... I know..
Seriously
Unfortunately it's the people we least want to procreate who do have children
Don’t I know it!!!!
It hurts to see DMX cry. I pray his soul is free and at peace!🙏🏽
Amen
That was a gut punch cry too, real pain.
Amen
He dead, dog.
@CensoredSheepChannel He aint. Dead means dead, thats not a better place - but maybe you are right, though.. Pretty much everything is better than this f'd up economic and society system. Screw it!
Damn I cried so hard when he broke down about his mother never saying she loved him 😢😢😢 that’s such a deep wound that will never ever heal 💔
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He was never afraid to speak the truth the wisdom and to show emotions. Legend he was and he still is❤ RIP dawg
Powerfull words
I met him in the airport once. We had a nice conversation while going through security. He was very nice and as a fan I will always remember him fondly.
What did u talk about
Fr give us more details 😅
Dmx would talk to anyone ...hes the only rapper to ever treat people the way he did . White black or what ever he treated all people the same...
And he never one time said the white man is holding him back
You had to ask if illuminatie was real tho
Shit people stay trash. He had cool songs but that’s where it stops
When he started crying, that broke my heart. 😔😥😢
Me too
I don't understand how anyone could not love their child or even fail to express it.
@@bucklogos exactly..its so sad
@@bucklogosNot to be corny ,tho I think it's a fact ;
"Hurt people hurts people"
Some make the choice to be a great parent even tho they hadn't had one
(God bless em🙏🏾)
Some just let the cycle go without changing it ,and transfer the same bad energy they received as they were child
(God help em, sincerely)
@@bucklogos They're certainly out there .
His childhood sounds so much like mine. It’s so sad because a child never deserves abuse be it mental, physical or emotional. 🗣️ABUSE IS NEVER OK.
Brother, you are free now.. 🕊️🕊️ RIP 🙏🏾❤️
God bless you!
Amen!!!
To watch and hear DMX cry is heartbreaking... despite how tough he seems to be
Love how this video didn’t paint him as a wild villain. But more of an example of how a broken home can destroy children and that the things he did was not his fault, but he still paid the price unfortunately. So sorry DMX. Rest in Peace
Poor parenting 😢 Stop blaming the damn kids and take responsibility for YOUR mistakes and bullshit.
Rest in peace
😢
@@olbou-sq5ys my mistakes? Boy I am 11 years old
That's the problem "The things he did was not his fault." Beating a woman was entirely his fault. He got what he deserved.
See, to live, is to suffer
But to survive, well
That's to find meaning in the suffering
- RIP X
This comment right here….
✌️
from slipping what a song
DMX was the Viktor Frankl from the hood
Slipin
This man left his mark on Humanity. If only we could all leave such an impact on the world. Fly High! DMX🙏
We can
His life is a prime example of what toxic and abusive parents will do to kids. Ive watched it happen in my own family. How bad parenting will break a child’s spirit, will corrupt their youth, expose them to shit they shouldn’t be exposed to. I always said every kid deserves parents but every parent doesn’t deserve their kids. And I bet his mom and family probably felt like he owed them once he became famous, like they deserved forgiveness and gaslit him if he didn’t
Damn story of my life 😂
I met DMX while he was arrested in Arizona. Let me just say he was polite and down to earth even when in bad circumstances. Amazing contagious smile and rapper.
You a cop or medical?
No matter what anyone say, DMX was a Real Good Man.
RIP my Man. We love your Gift to us .
Did you see that interview he had with Iyanla while she was trying to help him??? At the height of his career, this man had $30,000,000 in his pocket and did everything but seek help for his conditions. Good man, huh???
@@ratbatnufftime2861You think money changes a childhood like the one he had? You show yourself not to have anyone around you who s struggling with this type of problem. Because if you did you would know it's not that easy, and by the time he had the 30whatever u say in his pocket, it was already too late. You don't understand drug addiction, you're not qualified to make such a statement. You also strike me as a sheltered, unsympathetic, incoherent person who lacks empathy and REAL friends. Based off the fact you felt you HAD to comment reveals more. I predict your attitude will render you unworthy of real love from peers, partners and others, wether that's now or later. Oh and Gfys btw.
I think his dogs would disagree
so he had 30 million in his pocket smh idiot
before you criticize someone make sure what you’re saying makes sense
I am born and raised in the Netherlands…
Now 36 but when i was 17 i met DMX. He was the most kind persoon. Just sitting uptown in Amsterdam conversing with People.
As a dad, this is absolutely heart breaking...RIP Earl
DMX taught me it was ok to cry 💪🏾 thank you my brother
And 2Pac taught him
I discovered X when I was a young teenager, full of rage and anger myself. I was heavily into weed and alcohol, black metal music and goth music at the time, but when I heard his songs, in particular the real dark ones like "Damien 1, 2 and 3" I knew that I had found a kindred spirit. I have always likened him to the rap industry's version of a black metal artist, in that he can express his rage and vulnerabilities like no other. His music truly saved me through some dark times, and I will forever hold a special spot in my heart for him. May he finally be at peace.
Currently me. Angry all the time and high af heavily all the time his music really just makes that shit mellow out
Weed is good for the soul. Don't ever compare it with alcohol. Blatant disrespect
@@pierremartin1118 💯 facts
@@pierremartin1118 it wasn't good for me. It's dangerous to promote something as beneficial when you don't know how people will react to it. Everybody is different.
Once you heal, you won’t need anger or weed, or spiritually demonic music
I had a similar situation - my father beat the s**t out of me and he did it to my mother too. I grew up with the late 90 mtv channel and dmx was a huge part of that - even though i couldn't understand english at that time as i was growing up in a german speaking country, I still felt connected to DMX music. Slippin' was and is still a song I cant even describe what I feel, when I hear it. When my father kicked my out of the apartment, I was walking in the rain listening to Slippin' and I knew, I had to be strong and not kill this mf. RIP DMX godbless you
All he wanted was to be loved. He gave so much love to everyone and got what in return?😢 truly pure soul
Exactly. Unrequited love can be haunting and tormenting
@@bokangmotsoane1259 facts 🙁
He truly had a rough life. I hope he’s finally at peace now. Thanks for all the motivating and uplifting songs your music had on me growing up. ❌
I mean he is dead. So i don’t know what kind of peace you are talking about.
🤝🏾🤝🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🐐🐐🕊🕊
He sold his soul and made millions. Hard life? What a joke.
@@jrsmith1998 peace from being alive
Why is it idiots think that because you got millions of dollars that life is easy.
They still have to live with childhood trauma and memories, and live with the destructive thoughts in there head.
Chester Bennington being one example that millions don't change a thing.
The story I heard was that he didnt "try" crack cocaine, but it was in his weed without his knowledge. And this started his life long addiction.
Yeah
also who does that... just smoke the weed :/
@@xSirenityTVx DMX was a homeless teen and he a so call friend that give him a blunt with Crack in it. I have a 21 year old son, I tell him all the time don't smoke blunts that already roll up. You don't know what they put in their weed. My brother told me one some dude he knew put angle dust in the weed and to give him to smoke. My brother just left the dude after giving him a beat down.
@@xSirenityTVx He's saying the weed was laced without his knowledge
@@red6772 I think he meant the person that rolled it but can't be sure ya know
All his mother had to do was love him. A truly beautiful soul Rest in Peace X
Ugh this was too heavy. I got to the orphanage part & couldn’t finish watching. I’m crying my eyes out. I just want to hug him. I pray that he knew how much, he was loved by the world.
I agree. It’s incredibly heavy. I didn’t know he went through all of this.
I also pray for the same thing that he knew how much impact and Legacy his left to us his fans friends and followers because we were his closest family dear Felicia I just hope when he was alive that he knew but now that he's gone he definitely knows
@@SLa-pb1gg me neither and it hurts so much to hear it he is such an emotional good person great person not just a rap legend but he is legend overall
No kidding!
I grew up on dmx.. bought every album. Still listen to him at the gym sometimes. He'll always be a part of my life
Same here bro
Same here, brother..any DMX fan is my brother because we understand his pain and our own pain. I've been a fan since the early days in Yonkers. I lived in Yonkers most of my life. Rest in peace Earl Simmons aka dark man
You and me both Fella 💯
Same here
Just sometimes??
DMX got me through tough times in my early years and teens. A beautiful soul, carnaged by so much suffering. I was devastated when he passed but I hope he is finally at peace and with God and he gets the love he craved for through his life. Rest in peace Big Dog.
Same here😢
Yeah man. I‘m from Germany but my teens were filled with DMX music and they were rough too. When he passed away I didn’t even know how to react to that and tbh I blended it out. But his music is just a different breed, I think he’s the goat. I‘m 20 now but still listening to him each day. Damien III & Slippin‘ forever. ❤
DMX was and still is one of the most influential rappers/artists of all times. Never mind his drug abuse he always spoke wisely performed full heartedly and always left his soul on the stage. His energy is unbeatable and how deep he was is so so rare. RIP legend. True lovers of rap will always love and listen to you
Gone too early. Heaven needed another angel😢
We all have our mistakes but his music can't be denied as one of top rappers of all times.❤love you x
Moral of the story: say no to drugs
This nigga had more swagger and soul and charisma than the next 15 men combined. There will never be another X, he was one of a kind. I wish he could have found a way to stay off drugs.
Find Jesus find peace ❤
DMX is my all time favorite RAPER ❤️ God bless him and all of his !!!!
Rapper**** raper is crazy
He is a god tier raper 😂
@@luckylefty914lmao it is
@@postmellon8138 and the fact they wrote it in all caps 😂😂
I wish I could have had him as a friend, he had such a pure soul
A terrible Parent can leave a wound that can never heal 😢X was a beautiful and strong Soul 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🕊️ Rest in perfect Peace ✨🌞👑🌞✨
Well said.
You said it all right.
I know that too well....unfortunately
@@lilyruby3733 Sending Universal healing and love 🙏🏽🌎👑🌞💜
Im literally going through this now with my toxic parent. She wants forgiveness but I told her Im not there. You can’t demand forgiveness from ppl you hurt and damaged, especially your kids. I have wounds that will never heal and it’s up to me whether I decide to forgive, not her and she doesn’t get that. She thinks “time passed” means something and it doesn’t.
His whole life was a constant uphill battle against his demons... He eventually lost, but he never gave up
RIP ❌️
If we're being honest, it was all the money he amassed that kept him going. If he was an average Joe he'd have been stopped dead in his tracks back in the early 2000s
RIP X 🕊️ Gone but NEVER forgotten 😢
My favorite rapper of all time. Only rapper I’ve ever seen make an entire arena of fans cry. He went so hard during the show that he had an asthma attack and had to be medically assisted. LEGEND!
Feel the pain, feel the joy, of a man who was never a boy.
DMX does not have a heartbreaking story. DMX has an inspiring story. He stood, he fell, and he got back up time and time again. He went through what he went through but that made X, X. He is, was, and will forever be a legend, in art, in life, and legacy.
"Let's begin this heartbreaking story," he exclaimed jovially.
The fact this man was able to go as far as he did, a project of the streets but he had that work ethic and drive and everybody who knew him loved him and respected him.
Sometimes. It's not the addiction that kills us , it's the way people treat us doing our addiction that truly brings us down, feeling shamed and at our lowest from other people that looks down on what we are doing, it has an super big affect on how we move and then avoid so many people who we don't want to face
Spot on🔥🙏🏿
This! So much this.💯💯💯💯
Absolutely
OMG YOU ARE THE FIRST PERSON I EVER SEEN WRITE ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THAT THE REST OF THE WORLD SEEMS TO IGNORE!! GOD BLESS YOUR SOUL
Real talk man
Miss you, Slipping and Lord give me a sign... Continue to rest in peace DMX Gone 2 Soon🙏🏽♥️😥..Your music live On♥️♥️♥️
There really never be anyone like DMX again so unique. I came up on blood of my blood and grand champ. Such a loss to hip hop R.I.P 🙏 Dark Man X 🙏
I remember when Tupac said:
"I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world."
DMX Was the True example of that.
What lmao DMX didn't change the world n Tupac didn't get a chance to spark a change, dude you just tied 2 things completely unrelated together to sound good
Both were great(my top 2 rappers before you say im a hater) but none did what Tupac quoted
@@ballsdeep5336 you aint wrong
@@ballsdeep5336 yea you right, they just rappers
Lmfao tupac started 2 years before dmx got a career. Lmfao dmx was already dmx when tupac was famous
Nope! Barack Obama could be. Fuck DMX. What did he change? He even hated Tupac Shakur. He had a rap against him because he thought Tupac was a contemporary and not better than him.
You a real one Dmx you still turned out to be a good human being after sucha hard life you had growing up Rest In Peace man😢
Hes a real dog abuser.
One of my favorite rappers. Leader of the dog pack. Never knew he used to rescue stray dogs. Takes a dog to know a dog. Truly a heart of gold man. Rest In Peace a true hip hop legend.
RIP to a legend. Miss you X 🙏🏽
1998 was such a crazy year for X. I remember getting It's Dark and Hell is Hot, and Flesh of my Flesh, Blood of my Blood that year. Nobody had a debut year like X ever.
Yes it was I remember when he first dropped that year was something
@@torrijones8434 X was everywhere in 98. He was on Mase's album, he was on LLCoolJ's album, Ice Cube's album, Clue's mixtape, and I can count at least twenty more features. X was white hot. Man, 1998 was such a good year for East Coast hip-hop.
I was 13 years old in 1998. I had my adult cousin buy me almost of DMX tapes behind my grandmother back. She didn't like rap at all. I even trick her to buy There was X and kept the prayer on repeat, her friend turn it to the next song and grandmother went back in the store to get her money back. I really did dislike her snitch friend for that.
Tragic that without this terrible childhood he wouldn't have been the legendary rapper with his unique aggressive style that we all loved.
Thanks for your music. Felt like therapy back when I was younger. You’re being missed G
Legends never die Continue to rest in paradise X 🕊🙏🕊🙏🎈🎈 no more pain . He lived a life of abandonment by his mother trying to survive on his own on the streets He had no guidance in his life it wasn't his fault. The only one truly loved him was his grandmother. He's daughter is following his foot steps. DMX will always be my favorite rapper .No one will never take his place in the rap game. He was a original 🤩💙🌹🙏🕊
I will never forget I met him at Walmart, in Greer, SC..in 2012 he was so cool and down to Earth R.I.P...X 🙏🏾
I’ll never forget him asking me to send him my music … he gave me confidence & the understanding that everyone is watching 😢
wtf wtf wtf semaj tv is that u??
One of my all-time favorite rapper. RIP Earl you are free now, may you have the love, peace and healing, in the ancestral realm, your parents neglected to give you in this incarnation. Rest In Power X Ase.
Never saw this side of DMX.
Breaks my fucking heart seeing him hurt like that.
It’s sad that regardless of the trauma she caused he still found it in his heart to love her because she was his “mother” that takes a lot to accept. We can definitely divorce our parents.
His brain was allowed to rest before his heart, because his mind was on another level but his heart was with us , he loved what he did ...
RIP DMX, the rapper that got me into hip hop as a genre. you will be missed
hes a deadbeat.help his kids
Me too. Him and Eminem
Rap is the music of the Hip-hop culture.
Same here. I felt so sad when he passed away. I still feel sad when I remember all his struggles and losing his battle to addiction.
Same man. First rap artist I ever got into at maybe 7 and made me love hip hop as much as I do today. Got a tat in his honor. Rip Dark man X
i just want to say thank you for this piece of content, it's extremely well done. a great piece to remember him by or to be introduced to this absolute legend.
I met him in NYC, and he was approachable and even talked for 5 minutes...and 1,000s have had the same experience.
Thank God for giving us DMX 🙏🏽🙅🏽♂️🕊👑
Damn i didn't know his story, such a talented man not only with music, acting too, he's really good, sad what a broken household does to a child.
It's heartbreaking to see him hurt by his childhood😭
Childhood always affect the future of a human and no matter how many years will go by, till the day of death a man will be hurt. That's why we need to care about kids! Always!
I got into hip-hop when I started high school in 2001. Ludacris, Dr.Dre, and DMX were at the forefront. DMX's signature voice and flow never left me. It's only in the last year I've found out how hard he had it and how badly in debt he was. Very sad tale for someone so extremely talented. There is no more authentic artist you can find like this anymore.
Not happy to hear about the animal abuse though. Not sure what that's about, I know he loved his dogs, but I assume he wasn't mentally able to take care of them.
DMX put me on his last mixtape. Will always respect him and honor him.
Speedy Noriega ft Dog Abuser. Sick!
Legendary 🔥🔥
DMX was an amazing artist! I wish Ibknew more about him before his death. I saw him in the movie Beyond the Law. It was great! He was great! Not realizing that a lot of his songs, I know and love. His story is so sad. Just wish someone would have given him a hug and loved him like he needed as a kid.
Heartbreaking to see the man cry. RIP DMX
Rest in peace DMX you are truly missed 😢
Long Live DMX. Legends live forever in spirit and X was one of them. 👏🏾👏🏾
Thank you Earl. You got me through some awful stuff. I feel really bad for him being mistreated like that since the beginning.
He lived a life of let down from all the adults around him. All he wanted was a family to take care of him.
Except for his sweet grandma
@NastyFuhk true sad but true
@NastyFuhk wow that was deep, generational curses
Maybe it's because he never truly got a good example of how to take care of one no father or mother were there even to just observe.
@NastyFuhk "Hurt people, hurt people"
Much like "abused children" I'm sure you can understand my meaning, tend to "pass it on" to other children when they are adults.
I can't give a reason why it happens, but it's very common.
Not a justification either. I've got a little girl and a little boy I'm willing to kill for to protect.
Saw DMX in '06, he was on top of the bass bins during Ruff Ryders Anthem, great energy 🔥
I met DMX at a rehab facility down the street here in New Hampshire. I have so much respect for him. I was 20 years old when I moved to the Bronx, New York and they were filming parts of DMX‘s
“Ruff Ryders Anthem” video
in Hunts Point & Southern Boulevard Da Bronx NYC
🕯️DOG🕯️BLESS🕯️DMX🕯️🕊️
RIP X, I'll never forget how dirty they did you.
Thanks for everything over the years, I'll miss you
Preach❤ he was really done dirty 😢even by his son who was brainwashed by his greedy baby mama
Don't forget what Jay Z did to him. Buying out Def Jam to prevent DMX new album from dropping although the video was already done. Jay a true snake.
@@BrooklynZ00 damn right. Tell em.
@@BrooklynZ00”you used to be my dog you was in my left titty, screamed ride or die thought you would die with. Found out you a bitch , you can’t even ride with me, Now it’s a war and you ain’t on the side with me”
DMX ALWAYS REMINDED US THAT THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUT OF THE BELLY OF THE BEAST IS TO REACH UP TO GODS HAND TO PULL YOU UP AND OUT NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES WE LET GO KEEP REACHING UP TO GRAB GODS HAND
No
This is why God says,,, love nobody more than him. Sadly even your own family
Any video that comes out about Dark Man X.. I’m clicking on it, evert time. He’s the definition of an actual legend.
I don't even have the words to express or describe how much DMX meant to me, not just the career or the life he had in this world.
We all were truly blessed to witness all of the good things that happened to X, may his soul finally rest eternally in peace and may his music forever live on. ❤
🕊
I relate in a lot of ways … I use to be a 4.0 student but my moms didn’t seem to gaf so when I hit them Detroit streets following behind my uncles and big cousins now she “care” it’s to late at that point … Rest In Paradise King your struggle is over
DMX needs a movie
Dogg men coming soon with an official album
DMX had some absolutely dope songs, he had a lot of heart and I feel so sorry for the hard life he had to endure because of his parents. He'll always be on my playlists 👊
Rip X.... legendary
I grew up in this era and was always a fan of DMX. I ended up growing out of certain music, but I always had a connection to DMX to this day
He seemed to have had a great way of thinking, his music was on its own level, not like nobody else, he didn't copy nobody in the way he rapped, he came with his very own style, God allowed him to still be great,
That way of thinking was molded by, well crack abuse, made him a monster, no other rappers are like this cause no other rapper uses crack and admits to it like dmx did in 98
God ? 😂
@@TheVirtualOz I know you don't think that humans created the earth, animals and every living creature 🤔
*My Favorite Rapper....*
*Now And Forever*
*They'll Never Be Another One*
*Miss You ❌️*
"DMX, you will not be forgotten." I am glad, I know his story, thanks to you, Music Vibe. I totally understand his love for dogs. It also tells a lot (of good) about him. The fact he was saving the dogs from the streets. ❤️
I never went through the same hard childhood he did, but I wish he knew how much his music impacted this suburban white boy who had no friends till he was 12 and was bullied relentlessly. I still play his music to this day when in the gym training and sparring. 25 years later and this man’s music still inspires me and drives me.
I love that man, he wore his heart on his sleeve and impacted so many people in a good way. His prayer circles were amazing, his music and shows were phenomenal and his spirit was kind but he was broken. I miss you X you will always be in my heart and my playlist #TopDog
Thank you for keeping the youth informed on the ones who came before.
Thank u for watching!
DMX never had a chance from the beginning. And the fact he became as successful as he did is something I do not think we will ever see again.
Oh this made me cry. I love that man. Rip X😢
Almost been through the same! I love X. Always will. Rip legend! I will always love you and your music!
Even though he struggled, he was a slick philanthropist. I'm grateful he kept some faith in TMH. It's painful hearing this. Trauma. The one who should love and protect is your bully? Conflict, confusion and anger. I'm glad dogs were able to give him reciprocal love. Rest well Boomer, thanks for rocking with bro.
Rip X thanks for helping me get through my childhood.
I feel kinship with him when he speaks about his past. My grandma protected me from my parents also. The memories of my upbringing still f*** me up, and proof of that is that I started using drugs as soon as I discovered them. Still do, just now I use safer ones. Unfortunately, DMX had more resources for them so it damaged him on a much higher level.
I respect him most for his openness on hard subjects, and for the fearlessness to expose the entertainment industry. It's because of X that I started looking into it.
Thank you for making this video.
One of my all time favourites.. his voice was something else 🙌🏻
You can really feel his Pain in Slippin. ☹️
I was a total metal head in highschool. DMX was the first rapper I liked and the first rap cd I ever bought...rip Mr Simmons
Thank you for this content. I’m learning so much about these musical genuises of my teenage years. And the anecdotes from their videos. It all makes sense now
Thank you 🙏🏼 glad to hear it
This made me feel for Earl Simmons and made me miss DMX, but he’s still here in the music