“We hadn’t worked on something like this in over 15 years, with us consistently being in the studio and us having a plan and a schedule … I was super proud of him for getting his confidence up.” DMX WireImage “He was in one of the best places I’ve seen him in years,” said Swizz. You can hear all sorts of life in DMX, who sounds re-focused and re-energized throughout the LP. No doubt, “Exodus” is not the hastily compiled collection of leftovers that some posthumous albums end up being. And we just ended up staying in California at Snoop’s studio, where we did the Verzuz, and started and finished the album there.” I just wish I had new songs for them to hear.’ And I said, ‘Well OK, let’s go!’ I love the new younger generation showing me love. “He was feeling all the fans’ love, and he was feeling all the support from his peers,” said Swizz. Inside DMX’s traumatic childhood: Legendary Ruff Ryder survived a lot DMX and longtime collaborator, friend and Ruff Ryders crewmate Swizz Beatz WireImage Sadly, the New York native - born Earl Simmons in Mount Vernon and raised in Yonkers - died at 50 on April 9 after suffering a heart attack on April 2 brought on by an overdose.īut the journey to “Exodus” actually began 10 months ago, after X appeared in a Verzuz battle with Snoop Dogg.
He was gonna re-brand himself with new photos of him looking the best that he could look … But unfortunately we didn’t get to that part.”
We had plans to do a two-month cleansing and workout before we came with the album. “It’s not an album that was pieced together after he passed. “We did the whole album - the album was done - before he passed,” said Swizz, 42, who served as both executive producer and producer. ‘Shark Tank’ investor blasted for praising Louis Farrakhan speechįor DMX’s longtime collaborator, friend and Ruff Ryders crewmate Swizz Beatz, making his posthumous album “ Exodus” - which drops on Friday - was supposed to be the start of a big comeback for the late rapper. His first five albums had hit the top of the Billboard album chart.Eve talks about her new ABC drama ‘Queens’ and impending motherhoodĭMX’s official cause of death revealed: He ‘fought till the very end’Ĭeleb lawyer Murray Richman lists NYC duplex for $1.5M The American Music Award winner was a prominent figure in the hip-hop and pop music industry in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Upon admission, his condition was so critical that he was resuscitated and placed on life support. The rapper, born Earl Simmons, had been battling drug addiction and was hospitalised in New York last week with a heart attack following a reported overdose. (local time), BET will broadcast a home going celebration live on its YouTube channel.ĭMX, who rose to fame in the late 1990s, died at the age of 50 after being on life support for a week following a heart attack, his family said on April 10, the day he breathed his last. ET, reported Fox News.įollowing this, on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. However, it will be streamed live on DMX's YouTube channel at 4 p.m. Washington, April 22 (ANI): A public memorial event for the rapper DMX is scheduled to be held at the Barclays Center on April 24 that will be streamed live on YouTube, giving his fans a chance to honour him virtually.Īmerican rapper DMX, who passed away on Friday (local time), after being on life support following an April 2 drug overdose, will be honoured by his family, friends, and fans in one of the premier entertainment venues in the country, the Barclays Center, on April 24, Saturday.ĭMX's family and close friends will then attend the private funeral service at a church in the New York City area on Sunday, April 25.Īlthough it is considered a public event, it was announced on the rapper's Instagram that health restrictions in New York will prevent anyone except close friends and family from physically attending the memorial.