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Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 - April 9, 2021), better known by his stage name DMX, was an American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's. To date, his best-selling album is his 1999 album ...And Then There Was X, which featured the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". As an actor, he also starred in the films Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 The Grave and Last Hour, and his own reality television series Soul of a Man on the American cable television network BET. In 2002, DMX wrote an autobiographical book titled E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX. On April 9, 2021, DMX died at the age of 50 from a drug-related heart attack.
Known for
Credits
Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
as Anthony Fait
Romeo Must Die (2000)
as Silk
Exit Wounds (2001)
as Latrell Walker
Top Five (2014)
as DMX
Beyond the Law (2019)
as Detective Ray Munce
Pimp (2018)
as Midnight John
Never Die Alone (2004)
as King David
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Belly (1998)
as Tommy 'Buns' Bundy
Fast and Fierce: Death Race (2020)
as Davie
You're Watching Video Music Box (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent (2008)
as Nick
The After Party (2018)
as Self
A Journey to Sundance (2023)
as Self
Backstage (2000)
as Self
In Whose Name? (2025)
as Self
Woodstock '99 (2000)
Actor
Jump Out Boys (2008)
as Thorn
Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story (2017)
as Self
Big Pun: The Legacy (2009)
as Self
Chronicle of a Serial Killer (2020)
as Detective White
The Making of Exit Wounds (2002)
as Self
Fast Vengeance (2021)
as Captain Liddle
The Bleeding (2009)
as Tagg
Death Toll (2008)
as The Dog (Narrator)
Last Hour (2008)
as Black Jack
Beef (2003)
as Self
DMX: Don't Try to Understand (2021)
as Self
The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies and the FBI (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Boricua's Bond (2000)
Actor
Def Jam: Survival of the Illest: Live from 125 (1999)
as Self
Father of Lies (2007)
as Paul
Beef II (2004)
as Self
Doggmen (—)
as Cowboy
Ruff Ryders: Uncensored (2001)
as Self
DMX: Angel (2001)
as Himself
Cypress Hill Smoke Out Presents DMX (2002)
Actor