American rapper, DMX is dead

Legendary American rapper, Earl Simmons alias DMX, is dead.

His family announced the death in a statement. He had been on life support at White Plains Hospital after suffering what his family called “a catastrophic cardiac arrest” a week earlier.

“Earl was a warrior who fought till the very end,” the Simmons family said. “He loved his family with all of his heart, and we cherish the times we spent with him.”

He died on Friday in White Plains, N.Y. He was 50.