Talk:DMX/Archive 1

Image
Can someone upload one. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.151.109.19 (talk) 19:52, 11 February 2015 (UTC)

Inconsistincies
At the top of the article, it says "DMX" was "derived from a similarly-named drum machine." In his "early life" paragraph, however, it says it came from "an earlier stage name of Dark Man X." Which one is accurate? Second, this 'early life' bulls shit paragraph could use extensive clean up. I don't know what is intended, but the sentence referring to relocating could be rewritten for clarity. Hes actually from Baltimore,Maryland not New York. --129.176.151.10 (talk) 12:54, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

In his autobiography, he states he took the name from the Oberheim DMX drum machine. The retconning of the initials came later, and he wasn't known as Dark Man X until around the time he signed with Def Jam as far as I know. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.239.159.6 (talk) 16:14, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

---There's at least 3 different meanings in the article right now. The first sentence uses "Dark Man X" and then "Dog Man X" and on the side information for birth name it says "Damien Matt Xavier". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.238.79.84 (talk) 22:41, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

DMX, Walk With Me Now & You'll Fly With Me Later (2010)

DMX is the self-titled seventh studio album by DMX. It was released on February 23, 2010 .... The date (as of me posting this) is 30 January 2010 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.27.59.92 (talk) 22:53, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

WALK WITH ME NOW YOULL FLY WITH ME LATER
they are two seperate albums, a normal rap album, 'Walk with me now' and a gospel album 'You'll fly with me Later'. This is confirmed on many different websites. therefore i will continue to edit it the correct way. This album also is famous for many shotouts, to DMX's "Boy" named "Jay dog" back in baltimore —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.158.120.63 (talk) 23:07, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

About Just-Ice
'''It is in the autobiography that dmx first was the beatboxer for another rapper befoe himself started rapping. In the biography it says the name of the rapper was "Ready Ron" Why is Just-Ice linked in this topic???? --84.61.39.197 (talk) 17:17, 6 March 2008 (UTC) Any Response?--80.66.6.242 (talk) 11:34, 18 April 2008 (UTC) HELLO??'''--84.61.12.64 (talk) 13:48, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

26 November 2007

I checked the reference (number 3) to About.com and that article says nothing (that I can see) about DMX's bipolar disorder being caused by sexual abuse from his father. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.67.187.43 (talk) 00:09, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

31 Aug 2007 I have removed all text showing that DMX was shot and killed outside of a strip club on 30 August 2007. There is NO NEWS whatsoever that this event has occurred, and until there is, does not need to be shown in Wikipedia as an unverified entry. Blatantly lying about someone's death is rude and disrespectful. Spikester81 21:29, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

I think there should be more info on his albums and life story. --Willis835 15:19, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

I love DMX... i think you need to update this... he has now joined SONY, but there are no reasons to why... please find out. THANKS!

There should be more info on various things and the page layout should be better, also add info about his singles.

Seriously though, this entire page sounds so fan boy. So he'a a tuff rapper from the streets. Got any references to back that up?

I made vast edits regarding links, formatting, and POV. I also added the unreferenced label due to the lack of sources.Dan Kimmons 21:32, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Can someome do this for me cause im terrible at linking.Can someone link hs new show to his page?DMX:Soul Of A Man(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMX_Soul_Of_A_Man)DMX:Soul Of A Man >Also, has anyone tried to make atopic about his wife nd kids?I havent even seen them mentioned on the page?Talk: DMX (Rapper)-DogPHman 14:11, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

Somebody keeps putting the career start for DMX at 1998, wherelse in the article, it said that he appeared in the Unsigned Hype Section of the Source in 1991. Whatever the case is, DMX was on Mic Geronimo's The Natural album in 1995, but before that in the period of 1991-1995, he had a video and song called "Born Loser" which was never aired on MTV because of the so-called "violent and explicit" scences in the video. It really annoyes me that MTV would rather play rap videos with cars and clothes, but would not play videos about real life.

This is a response that actually is about Just-Ice. I deleted the paragraph that said that, cause that was v misleading. This article is p bad imo. Im not sure if wikipedia can reference books, but if it can, then DMX's autobiography should be a source.Jnaktheking (talk) 12:48, 14 July 2008 (UTC)

you yokozuna 6y 107.9.58.207 (talk) 12:12, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

5t 107.9.58.207 (talk) 12:17, 5 April 2021 (UTC)

Needs reputible resources
This article needs to try to find some actual information from newspapers, magazines and non-partisan third-parties. We cannot determine what site is official for any particular organization or person based on original research. The web site needs to be mentioned as official in an article and not an advertisment for it to be verifiable. Any information from the web site must also be avoided since it is self-referencing, biased and autobiographical. Ste4k 03:40, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Lord Give Me A Sign and We In Here
We need the singles to become topics--DogPHman 00:40, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

DMX: Unleashed and Unreleased
Can anyone make a topic about this?--DogPHman 16:16, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

We In Here
Ive greatly extended the ' We In Here ' page and the album pages.. - 22:34, 22nd September - Also..could someone PLEASE add more detail to the Swizz Beatz page ! I am m trying

About the bloodline record lable
I am curious is Bloodline records owned or founded by Dmx? HE seemed to have added himself in the Cradle 2 Grave soundtrack as part of the bloodline records Kennel. I been searching for that lable in wikipedia and its not here I am just curious

Criminal Record

 * In September 4, 2006 Bobby Brown, DMX, Busta Rhymes have all been arrested for possession drugs for personal use.

Any reason this is here? Awkward and tangential. MKV 16:56, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

I would say it is somewhat relevant but I think we need a link to see it as I never heard of this and that it should be pulled until proof is presented from a good source-DogPHman 02:45, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

"DMX mentions his criminal attorney, Murray Richman, also known as "Don't Worry Murray", in E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX[3]." Is this even meaningful?-DogPHman 02:49, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

I completely deleted the line about "September 4, 2006 arrests, because it was changed from "possesion for drugs" to "Bum Sex or Anal Sex". Clear vandalism, and the comment didn't seem appropriate anyway, so it's gone now. --le petite robot 17:41, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

I completely deleted a line in the exaggerated "criminal history" part of this entry that referenced "violent behavior," which linked to a British newspaper describing DMX "refusing to fasten his seatbelt on a plane." That does not constitute "violent behavior." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.56.48.226 (talk) 04:56, 4 March 2009 (UTC)

Why is the criminal record section longer than his other sections? Is there nothing better to talk about than his criminal history? Kittyrue (talk) 22:41, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

There are multiple mentions of "animal cruelty", and I think that it would be useful to specify what this meant, as it is a broad term. Court documents , released by TMZ.com, go into some detail, and I will leave it to a more skilled editor to report the contents of the court documents in a way that is not OR. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.13.28.140 (talk) 22:44, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

Additionally, although I don't think this belongs in the article, Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been publicly involved in he investigation saying "...someone's got to pay". Arpaio is under FBI investigation for abuse of power, racial profiling, and civil rights issues. Just saying. 86.13.28.140 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 23:04, 10 January 2011 (UTC).

Infobox
DMX's music is Rap not Rap and Rock —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lil' Infamous (talk • contribs).

Why
"DMX is a fan of the Pit Bull type dogs (American Pit Bull Terriers and American Staffordshire Terriers). He has a tattoo of one of his deceased dogs, on his back, which reads "One Love Boomer". He later contributed over $1 million to the United Negro Association for unfortunate black children in New York City."

why part of him contributing over 1mill isnt relevant to the current subject —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Lil' Infamous (talk • contribs).

K-Solo
I changed the part about K-Solo passing the lie detector. I actually saw this and know the results. I also cleaned up the page a bit. - Bruno

I just watched the "What is Beef 2" documentary.. and it seems that they DMX and K-Solo DID have beef. But the lie detector test really doesnt have anything to do with the beef? Its just the "results" or such a thing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.160.118.126 (talk) 16:46, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

Blood boiling dogs?
"DMX is known for his love of dogs, and owns several as pets. On April 20, 2006, he was away from his home and had put up most of his pet dogs in a kennel. The kennel accidentally burned down, killing all animals inside, though no humans perished. In many cases, the animals' blood had boiled in their veins, then burst while they were still alive and spewed red hot blood indiscriminately. DMX, on returning home, confronted the kennel owner and demanded to know where his dogs were at. The owner had no response. DMX has since bought many new dogs to replace his lost pets."

Is that even possible?! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 58.89.243.37 (talk) 12:30, 9 April 2007 (UTC).

Crooked I
Crooked I has just made a whole diss track towards DMX recently as a result of some Comments DMX made about the West Coast and their style of rap and life. just wondering if anyone else has heard anything about it and if you have does anyone know if X will respond...if you need a little information about it you can find it on DMXWORLD.com and the Diss Track is called 'I'm Thrown'.

SOurce tag
Why does the source tag on this article say it doesn't cite any sources?--it cites a couple. Still needs to cite more obviously. '  Tayquan' hollaMy work 22:16, 4 May 2007 (UTC)

Rivalries
The rivalries section should be converted to paragraphs and taken out of a bulletted list. I'll wait to see what someone says before doing it. '  Tayquan' hollaMy work 01:53, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll do this tomorrow, the lead also needs to be at three paragraphs. '  Tayquan' hollaMy work 16:00, 21 May 2007 (UTC)

Also I think someone has linked to the wrong "Andre the giant"--121.44.225.112 02:55, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

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1999, 2000 VMAs
Was there a reason for DMX not showing up for his scheduled VMA performances in 99 and 00

should this be mentioned in the article?Jimmypop1994 03:22, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

Birthday Problems
The beginning of the article declares 'born on december 18, 1970', but in Background Information, the birthday 'march 28, 1973' is listed.Jkister 09:16, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

Place of Birth / Real Name
When you search Wikipedia for DMX, the result is DMX whose real name is Earl Simmons. The opening line of this articles says that his real name is Jim Brooks. Then the article continues to make reference to Simmons. The Backgound information shows James John Brooks.

Opening line says he is an English Rapper. Early life says he was born in Carshalton, Surrey, yet the background information says he was born in Baltimore, MD, and is American.

This article has too many conflicts on these basic fundamentals.

The Autobiogarphy says Earl Simmons was born in Mount vernon, New York.--80.66.6.242 (talk) 11:11, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Deputies find snakes, blood in DMX's home
ABC 15 - Aug 28, 2007

"The search warrant from the Friday raid on his Cave Creek home reveals that aside from a dozen malnourished dogs, detectives also found cars with untraceable license plates, rattlesnakes in the rapper's kitchen and blood all over one room."

Detectives also pulled out dozens of high-powered rifles and handguns.--Sexecutioner 17:57, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Serious Wounds On Dead Dogs
Autopsy Reveals Serious Wounds On Dead Dogs Found Buried In DMX's Home —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.16.61.82 (talk) 23:59, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

DMX age
i seriously doubt that he was born in 1970 more like 1972 seeing he has a tattoo of his birth year. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Taylor21 (talk • contribs) 10:24, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

evidence? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.178.224.209 (talk) 23:34, 18 October 2007 (UTC)


 * Theres the proof right there  Taylor21  02:22, 19 October 2007 (UTC) (Image:Dmx_tattoo.JPG)


 * All sources indicate he was born in 1970. Tattoos do not count as reliable sources. shoeofdeath 08:42, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

Ok then i guess thats fair enough, even though i reckon the tattooed birth year is right seeing is he would know his own birth year and it would be stupid to put another year on your arm, but i do understand that all other sources say 1970 and we have to go by the reliable sources rule, even though its really stupid putting the wrong year as his age of birth, but awell.... Taylor21  09:38, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

The tatoo on his arm shows the birth date of his dead friend Kato. DMX is born 1970. --Ambriska 14:11 29 July 2008

Place of birth
Sources are conflicting as to where, exactly, he was born.


 * In his official autobiography, E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX, he states he was born in Mount Vernon, New York.
 * His official website states he was born in Yonkers, New York (it seems clear this is where he was raised, at least).
 * Almost every online source states he was born in Baltimore, Maryland. (,, many others)

If anyone has any information that might help determine his true birth location, please share it. shoeofdeath 08:42, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

WALK WITH ME NOW AND YOU'LL FLY WITH ME LATER
this is real, theyre are multiple sources that prove it —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.158.120.75 (talk) 17:53, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

DEATH?
XXL MAGAZINE LINK .. http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=17744 good source but i still can't believe the dog is dead. YO! Raps confirms it too


 * That article simply says that he collapsed, and has nothing about him dying. Knowledge Of Self  |  talk  01:35, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

It turns out D is alive and well and is recording a hip hop/gospel album. People collapse from overdose's and then get out of the hospital quickly, which is more than likely what happened here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.197.245.159 (talk) 05:21, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

Died April 8th Rwright05 (talk) 03:25, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

R.i.P Jonblaze412 (talk) 03:41, 9 April 2021 (UTC)

Horrid Fake Words
Somebody practically destroyed the page of the Flesh of my Blood section by writing about their penis obsession. I'm fixing this right away!

Tags
I've added a larger issue tag to the article, primarily due to lack of references. The most glaring problem with the lack of citations is in what was previously the "Criminal history" section. I've changed the heading title to "Arrests" because an arrest doesn't imply guilt or conviction, thus negating the arrest as a criminal history. The larger issue with this section is that several of the list entries have no citations and are subject to being removed, which I will do in a few days if no citations have been added. This is a big potential WP:BLP violation and liability issue that needs to be summarily corrected. Wildhartlivie (talk) 20:11, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

I edited the XXL interview and arizona raid with updated information
And people are reverting back with no reasons stated. I updated sources and information. Please explain or f off. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.88.194.246 (talk) 00:42, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

Remove XXL interview
i reckon it should be removed, wikipedia isnt a tabloid and this section doesnt flow with the rest of the article. seems pointless having it, if people still want it there it should be merged with another section to do with his personal life or somethin and trimmed down. dont need a word for word account of what he thinks about the presendential campaign, its irrelevant. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.108.62.204 (talk) 05:22, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

1999/2002 arrest info
The link to Earl's guilty plea is dead, and shouldn't this be considered part of the '99 arrest anyway? According to and  the arrest and resulting charges is the same case. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.142.70.30 (talk) 10:25, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Uncredited songs
There are some uncredited songs (no informations about them) like I'm Gonna Crawl (it was in the beginning of the film Romeo Must Die), One More Night, Life Be My Songs, Goodbye. I wish that someone could put some informations about these songs and thank you.41.140.17.99 (talk) 20:36, 13 October 2009 (UTC) Aknouch Said

Poorly written
This is one of the most poorly written wikipedia pages in existence. Much of the grammar is poor and the meaning of many sentences is hard to decipher because of it. It is also not very detailed (the article as a whole). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.113.122.19 (talk) 06:31, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

References singles Walk With Me Now
Please put the web pages where you get the information about the contributions from DMX Walk With Me Now, example collaborations with Game, Raeknow, etc. Thanks from Peru. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dmx grone (talk • contribs) 02:19, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Needs more on early life
I just saw his documentary on vh1-why is there nothing here about his abusive mother, him going in and out of foster homes and group homes, and the numerous times he's been imprisoned and the time he was beat up so bad he had to rap through his jaw wired shut? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.233.135.156 (talk) 06:09, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

You should have created a Wiki account and posted the edit, with a proper citation to the VH1 video. The editors and contributors thus far are clearly not going to, right? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.245.112.230 (talk) 10:47, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

july 2012
DMX Hospitalized after ATV Accident

http://manifestopart2.com/?cat=1131 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.84.68.252 (talk) 07:34, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

More info about his religion view
I think we should add more information about his religion point of view. He is one of the most known rappers that raps about Jesus Christ and try to fight with Illuminati 194.117.241.30 (talk) 15:36, 22 September 2012 (UTC)

Are the editors and contributors to this wiki article unaware of this, unwilling to research it, or think it's unimportant? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.245.112.230 (talk) 10:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)
 * What was there was
 * DMX is a practicing Christian, having many spiritual songs like "Lord Give Me a Sign, "Jesus Loves Me" and also explicit references of God in songs like The Rain. He has mentioned numerous times in live shows and interviews that he has faith in Jesus Christ, conducting prayers after every live concert.,|title= DMX prays on stage after a concert,
 * Aside from being really poorly formatted let's look at the sources. There are four in a single reference, which should not ever be done.
 * http://hollowverse.com/ is not a reliable source and so cannot be used.
 * DMX prays on stage after a concert Sound sync is bad and footage of a live concert is a copyright violation. "Father God I'm just learning how to pray" doesn't really support the statements.
 * This is the front page of the Christian Post, and there's nothing there.
 * A clear copyright violation of a CBS program.
 * Nothing can be used, but we should certainly find something. Walter Görlitz (talk) 00:27, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Sorry. I should point to the two things I mentioned above
 * Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources, specifically WP:QUESTIONABLE since hollowverse.com doesn't appear to be published by anyone recognized as a journalist and doesn't have any editorial content.
 * Wikipedia:Copyright violations: "Copyright infringing material should also not be linked to."
 * If good sources can be found, sources that meet Wikipedia's guidelines, then I would be glad to help format the material correctly. Walter Görlitz (talk) 00:51, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Birthplace?
The main body article lists his birthplace as Baltimore, Maryland, but his infobox lists it as Mount Vernon, New York. May somebody clear this up? Where was DMX really born? Illegitimate Barrister (talk) 03:35, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Pfft - ya - this would be good to clear up - especially for well-meaning holders of doctorate degrees that contribute to this page. This would be wrong, then: http://www.answers.com/topic/dmx? And this: http://www.billboard.com/artist/300046/dmx/biography?

This didn't sound right to me when I read it either - that's not a native NY accent on DMX. Then I read this person's challenge. Wow...in about 5 minutes I found the two above links - one from the official Billboard site. Seriously editors, you can't get this straight! Would you mind providing a citation that he was born in NY?

This article officially deserves an 'F', not a 'D' or 'C' as I debated earlier. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.245.112.230 (talk) 10:43, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 3 December 2012
The official website is not longer available and is a godaddy parking page.

99.88.9.166 (talk) 22:16, 3 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Tagged as with this edit. Thanks.  Begoon &thinsp; talk  02:13, 4 December 2012 (UTC)

Who thinks that links to external sites like that have any sort of permanence? Why isn't that edit either refused or upgraded to have some screenshots uploaded to WikiPedia, or something? Ridiculous...

2013 Arrests
I am going to re-insert his July 2013 DUI arrest. My edit was removed by STATicVerseatide who alleges that he wasn't charged. A news search showed me multiple news sites reporting over the past 3 days that he was charged. If anyone knows otherwise and can find a reliable source, by all means remove mention of charges being brought. However, the fact that he was arrested is not diminished by the (reported) absence of criminal charges; I would argue that even in the absence of charges being brought, the arrest should remain in the article. DoctorEric (talk) 20:56, 30 July 2013 (UTC)


 * A source was provided that he was not charged.  STATic  message me!  21:00, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

DoctorEric says, "I would argue that even in the absence of charges being brought, the arrest should remain in the article". Can you please provide the basis and details of your argument? Would you say that your argument should apply to every biographical article in WikiPedia? What makes DMX's article so special? Are you biased? Would you please spend your time breaking this "Legal Issues" section into two subsections - "Arrest History" and "Trials" - instead of fixating on new arrests without charges? Perhaps this way the article will have fewer redundant and confusing citations in the "Legal Issues" section. It's horribly documented! I'm not convinced the man is any more deviant than your average Iowa St. 21-yr old at a late-night club after a football game. Finally, should you add any and all incidents you've experienced with police on your own biography page? Or if you have none, any other random biography page you choose with one? Why are you different from DMX? Finally, is the "Legal Issues" section written and edited by contributors who are wholly unaware of the history of Maricopa County and its sheriff? Or do they prefer to ignore this context as it might raise some questions about his arrest history in Ariz? DMX and you both are very public, though he's much more famous and it will always be that way. Get over it. I'm impressed that you're motivated to add derogatory information to his bio and advocate its publication. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.245.112.230 (talk) 09:58, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

I mean Doctor...this article is graded a C with high importance. The C grade is generous as others have suggested. I'd say a 'D' grade is more realistic. Is the Doctor getting a 'D' grade or a 'C' grade, and how's that working out? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.245.112.230 (talk) 10:22, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 5 September 2013
Please see this article and add the info to his page: http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-09-23-dmx_N.htm

Mklee123 (talk) 17:08, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

Not done: The edit semi-protected template is used to allow an editor who is not autoconfirmed to edit a page which is semi-protected. You need to specify the text you want to add and provide reliable sources for any factual change. Thanks, Celestra (talk) 02:16, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

I agree, somebody go ahead and do this...there are alot of questions about the Legal Issues section. The last question posed in the article is shared by many readers, and this Wiki article completely fails to address this reality. The motivation for this ignorance is suspect itself.

What Religion/Denomination?
I like DMX's song "Lord Give Me A Sign" but I was wondering, What religion and denomination is DMX? on most Wikipedia pages it lists what religion someone is but it doesn't say it on DMX's page.

--173.168.179.149 (talk) 20:17, 15 June 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm actually just finished fighting a battle where the discussion was that most biographies don't list a person's religion, and certainly not for musicians. We also discussed whether the religion parameter should list the denomination (the usual practice for Christian subjects) or simply list "Christian". Without a source though, we can't really make any statements. Walter Görlitz (talk) 00:50, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

birthplace
DMX was born in Baltimore, MD. He was raised there to. I forgot what age it was when he moved out of the baltimore area into another city. He was never born anywhere else but in baltimore, md. i mean come on he even stated it a few times in his own songs. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leroymcqy (talk • contribs) 10:10, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

Legal issues not entirely accurate
DMX wasn't simply sentenced to six months, he was sentenced to community service and is currently working at IHOP in Buffalo, NY. My Source: I was in jail with him. For proof, take my last name on my username and look me up on VineLink if you wish(my ICN is 117100). While I was in Erie County Correctional Facility with him, he was in Lima for a good while until he started mouthing off to Deputy Devine. He was then moved to Bravo-2(the box) for 24 hours then moved to Nova, cell #1. This is where I came into contact with him. He's just this old man, completely washed up. "Don't you know I'm D, you that ignorant?" "I really don't care who you are. Let me cook my curry. Stop trying to cut in line you piece of sh*t".

There was confusion in Nova, since there are two Simmons, Scott and Earl(DMX). Scott's awesome. — Preceding unsigned comment added by THWoodman (talk • contribs) 13:40, 16 November 2015 (UTC)


 * I cleaned up the information on the Federal tax related charges. As is often the case when charges are brought in relation to Federal tax crimes, the news media (of which I am a former member) gets some things confused. This individual was charged back in March 2017. He appeared in court on July 14, 2017. The indictment had been sealed from March to July, so the public didn't know about it for several months.


 * The news media also tends to use the term "tax evasion" as short-hand for "any Federal tax crime under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code." That is a technically incorrect use of the term, but reporters do it all the time. In this case, the individual was indeed charged with seven counts of tax evasion. The other seven counts were for other tax crimes, some of which were misdemeanors (not felonies). I corrected the article accordingly, and added a more reliable source. Famspear (talk) 03:38, 15 July 2017 (UTC)

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DMX birth date
Now that the page is fully protected, we as a group (not just us two, but the regular editors of this article that witnessed your edit war) would like to hear from you as to why you think this person was born in 1963 and not 1970. Keep in mind an interview alone isn't always reliable. jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 08:56, 16 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Not to be offensive, but any rapper that calls himself an "entrepreneur" usually is not being serious. 2601:8C:4001:DCB9:E420:53D6:8423:A145 (talk) 12:34, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

DuckDuckGo Summary
When I searched for DMX on DuckDuckGo, the summary below the link to the Wiki page says "DMX had multiple extramarital affairs during his marriage to Simmons, some of which produced children. DNA testing confirmed that he is the father...", which probably shouldn't be the first thing that people see. Google seems to summarise it correctly: "Earl Simmons (born December 18, 1970), professionally known as DMX, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. In 1999...". Any idea how to encourage the correct behaviour on DDG? I'm afraid I am too new to make any changes and test them myself. NGSohoni (talk) 09:23, 14 September 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 3 April 2021
DMX is not dead, not sure why this article names 4/3/21 as his date of death as he is presently still living? 174.49.170.94 (talk) 19:24, 3 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the note. This information has already been removed from the article, and is being closely monitored. &#8209;&#8209; El Hef  ( Meep? ) 21:20, 3 April 2021 (UTC)

still on life support and minimal brain activity = almost certain death coming :( — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:800c:500:63e:126:6c6d:7734:b12a (talk), 02:59 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Given the frequent changes in information about his condition, it's best for Wikipedia to say nothing more than that he is in the hospital, rather than updating his condition in a way that may turn out to be erroneous. 50.248.234.77 (talk) 03:03, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

ya whatever

Addition to DMX's legal issues
DMX was arrested in front of 12,000 people during a concert at Queen's Park Oval cricket ground in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, Saturday 10th July 1999 after he repeatedly used obscene language during his performance It is illegal in Trinidad to use obscene language in public. DMX received repeated warnings from police on duty, before he was arrested. Police fired their guns into the air to quiet fans who became unruly after police cut short DMX's set. No injuries were reported, the rapper, also was charged with resisting arrest, was held in jail until Monday morning July 12th 1999 because police feared he would leave the country if he were released on bail. In a court appearance at the Port-of-Spain Magistrates Court, DMX made a public apology for his obscene language onstage. Krixxsam (talk) 19:31, 27 June 2020 (UTC)