Anecdotes

Announced that he's retiring from the music business so he can focus more on church and his family. (2003)

Is the only artist ever to have two albums debut at #1on the Billboard top one-hundred chart in the same year.

Known for his barking and growling while rapping.

Battled rapper Jay-Z in a rap battle which was determined to be a draw. He later stated in an interview that the battle taught him that his style of rapping was not always the best.

Sixth best selling rapper of all time.

Was hit by a drunk driver when he was a little kid.

Has tattoo on his back of his dog killed by a motorist and the words ONE LOVE BOOMER.

His wife Tashera Simmons lived above him in his apartment complex when he was young. He did not know this until he met her at a club.

Wrote his first rhymes while spending time in jail.

Has a scar on his left wrist from a fan trying to rip his watch off.

Has his own clothing line called Bloodline.

His second album "Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood" sold over 670,000 copies in its first week.

Loved to play with "green army men" toys and watch Eddie Murphy on Saturday Night Live (1975).

Wrote an autobiography titled "E.A.R.L.: Ever Always Real Life."

He and his wife Tashera Simmons, welcomed a baby girl named Praise Mary Ella Simmons on 18th April 2005. They also have a son called Shawn.

Has sold more then 15 million records in the United States.

DMX stands for Dark Man Extreme.

Lived in Yonkers, New York

Formed rap group Ruff Ryders consisting of Eve, Drag-On, The Lox, Swizz Beatz, Parle.

Has 9 dogs.

Is one of the best selling hip-hop artists of all time. His first four albums have each gone at least triple platinum in the US alone, and his CD "Grand Champ" went platinum.

Estranged father was a street artist.

The only artist in Soundscan history to have his first four albums debut at #1 on the Billboard Charts.

Was often sick as a child.

Has two sons named Xavier & Tocoma

Has a religion-related skit on each of his CDs.

Was briefly on his high school's track team.

Formed music label Ruff Ryders.

Lives in Cave Creek, Arizona.

Like Busta Rhymes, he is known for his high-energy, stylized flow of rapping.

When he was a child his family belonged to the Jehovah's Witnesses religious group.

He released a song titled "Born Loser" in 1993 on Columbia Records

Founded Bloodline Records in New York City in 2000.

His third album "... And Then There Was X" sold over 600,000 copies in its first week.

His sixth album, 'Year of the Dog...Again', debuted at #1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at #2 on The Billboard 200 at the end of its first week of release.

Left Def Jam Records (the label he's been signed to throughout his entire career) and signed a new three-album deal with Sony Records. (janvier 2006)

Released the first single from his upcoming album 'Year Of The Dog...Again' called "Lord, Give Me A Sign". (mai 2006)

Filming "The Bleeding" in Wilmington, North Carolina (avril 2008)

Released his sixth album 'Year of the Dog...Again' on August 1st. (août 2006)

His sixth album, "Grand Champ", was a #1 debut on the Billboard Pop Charts.

Has two half-sisters (on his mother's side) and a younger half-brother who died at birth. He also has two half-brothers on his father's side.

The first three of his CDs debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts and each has gone at least triple platinum.

Also a recording artist on Def Jam Music label along with Foxy Brown

He was the son of mother Arnett Simmons and father Joe Barker.