DMX is reportedly being admitted to hospital after suffering from a drug overdose.
Sources told TMZ that the 50-year-old rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, had an overdose around 11pm on Friday, which also caused a heart attack.
According to the exhaust valve, DMX was rushed to a hospital in White Plains, New York, and is in the critical care unit with some brain activity. ‘One source claims that he is in a’ vegetative state ‘.
Reps for the hip-hop star did not immediately return Fox News’ request for comment.
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Stars Missy Elliot and Viola Davis responded on social media shortly after reports appeared. “Prayers for DMX and his family,” Elliot wrote. Davis also tweeted that she was ‘praying for DMX’.
The ‘Party Up (Up in Here)’ rapper has revealed that he has fought drug abuse before. The report states that he last completed his rehabilitation in 2019 after serving one year in prison for tax evasion. The rapper at the time claimed that the rehabilitation period was not the result of a relapse, but rather a preventative measure.
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Rapper DMX performs on stage during the 10th annual ONE Musicfest in Centennial Olympic Park on September 8, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Last April, the rap legend presented a Bible study that reached more than 14,000 viewers amid the coronavirus pandemic.
” A time for embrace, and a time to avoid embrace, ” DMX said of quarantine and social distance. “A time for hugs and time to avoid hugs. What! Come now.”
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He led sermons in which he told his audience to keep the faith and believe in the will of God.
“At the end of the day, at the beginning of the day, it’s going to be God’s will,” he said. “If you try to understand why He does, what He does, you’re just going to get a headache. Just do the right thing.”