{"id":3573,"date":"2021-05-01T16:36:59","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T21:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/read.streamapse.com\/?p=3573"},"modified":"2021-05-01T16:36:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-01T21:36:59","slug":"our-tribute-to-dmx-a-man-blessed-with-a-vicious-bark-of-a-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/?p=3573","title":{"rendered":"Our Tribute To DMX &#8211; A Man Blessed With A Vicious Bark Of A Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With DMX, a man blessed with a vicious bark of a voice, there was no such thing as half-stepping. Born Earl Simmons in 1970, the Yonkers-raised MC arrived as the physical embodiment of unbridled energy\u2014a one-man distillation of fellow rugged New York acts like Wu-Tang Clan.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3574\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3574\" src=\"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DMX-Essentials.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DMX-Essentials.jpeg 700w, http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DMX-Essentials-300x300.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/streamapse.com\/Magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DMX-Essentials-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/streamapse.com\/top-albums-to-watch\/dmx-essentials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Stream DMX Essentials<\/strong><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On his 1998 debut, It\u2019s Dark and Hell Is Hot, DMX&#8217;s aggressive vocals projected his imposing presence across songs like the minimal, clanging \u201cGet at Me Dog\u201d and rowdy breakout \u201cRuff Ryders\u2019 Anthem.\u201d But X scaled back the pugnacity on that same album\u2019s introspective \u201cHow\u2019s It Goin\u2019 Down,\u201d which featured R&amp;B singer Faith Evans and painted a picture of a complex relationship headed down the wrong path. DMX would revisit that sensitivity on the heartfelt \u201cSlippin\u2019,\u201d from 1998\u2019s Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood, which found him expressing a desire to live a less tumultuous life. Though the rapper\u2019s two sides may seem to have been at odds, he always thrived when he let his emotions fly unrestrained. In 1999, he released &#8230;And Then There Was X, where even the anthemic \u201cParty Up\u201d served as a prime example of DMX&#8217;s uniquely intense take on hardcore hip-hop. But whether ferocious, amped up, or introspective, the MC remained grounded by his faith, which, especially in the later years of his career, he approached with nothing short of absolute devotion. He died on April 9, 2021. Rest In Power &#8220;X&#8221;!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With DMX, a man blessed with a vicious bark of a voice, there was no such thing as half-stepping. Born Earl Simmons in 1970, the Yonkers-raised MC arrived as the physical embodiment of unbridled energy\u2014a one-man distillation of fellow rugged New York acts like Wu-Tang Clan. 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