Biography of DMX
A rough-toned Yonkers MC who debuted with home-town friends the Lox on a DJ Clue mix-tape, DMX hit the big time in 1998 when his single "Get at Me Dog" became a club and radio smash. The rapper had first appeared in an "Unsigned Hype" column by The Source back in 1991; he was later signed to Columbia, but the deal fell through before recording had even begun. DMX guested on tracks by L.L. Cool J, Mase and Mic Geronimo (among others), and then signed to Def Jam in 1997. DMX's debut album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot debuted at number one in May 1998, and made him one of the most popular MCs of the late '90s. (It eventually sold platinum four times over.) Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood followed later that same year (also debuting at the top), and in late 1999 DMX returned with ...And Then There Was X. Once again, DMX entered the charts at number one. ~ John Bush