Not too sure his dogs liked him (twice arrested for animal cruelty), his 15 kids with various baby mamas (avoiding child support), or the IRS (tax fraud).
Youre too young to remember when Snoop and Biggie first came out. But yes, DMX was huge when he hit the mainstream. I hope he finds peace in death that he never found in life. An all time great for sure.
Stay classy.
Simply pointing out facts that shouldn't be celebrated.
No one is celebrating his misdeeds. No one celebrates yours either. If you lived the life DMX lived I don't think you'd be too well-adjusted either. Consider yourself lucky. You come off as very sheltered. As DMX once said: "meet me outside...meet me outside."
Somebody needs to find that picture ASAP.
We are celebrating the good he put out in the world and the good times we experienced through his music. We all know he had his demons and he was far from perfect. The man has passed and in a world filled with so much negativity its nice to focus on the good for a moment. Bringing up what you brought up in this moment is nothing but a dooshbag move.
I always hated seeing my favorite rappers in movies. I was the one person who simply did not like any of those 90s rapper starring flicks. The only exception is Tupac who was a legit acting talent who couldve really developed into award winning level had he lived.
Some posters here certainly appear to be celebrating his staying "hardcore" to the end, or as we used to say, "keeping it real." Sure, the man had demons, but that doesn't give license to shirking responsibility. If the thread was simply kept to the music, I wouldn't have commented. To me, white people celebrating "keeping it real" is simply another way of saying, "let's keep them in their place."
Common is probably a better actor than rapper, IMO.
Some of them were bad but the early 90's had some classics. Boyz n the Hood is one of the greatest movies ever made IMO. New Jack City, Juice, and Poetic Justice were all good.
How many years did you live in the hood for? My rent was $300 a month - imagine how palatial and exquisite that place was. For how many years did you work low-wage, physical labor jobs? Can you even speak Spanish? Have you frequented many bodegas? What was your weapon of choice when ish hit the fan? I preferred Snapple bottles - didn’t break easily and they gripped well.
Not sure why you're doing this and Common Sense was/is a great rapper.
One of the best soundtracks out there at the time.
And way too often at their own hands. I saw Master P called out the entire rap game because no one stepped in to help. I can see that but at the end of the day X was a 50yo man with demons and they always win out if you don't fight them yourself. He leaves a legend.
How many years did you live in the hood for? Two. Unlike my older brother, I missed out on growing up in the South End of Stamford as my folks moved the year before I was born. But I can count a roach-infested studio in NY among my post-UConn dwellings.
Please feel free to read his bio before you judge him. His early life wasn’t pleasant. After becoming famous, he often went back on Holidays to visit the NYC youth facilities he grew up in. In the 80’s and 90’s that system was the worst in the world. He’s actually a success story given the circumstances.
