New York rapper DMX was hospitalized Friday night after a heart attack.
According to his lawyer, Murray Richman, he was still in critical condition on Saturday.
"He was hospitalized at 11 pm yesterday at the White Plains hospital"
, a city in the New York suburbs where he resides, after having
"a heart attack"
, his council has indicated for 25 years.
“As far as I know, he is still on life support
,” he added, saying he was
“very worried”
about the artist's condition.
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Drug problems
The lawyer said he could not confirm information from the specialist site TMZ according to which the rapper had overdosed.
The artist, 50 years old and known to have had drug problems, had notably undergone drug rehab in 2019, according to TMZ.
The rapper, real name Earl Simmons, had his heyday in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with hits like
X Gon 'Give It To Ya
or
Party Up
.
Author of eight albums, the last in 2015, DMX is one of the most controversial figures in hip-hop, exposing his inner demons in hymns that have brought him success but also criticism.
Her first big single,
Get At Me Dog
, starring Def Jam, was released in 1998, taken from her debut studio album,
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
.
The record climbed to No. 1 on Billboard's charts, with a second hit,
Ruff Ryders' Anthem
, marking the start of a commercial success that would last for several years.
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Conviction for tax evasion
Throughout his career, he has often had trouble with the law, with charges for possession of narcotics, cruelty to animals, dangerous driving, non-payment of support, or even for posing as a federal agent.
In November 2017, he pleaded guilty to tax evasion, admitting to having avoided paying $ 1.7 million in taxes.
He was sentenced to one year in prison and the restitution of some $ 2.3 million.
