What happened to DMX when he was young?
What happened to DMX when he was young?
Simmons said he became addicted to crack cocaine when he was 14 years old, after Ready Ron tricked him into smoking a marijuana cigarette laced with the drug. He also said that he had bipolar disorder. Simmons entered drug rehabilitation several times including in 2002, 2017, and 2019, when he cancelled concerts.
What was DMX childhood and adolescence like?
At a young age his Mother moved them to the infamous School Street projects in Yonkers where DMX would learn his trade of robbing. As a youth, he committed crimes such as robbery and spent much of his adolescence in and out of juvenile detention and youth group homes.
How long was DMX jailed?
DMX was first sent to prison in 1986 for stealing a dog from a junkyard. He spent two years in a juvenile correctional facility in New York. A few weeks after he began his sentence, alongside his cellmate, he escaped.
How old was DMX when he started his career?
December 18, 2022. DMX, or Earl Simmons, was born on December 18, 1970. He had an early start in music at 14 when he beatboxed for Ready Ron. Over time he made his own mixtapes and started them on the streets through which he made a local fan base all over New York.
