People close to the singer announced for May 28 a new album, which the artist had completed before his death. The album will be titled “Exodus” and will consist of new songs, and will be released by Ruff Ryders and Def Jam Recordings.
Several people close to the rapper DMX, who died just over a month after suffering a heart attack , announced on Monday the publication on May 28 of a new album, which the artist had completed shortly before his death.
The artist friend and producer Swizz Beatz said in a statement that the album, entitled “Exodus”, is made up entirely of new songs, and will be released by Ruff Ryders and Def Jam Recordings, a record company that released some of their biggest hits and with which he had signed a new contract in 2019.
“My brother X was one of the purest and most extraordinary souls I have ever met,” Swizz said in a statement. “X could not wait for his fans around the world to listen to this album and show how much he valued each and every person who had supported him unconditionally,” he added.
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Only a week before his death, a new song was released, “Been to War”, on which DMX collaborated with Swizz and French Montana, although it is unknown if it is part of “Exodus”.
The 50-year-old artist, whose real name was Earl Simmons, died on April 9 in a hospital in the city of White Plains , in Westchester County, north of New York City, where he was admitted on the night of April 2 after suffering a heart attack.
DMX, who had 15 children, grew up in the New York neighborhood of Yonkers and had a drug problem for years.
His musical career developed in the 90s and also in the early 2000s, when he sold millions of copies of his first 5 albums, which debuted at number 1 on the Billboard, a record for that time.
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His best-known singles include the hits ‘X’ Gon Give it To Ya ‘, with more than 416 million views on Spotify despite being a single released in 2003,’ Party Up (Up in Here) ‘and’ Where the Hood At ‘.
