DMXâs untimely passing left a gaping hole in the Hip Hop community, but his memory and influence continue to live on three years since his departure.
Tuesday (April 9) marks the third anniversary of the âParty Upâ rapperâs death. The day before, the Ruff Ryders made a pilgrimage to the late MCâs resting place in Yonkersâ Oakland Cemetery to honor his life.
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âYou already know what time it is,â a member of the crew said in a video of the visit while pointing his smartphone camera at all the motorbikes and buggies present at the gravesite. âGot the whole pack out here, ya heard? Rest in peace, DMX.â
Some of those who showed up reflected on the legendary spitterâs unique place in the music industry and how he remained authentic throughout his career.
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âLetâs give it to X because he stayed true to himself and he never sold out,â one person said. âHe kept it real till the casket dropped, yâknow what Iâm saying? You donât get real cats like that, that represent from the beginning to the end.â
Watch the clip below.
The Ruff Ryders visiting DMX's gravesite đ #RIPDMX
via: @trapsntrunkspic.twitter.com/wy7WMqT7Ga
â HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) April 8, 2024
Last year, the Ruff Ryders hosted a âRyde Outâ event in honor of DMX on the second anniversary of his demise.
Back in April 2021, the âSlippin'â hitmaker passed away from a cocaine-induced heart attack. He was rushed to a hospital in White Plains, New York after suffering a reported drug overdose, after which he was briefly placed on life support.
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X (real name Earl Simmons) died in hospital seven days later, with the cause of death revealed to be a cocaine-induced heart attack.
During the rapperâs memorial service at Brooklynâs Barclays Center later that month, Swizz Beatz said he wished people had shown DMX more support while he was alive.
âWords canât describe our loss, but our gain is heavy as well because we got a real serious person upstairs thatâs looking down on us, and thatâs going to guide us through our journey,â he said.
âI just wish all these people showed up for him when he was here. You got thousands of people claiming who they are and tickets and things like that.â
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He continued: âThis man needed everybody. He didnât need everybody when heâs not here, he needed everybody when he was here. We have to learn to celebrate each other while weâre here.
âI donât want yâall to show up to my shit when Iâm gone, unless you was showing up while I was here.â