However, the song’s producer and frequent collaborator of the late DMX, Swizz Beatz, explained recently that the song only came out because of a bet DMX lost. Throughout his career, DMX worked closely ...

There will forever be only one Dark Man Unknown and today is his birthday! Born Earl Simmons on this day in “Money Earnin'” Mount Vernon in 1970, DMX became one of the largest names in Hip Hop as well ...

One of DMX’s hit songs had a chance of not being released, according to Swizz Beatz. During an interview with SiriusXM’s “Hip-Hop Nation,” the producer spoke about how DMX wouldn’t have been on “Ruff ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the canon of Hip Hop anthems, few songs have lived as many lives as DMX’s “Party Up (Up in Here).” Released at the turn of the ...

One of DMX’s biggest hits wasn’t one of his favorites and he only recorded it because the New York native lost a bet to producer Swizz Beatz. “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” was one of the first tracks he ...

The six-year-old son of DMX has music flowing through his DNA and is learning to play the piano using his father’s iconic tracks. DMX’s son Exodus is showing that music runs through his veins with an ...

In an alternate universe, Swizz Beatz’s “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” beat might have not end up on DMX’s 1998 debut It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot. During a recent interview with SiriusXM’s Hip-Hop Nation, Swizz ...