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DMX, the raspy-voiced hip-hop artist who produced the songs “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” and “Party Up (Up in Here)” and who rapped with a trademark delivery that was often paired with growls, barks and “What!” as an ad-lib, has died, according to a statement his family released Friday. He was 50 years old. The Grammy-nominated performer, whose real name is Earl…

Grammy-nominated performer DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, passed away at a hospital in White Plains, New York, after suffering “catastrophic cardiac arrest,” his family confirmed Friday. Tributes to the 50-year-old rapper, which first poured out last weekend following news of his hospitalization, engulfed social media feeds once again on Friday. Clips from some of his most recognizable hits…

The rapper suffered a heart attack on April 2 and has been on life support for the past few days prior to his passing.

DMX remained in a coma at a New York hospital on Wednesday after he suffered a heart attack last week.

LeBron James, Missy Elliot and Chance the Rapper are among the celebrities sending prayers following the heart attack suffered by DMX.