celebrity Name : DMX

Celebrity Real Name : Earl Simmons

Date of Birth : December 18, 1970

Birth Location : Baltimore, Maryland

Biography of Earl Simmons :
Earl Simmons (born on December 18, 1970), better known by his stage name DMX, is an American rapper and actor, who became popular during the late-1990s into the 2000s.
Earl Simmons was the second of three children of a single mother, and was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Simmons ended up growing up in the School Street housing projects of Yonkers, New York after encountering behavioral problems in Mount Vernon. He began rapping around the age of 13,[citation needed] amusing crowds of kids with rhymes that relied on spelled-out words, a style he called “spellbound.” A local rapper eventually asked the young Earl to beatbox for him, and Simmons agreed, adapting the name DMX, which stands for “Dark Man X.” Eventually he decided to try his hand at serious rapping, and honed his skills during a stint at a group home.
By high school, DMX had given up on his education and began robbing pedestrians regularly to get by. At this time he attended school with Mary J. Blige and Hugh “MC Son” Ryan at Yonkers High School. He also got into fights and frequently was on the run from police.[citation needed] During this period, he also began doing shows and battling other rappers, making a name for himself in the New York area. He released his first album called “DMX: Unleashed and Unreleased” which was an instant hit on the streets of Yonkers. He was also featured in the Unsigned Hype section of The Source in 1991.

Recording career :
In and out of jail, DMX decided to focus solely on his rap career. He began seriously looking for a deal and linked up with Pete McCormick Schaub, an A&R for Small Island at the time. Eventually, he signed a management deal with Ruff Ryders. They negotiated deals with both Bad Boy and Death Row Records, but he eventually landed at Def Jam. He is currently at Sony BMG, set to release his first of three albums on August 1st 2006. Rumors also arose that DMX had signed for 50 Cent’s G-Unit Records, but were dismissed in a public news conference.[wikipedia]