DMX is now a free man, after previously being sentenced to serve a year in prison for tax fraud Maria Pasquini is the senior news editor for the human interest vertical at PEOPLE. She has been ...

On April 9, the world lost rough-voiced rapper DMX.He was 50. Born Earl Simmons, he claimed his spot in hip-hop around the world in the 1990s and early 2000s with hits such as "Slippin'" and "Ruff ...