DMX (rapper)

DMX was taken to central lockup in Queens and held on charges of attempted robbery, criminal impersonation and criminal mischief. Singles. In June of 2004, DMX and a friend were arrested in the parking lot of Kennedy Airport in New York for allegedly attempting to steal a car and impersonating a federal agent. Compilations. He pleaded guilty to charges of animal cruelty, disorderly conduct and possession of drug paraphernalia, and was sentenced to make public service announcements for the Humane Society. Albums. DMX also has a criminal history originating with an arrest in 1999 in Teaneck, New Jersey, when police found a pistol, crack pipes and 13 pit bulls on the premises of his home. Bruno chose not to perform since their deal to use the name required the members to not promote their own music while doing so.

DMX also branched out into acting, appearing in the motion pictures Romeo Must Die with Aaliyah and Jet Li, Exit Wounds with Steven Seagal, Cradle 2 the Grave with Jet Li and Gabrielle Union, and Never Die Alone with Michael Ealy. However, no further appearances have been scheduled. His success paved the way for Ruff Ryders to establish a label of its own, signing Eve, Drag-On, Swizz Beats, and former Bad Boy Records artists The Lox to their Interscope Records-distributed imprint. Currently, Curless, Jurado, and Moneymaker paid for permission to use the name. 1 with his first five albums. During the summer of 2003, the lineup of Curless, Jurado, and Moneymaker reunited briefly for a reunion concert. In September of 2003, DMX released his fifth album Grand Champ and became the only artist in the history of the Billboard 200 to reach No. Her first album, Expose This, was released in the Spring of 2004.

A number of hit singles kept DMX a presense on both urban and pop radio, including "Ruff Ryders Anthem" (1998), "Money, Cash, Hoes" (1998, with Jay-Z)", "Slippin'" (1999), "What's My Name" (1999), and "What These Bitches Want" (2000, featuring Sisqó). After a small stint with the band Wet, she worked on a solo career focused mostly on dance oriented material. It entered the charts at #1 in 1998, as did its follow-ups Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (also 1998), ...And Then There Was X (1999) and The Great Depression (2001). In 1995, Bruno fully recovered from her throat tumor and began singing again. His debut album was It's Dark and Hell Is Hot. Jurado ended up doing work with Jazz artists; Kelly Moneymaker has released a few albums (Like a Blackbird and Through these Basement Walls); while Curless has done a few low-key projects. DMX's debut single was "Get at Me Dog", an instant hit. At the beginning of 1996, Arista dropped the group, and the members disbanded to pursue their own projects.

In the late 1990s, he joined the Ruff Ryders Entertainment management company, who aranged a deal with Def Jam for Simmons, who went by the stage name of "DMX" (Dark Man X). In 1995, they recorded the Diane Warren-penned song "I'll Say Good-Bye for the Two of Us" for the soundtrack of the film Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home; that same year, the song was issued on Greatest Hits. He began pursuing a career in hip-hop in the early 1990s, a 1994 deal with Columbia Records fell through. Despite the disappointment, they managed to have two US Top 40 hits from the album: "I Wish the Phone Would Ring" and the #1 adult-contemporary smash "I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me". The only child of a single mother, Simmons grew up in the inner city of Yonkers, a suburb of New York City. The album was not as commercially successful as their previous albums, and two singles from the album failed to make the US Top 40. His dark, gothic subject matter, usually depicting a tortured soul torn between the sacred and the profane; and his gruff, pit bull-voiced rhymes were acclaimed by fans and critics alike. That same year, the group released their self-explanatory third album, which leaned more to an adult-contemporary style.

DMX (Dark Man X, born Earl Simmons on December 18, 1970 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an African-American rapper/hip hop artist, who was most famous in the late-1990s. But her health only worsened, and she was finally replaced by Kelly Moneymaker in 1992. 2003: Grand Champ. The group took a little bit of time off from their schedule in hopes that she would recover. 2001: The Great Depression. In the middle of 1990, Bruno began having throat problems which soon turned out to be a benign tumor in her vocal cords. 1999: ...And Then There Was X. Their second album, What You Don't Know (1989), went gold and proved to be almost as much of a success as their debut.

1998: Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood. In 1987, a rerecorded version of "Point of No Return" was released; while the first few thousand copies of Exposure contained the original version of that song, the rest of the copies contained the new version. 1998: It's Dark And Hell Is Hot. This album proved to be one of the most successful dance albums ever released, going multi-platinum. Download sample of "Dogs for Life" from 1998's Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood. Toward the end of 1986, the group released their debut album Exposure (which still consisted of background vocals done by the original members). Before the album's completion, Miller left the group due to personal and business problems and began a solo career; she was replaced by Ann Curless.

But shortly thereafter, Casanas was fired, and Lorenzo quit to pursue other ambitions; they were replaced by Jeanette Jurado and Gioia Bruno. This led to their signing with Arista Records. The next year, they recorded and released another dance single entitled "Exposed to Love". That same year, they recorded "Point of No Return" which became a dance hit.

Record producer and songwriter Lewis Martineé formed an all-female vocal trio called Exposé in 1985; he hired Sandra Casanas ("Sandeé"), Aléjandra Lorenzo ("Alé"), and Laurie Miller to be in the group's lineup. Exposé is a Latin freestyle pop-dance trio of the 1980s. 1994: "In Walked Love" (US #84; lead vocals by Ann Curless, from the album Exposé). 1993: "As Long as I Can Dream" (US #56; lead vocals by Ann Curless, from the album Exposé).

1993: "I'll Never Get Over You (Getting Over Me)" (US #8; lead vocals by Jeanette Jurado, from the album Exposé). 1992: "I Wish the Phone Would Ring" (US #28; lead vocals by Jeanette Jurado, from the album Exposé). 1990: "Your Baby Never Looked Good in Blue" (US #17; lead vocals by Jeanette Jurado, from the album What You Don't Know). 1989: "Tell Me Why" (US #9; lead vocals by Gioia Bruno, from the album What You Don't Know).

1989: "When I Looked at Him" (US #10; lead vocals by Jeanette Jurado, from the album What You Don't Know). 1989: "What You Don't Know" (US #8; lead vocals by Gioia Bruno, from the album What You Don't Know). 1987: "Seasons Change" (US #1; lead vocals by Jeanette Jurado, from the album Exposure). 1987: "Let Me Be the One" (US #7; lead vocals by Gioia Bruno, from the album Exposure).

1987: "Point of No Return" (US #5; rerecording of their 1985 hit; lead vocals by Jeanette Jurado, from the album Exposure). 1987: "Come Go With Me" (US #5; lead vocals by Jeanette Jurado, from the album Exposure). 1986: "Exposed to Love" (lead vocals by Aléjandra Lorenzo, from the album Exposure). 1985: "Point of No Return" (lead vocals by Aléjandra Lorenzo).

2002: Exposé's Greatest Dance Mixes. 2001: The Encore Collection: Seasons Change. 1999: Master Hits. 1995: Greatest Hits.

1992: Exposé. 1989: What You Don't Know. 1987: Exposure.