{"id":224154,"date":"2021-04-09T19:30:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T16:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-the-ruff-ryder-rapper-made-hip-hop-history\/"},"modified":"2021-04-09T19:30:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T16:30:33","slug":"how-the-ruff-ryder-rapper-made-hip-hop-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-the-ruff-ryder-rapper-made-hip-hop-history\/","title":{"rendered":"#How the Ruff Ryder rapper made hip-hop history"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36d35e10c23\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36d35e10c23\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-the-ruff-ryder-rapper-made-hip-hop-history\/#Hes_the_only_rapper_to_have_his_first_five_albums_debut_at_No_1\" >He\u2019s the only rapper to have his first five albums debut at No. 1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-the-ruff-ryder-rapper-made-hip-hop-history\/#He_led_the_Ruff_Ryders_to_rap-pack_glory\" >He led the Ruff Ryders to rap-pack glory<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-the-ruff-ryder-rapper-made-hip-hop-history\/#He_filled_the_2Pac_gap\" >He filled the 2Pac gap<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-the-ruff-ryder-rapper-made-hip-hop-history\/#With_his_barking_delivery_he_was_the_anti-Snoop_Dogg\" >With his barking delivery, he was the anti-Snoop Dogg<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-the-ruff-ryder-rapper-made-hip-hop-history\/#He_became_a_movie_star\" >He became a movie star<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-the-ruff-ryder-rapper-made-hip-hop-history\/#He_was_a_TV_star_too\" >He was a TV star, too<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-the-ruff-ryder-rapper-made-hip-hop-history\/#He_was_both_gangsta_and_gospel\" >He was both gangsta and gospel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-the-ruff-ryder-rapper-made-hip-hop-history\/#He_kept_it_real\" >He kept it real<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#How the Ruff Ryder r<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>er made hip-hop history<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>DMX was a hardcore rapper who lived a hard life \u2014 and ultimately died from it.<\/p>\n<p>But for true fans, that\u2019s not what he\u2019ll be remembered for.<\/p>\n<p>From his struggles with substance abuse \u2014 with an overdose triggering a heart attack that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/04\/09\/dmx-ny-hip-hop-icon-dead-at-50\/\">led to his death at 50 on Friday<\/a> at White Plains Hospital \u2014 to his run-ins with the law, he had fallen from the heights that had once made him one of hip-hop\u2019s biggest stars.<\/p>\n<p>However the New York native \u2014 born Earl Simmons in Mount Vernon and raised in Yonkers\u00a0\u00a0\u2014 was as talented as he was troubled. He made his name battling in street circles and had an infamous battle with Jay-Z back in 1993 before the two were famous. He went on to be <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/business\/8518074\/dmx-signs-caa-worldwide-representation\">one of the most successful<\/a> commercial rappers of all time \u2014 for a good reason.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDMX delivered heartfelt, honest music,\u00a0the vibration that filled the void after the loss of Tupac [Shakur],\u201d Paradise Gray, chief curator at the Universal Hip Hop Museum (UHHM), told The Post. <\/p>\n<p>And seeing him onstage was a certain kind of magic, added Shawn \u201cCutman LG\u201d Thomas, head of music programming for the UHHM.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"DMX was one of the biggest players in the commercial hip-hop world, selling a record-amount of albums in his early career.\" class=\"wp-image-17792000 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/rapper-dmx-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/rapper-dmx-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/rapper-dmx-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/rapper-dmx-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/rapper-dmx-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>DMX was one of the biggest players in the commercial hip-hop world, selling a record-amount of albums in his early career.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">BIG3\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere is nobody like DMX,\u201d Thomas told The Post. His \u201cenergy was just amazing, and it was different from what everybody else was doing. People thought about hip-hop as being negative, but he brought fun to hip-hop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here are eight ways in which DMX changed the rap <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hes_the_only_rapper_to_have_his_first_five_albums_debut_at_No_1\"><\/span><strong>He\u2019s the only rapper to have his first five albums debut at No. 1<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>DMX has a lofty place in hip-hip history that even such rap royalty as Jay-Z, Eminem and Kanye West can\u2019t match: His first five albums \u2014 1998\u2019s \u201cIt\u2019s Dark and Hell Is Hot\u201d and \u201cFlesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood,\u201d 1999\u2019s \u201c\u2026And Then There Was X,\u201d 2001\u2019s \u201cThe Great Depression\u201d and 2003\u2019s fittingly titled \u201cGrand Champ\u201d \u2014 all debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. <\/p>\n<p>That impressive streak finally stopped when \u201cYear of the Dog . . . Again\u201d opened just one spot short of the pinnacle \u2014 at No. 2 \u2014 in 2006. <\/p>\n<p>And as further evidence of DMX\u2019s commercial clout in his heyday, he went multiplatinum with three of his albums, moving over five million copies of his biggest seller, \u201c\u2026And Then There Was X.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>This was the kind of chart-topping consistency that few artists of any genre sustained in their primes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"He_led_the_Ruff_Ryders_to_rap-pack_glory\"><\/span><strong>He led the Ruff Ryders to rap-pack glory<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-nypost-inline-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"392\" alt=\"DMX was part of one of the earliest hip-hop collectives.\" class=\"wp-image-17792057 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/rapper-dmx-005.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/rapper-dmx-005.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/rapper-dmx-005.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/rapper-dmx-005.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=600 600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><figcaption>DMX was part of one of the earliest hip-hop collectives.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>DMX at the forefront of the Ruff Ryders movement turned the rap collective into a hip-hop dynasty in the late \u201990s with such acts as the Lox and Eve. <\/p>\n<p>To show love for his hip-hop family, he even dedicated one of his biggest bangers, 1998\u2019s \u201cRuff Ryders Anthem,\u201d to his beloved crew.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"He_filled_the_2Pac_gap\"><\/span><strong>He filled the 2Pac gap<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After the 1996 shooting death of Tupac Shakur \u2014 followed by the Notorious B.I.G.\u2019s murder in 1997 \u2014 DMX became the hardcore heavyweight on the rap scene, drawing comparisons to \u2018Pac at a time when hip-hop fans were looking for the next gangsta hero to fill the void. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do have a tremendous amount of respect for him and his music,\u201d DMX told MTV in 2012 about being likened to the late legend. \u201cI think it was more like what he brought to the table and what I brought to the table. It was like, \u2018We feel you like we feel him,\u2019 so I took it as a sign of respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"With_his_barking_delivery_he_was_the_anti-Snoop_Dogg\"><\/span><strong>With his barking delivery, he was the anti-Snoop Dogg<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>His gruff, growling attack \u2014 punctuated by his trademark barks on songs such as \u201cGet at Me Dog,\u201d his 1998 major-label debut single \u2014 gave DMX one of the most distinctive deliveries in hip-hop. That ferocious flow provided a marked contrast to the laconic drawl of his canine-connected West Coast competition, Snoop Dogg, who faced off with X in a memorable Verzuz battle last July.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RG4TRTbENnE\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RG4TRTbENnE<\/a><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"He_became_a_movie_star\"><\/span><strong>He became a movie star<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>DMX made the leap from the streets to the screen, with the powerful presence of his rap persona turning him into a certified box-office draw packing both charisma and gangsta cred. <\/p>\n<p>He co-starred with another iconic New York emcee, Nas, in his 1998 film debut, \u201cBelly.\u201d Bouncing between hip-hop and Hollywood without missing a beat, he followed that up with roles in 2000\u2019s \u201cRomeo Must Die,\u201d 2001\u2019s \u201cExit Wounds,\u201d 2003\u2019s \u201cCradle 2 the Grave\u201d and 2004\u2019s \u201cNever Die Alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"He_was_a_TV_star_too\"><\/span><strong>He was a TV star, too<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Like Diddy, T.I. and other hip-hop luminaries whose celebrity status grew beyond their music, the \u201cX Gon\u2019 Give It to Ya\u201d rapper once had his own reality show: \u201cDMX: Soul of a Man\u201d aired on BET in 2006.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"He_was_both_gangsta_and_gospel\"><\/span><strong>He was both gangsta and gospel<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"DMX performs at Masters Of Ceremony 2019 at Barclays Center on June 28, 2019 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-17792114 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/rapper-dmx-001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/rapper-dmx-001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/rapper-dmx-001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/rapper-dmx-001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/rapper-dmx-001.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>DMX performs at Masters Of Ceremony 2019 at Barclays Center on June 28, 2019 in New York City.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although DMX was known for being as gangsta as it gets, he was also a man of deep religious beliefs, which he shared on gospel-rap tracks such as 2006\u2019s \u201cLord Give Me a Sign\u201d and 2008\u2019s \u201cJesus Loves Me.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"He_kept_it_real\"><\/span>He kept it real<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>DMX struggled with a cocaine addiction from the time he was 14 years old, was in and out of an abusive household and boys\u2019 homes growing up, was diagnosed as bipolar, and has been in and out of jail throughout his life.\u00a0But he used those experiences to connect with his fans, staying open about his struggles and journey to find redemption through religion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSongs like \u2018Slippin\u2019 \u2018 gave us hope to get back up and try again,\u201d said Universal Hip Hop Museum\u2019s Thomas. \u201cAnd songs like \u2018Party Up\u2019 brought the party back to the dance floor.\u201d\u00a0\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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