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Mural Honoring DMX Unveiled At Hometown Westchester Housing Complex Mural Honoring DMX Unveiled At Hometown Westchester Housing Complex
Mural Honoring DMX Unveiled At Hometown Westchester Housing Complex Officials in Westchester have unveiled a memorial mural dedicated to rap legend DMX at the housing complex he once lived in. Earlier this year, the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers commissioned Yonkers Arts to restore a mural at the Calcagno Homes at 55 School St. in the city. Following the death of Earl Simmons, the rapper’s birth name, in April at the age of 50, the residents of Calcango Homes, where he once lived, asked that the mural restoration include a memorial to the star. The mural stands at 35 by 22 feet high and includes DMX’s likeness as well as a verse…

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Candlelight Vigil Scheduled For Westchester Native, Rapper DMX Candlelight Vigil Scheduled For Westchester Native, Rapper DMX
Candlelight Vigil Scheduled For Westchester Native, Rapper DMX A candlelight vigil has been scheduled in rapper DMX’s Westchester hometown following his death last week. On Friday, April 9, DMX died following a weeklong stay at White Plains Hospital after a heart attack at his Westchester home. TMZ reported that he had initially suffered an overdose. Earlier story - Rapper, Westchester Native, Resident DMX Dies At Age 50 A Mount Vernon native who grew up in Yonkers, DMX - whose original name was Earl Simmons - died surrounded by friends and family after being placed on life support for several days. To honor DMX’s life and legacy, the “Celebrate…

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Ex-Northern Westchester Resident DMX Dies At Age 50 Ex-Northern Westchester Resident DMX Dies At Age 50
Ex-Northern Westchester Resident DMX Dies At Age 50 The rapper DMX, died on Friday, April 9 at the age of 50 following a weeklong hospital stint due to an apparent drug overdose in his New York home. DMX, whose original name was Earl Simmons, was hospitalized a week earlier due to an overdose that led to a heart attack, according to TMZ, leaving him in grave condition in White Plains Hospital. A Mount Vernon native who grew up in Yonkers, Simmons' family announced that he had died surrounded by loved ones Friday afternoon after being placed on life support for the past few days. Earlier story - Rapper DMX Hospitalized In Westchester In Gra…

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Rapper DMX Hospitalized In Westchester In Grave Condition Rapper DMX Hospitalized In Westchester In Grave Condition
Rapper DMX Hospitalized In Westchester In Grave Condition The rapper DMX is hospitalized in his native New York in Westchester County in grave condition, according to a report by TMZ. DMX, age 50, whose birth name is Earl Simmons, suffered an overdose around 11 p.m. Friday, April 2, which led to a heart attack, according to TMZ. He is hospitalized in the critical care unit in White Plains, the report said. Simmons is a Mount Vernon native who grew up in Yonkers. Simmons lived near the Bedford border on McLain Street in Mount Kisco with his now-estranged wife Tashera Simmons before putting the home into foreclosure in 2016 after filing for bankru…

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Westchester Native DMX Released From Federal Prison For Tax Evasion Westchester Native DMX Released From Federal Prison For Tax Evasion
Westchester Native DMX Released From Federal Prison For Tax Evasion Westchester native Earl Simmons - you may know him by his stage name, DMX - is a free man after spending a year behind bars for tax evasion. Last year, the 48-year-old rapper was sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion. Simmons, a Mount Vernon native who grew up in Yonkers, was confined to his Westchester home. His home confinement was revoked last January when he failed a drug test. On Friday, Jan. 25, Simmons was released, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He had been housed at the Gilmer Federal Correctional Institution in Glenville, West Virginia. S…

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Ex-Northern Westchester Resident DMX Released From Federal Prison Ex-Northern Westchester Resident DMX Released From Federal Prison
Ex-Northern Westchester Resident DMX Released From Federal Prison Westchester native Earl Simmons - you may know him by his stage name, DMX - is a free man after spending a year behind bars for tax evasion. Last year, the 48-year-old rapper was sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion. Simmons, a Mount Vernon native who grew up in Yonkers, was confined to his Westchester home. His home confinement was revoked last January when he failed a drug test. On Friday, Jan. 25, Simmons was released, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He had been housed at the Gilmer Federal Correctional Institution in Glenville, West Virginia. S…

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by Zak Failla