synffDMX burst onto the late-'90s hip-hop scene with raw, barking intensity and streetwise grit, defining the Ruff Ryders era alongside peers like Nas.
His 1998 double-drop masterstroke (It's Dark and Hell Is Hot and Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood) both topped the Billboard 200, selling millions and…
14 roots·15 legacies
Roots trace the artists and scenes that shaped DMX; legacies follow the artists carrying those ideas forward. The names below are the most-mentioned direct connections in the graph.
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Big K.R.I.T., DaBaby, Drake, EARTHGANG + 10 more
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2014
