The life of Hip Hop icon DMX is at stake after the rapper overdosed on drugs on Friday night.
According to TMZ, sources close to the “What’s My Name” artist claim that the OD took place at 11pm. Sources added that the overdose subsequently triggered a heart attack.
DMX, 50, is currently in the intensive care unit of a White Plains hospital where he is reported to be showing “some brain activity.” Another source told TMZ that the artist is currently in a “vegetative state” and doctors have warned he may not make it.
The Ruff Ryders MC has long struggled with drug addiction and was last checked into rehab in October 2019.
The rapper claims his problems with addiction started when he was tricked by his mentor into smoking crack at the age of 14.
“I was in Yonkers. This guy, ‘Ready Ron’, he was like an older brother to me, ”DMX told fellow hip hop star Talib Kweli on his ‘People’s Party’ podcast.
“He would rap, and I would beatbox,” said DMX. “I loved this man like an older brother.”
One night after the duo “committed a robbery one night… it was his birthday and we came back and split the money. I said, “Please go get a treat for your birthday.” So he came back with a rolled-up stump, and I count the money, he succeeds[ed] the blunt. “
He held back his tears and continued, “I hit the blunt and … I was no longer focused on the money. I’ve never felt like this before, it just broke me down. I later found out that he laced the blunt with crack. Why would you do that to a child? He knew I looked up to him. Why would you do that to someone who looks up to you? A monster was born. I wouldn’t do that to my worst enemy. Especially for someone you supposedly love. “
“The person I loved was a snake.”
A representative for DMX could not be immediately reached for comment.