DMX
Also Known As: Earl Simmons, Dark Man X
Biography: Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 - April 9, 2021), better known by his stage name DMX, was an American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's. To date, his best-selling album is his 1999 album ...And Then There Was X, which featured the hit single "Party Up (Up in Here)". As an actor, he also starred in the films Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 The Grave and Last Hour, and his own reality television series Soul of a Man on the American cable television network BET. In 2002, DMX wrote an autobiographical book titled E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX. On April 9, 2021, DMX died at the age of 50 from a drug-related heart attack.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Birthday: December 18, 1970
Deathday: April 09, 2021
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Gender: Male
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Romeo Must Die
Overview: Two warring gang families (one African-American, the other Chinese) maneuver for bragging rights to the Oakland, California, docks. Hang Sing and Trish O'Day uncover a trail of deceit that leaves most of the warring factions dead … or worse!
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-03-22
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Cradle 2 the Grave
Overview: Gang leader Tony pulls off a major diamond heist with his crew, but cop-turned-criminal Ling knows who has the loot and responds by kidnapping Tony's daughter and holding her for ransom. Unfortunately, Tony's lost the diamonds as well. As he frantically searches for his daughter and the jewels, Tony pairs with a high-kicking government agent who once worked with Ling and seeks revenge on him.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-02-28
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Exit Wounds
Overview: Maverick cop Orin Boyd always brings down the domestic terrorists he tracks, but he ruffles feathers with his unorthodox techniques -- and soon finds himself reassigned to the toughest district in Detroit. When he discovers a group of detectives secretly operating a drug ring, Boyd joins forces with an unlikely ally -- gangster Latrell Walker -- to bring down the rotten cops.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-16
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Never Die Alone
Overview: A drug kingpin's return home touches off a turf war.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-03-26
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Last Hour
Overview: How would you react if three years after the death of your father, you receive a letter signed by him inviting you to visit an abandoned house in the middle of nowhere in China? Curious in nature, you decide to set off on this adventure. Here's the snag, when you arrive in front of the house (which looks more like a bunker), you realize that there are other visitors summoned as well. Four guys show up with the same letter you have! All five characters, Monk, Casino, Black Jack, Shang and Poker have something in common. All carry guns, have dangerous reputations and are wanted by the police. Unexpectedly the door to the house is opened by a mysterious woman and shortly after entering they notice that they are all locked inside. The house is surrounded by police and they can not escape the psychotic killer that wants to wipe them out. After shocking plot twists and with a growing suspicion of each other, they come to realize that they have only one hour to live.
Genres: Adventure Drama Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-15
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Jump Out Boys
Overview: Set in post hurricane New Orleans. A brutal Mexican drug lord (Armando LeDuc) busts out of jail to retrieve the $15 million that his girlfriend is hiding. But detective Raymond (Kris Kristofferson) and McCoy (Sheldon Robbins) will try their best to put him back to where he belongs.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-01-18
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Death Toll
Overview: New Orleans has the No. 1 per capita murder rating in the nation. A decade earlier, the city was dubbed the "Murder Capital of the Country". Drugs and violence controlled the streets, taking a toll on the city's law enforcement, neighborhoods, and its people. "Death Toll" illustrates this dark chapter in the city's history.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-15
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Big Pun: The Legacy
Overview: His rhymes caught the attention of millions. His flow is un-matched by any. His story is captivating and triumphant. "Big Pun: The Legacy" chronicles the life of the Grammy Nominated artist "Big Pun" aka Christopher Rios, a Puerto Rican from the Bronx who made history by becoming the first Latino rapper to sell over a million records.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-01
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Belly
Overview: Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking for a come up, will their reign last?
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-11-04
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Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent
Overview: In the countryside, the boy Alan and his friend Becky steal a creepy wooden box with a powerful voodoo stick inside from his voodooistic neighbor. When the boy draws with the stick, his drunken father is attacked by a snake and vanishes. Years later, Alan and Becky are married to each other; while planting some flowers to celebrate the death of Alan's mother, Becky finds the box buried in the garden and she keeps the stick in her pocket. Meanwhile, five friends are traveling in a monster truck, drinking beer. The driver accidentally runs over Becky, but believes he had hit an animal. When Alan witnesses the hit-and-run and sees his wife dead, he uses the stick seeking revenge against the youngsters.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-07-14
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Doggmen
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Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
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The Bleeding
Overview: Surrounded by carnage, slaughter, brutal crashes and total mayhem, Shawn Black is in a race to save the world from pure evil.
Genres: Action Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-11-02
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You're Watching Video Music Box
Overview: The untold story of the world’s longest running video show, Video Music Box. A hip hop mainstay since 1983, VMB gave a platform to artists like Jay-Z, Nas and Mary J. Blige before they hit it big. Host Ralph McDaniels’ archives — amassed over nearly 40 years — reveal the show’s importance to numerous big-name musicians, as well as to the kids that grew up watching.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-12-03
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Beef II
Overview: Beef II (released on DVD in August 2004) is a sequel to the 2003 documentary Beef, which continued to document the history of rivalries in hip-hop and rap music. Like its prequel, the film was executive produced by Quincy Jones III (QD3), written by Peter Alton and Peter Spirer (who also directed), and was this time narrated by actor Keith David.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-30
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Can't Stop, Won't Stop: A Bad Boy Story
Overview: A behind-the-scenes look at the prolific label's legacy and offer an in-depth look at the two-night anniversary extravaganza that took place last May at Brooklyn's Barclays Center in honor of the late rap great, The Notorious B.I.G.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-04-27
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Backstage
Overview: If you ever wanted to know what really goes on backstage, this is the definitive inside look - uncut and uncensored. Complete with on-stage performances you'll see an intimate view of what life is like at one of the biggest Rap Concert tours of all time. It shows life on the road, in hotels and off stage in a way you've never seen before.
Genres: TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-09-08
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The Making of Exit Wounds
Overview: Behind the scenes of Andrzej Bartkowiak's 'Exit Wounds'
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-03-14
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Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Overview: Explore Woodstock 99, a three-day music festival promoted to echo unity and counterculture idealism of the original 1969 concert but instead devolved into riots, looting and sexual assaults.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-07-23
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Top Five
Overview: Though he began in stand-up comedy, Andre Allen hit the big-time as the star of a trilogy of action-comedies about a talking bear but now he wants to be taken seriously. His passion project about the Haitian Revolution, a movie called Uprize, was panned by the NY Times film critic. A couple days before the wedding to his reality star fiancée, he's forced to spend the day with Chelsea Brown, a profile writer for the New York Times. Unexpectedly, he opens up to her, and as they wind their way across New York, he tries to get back in touch with his comedic roots.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-12-12
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Def Jam: Survival of the Illest: Live from 125
Overview: Behind The Scenes at the World Famous Apollo Theatre. Raps hardest come to shut it down.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-12
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The After Party
Overview: When an aspiring rapper goes viral for the wrong reasons, he thinks his career is sunk. But a wild party gives him one more chance to make it right.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-08-24
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Pimp
Overview: An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he's gone she's left to look out for her prostitute mother and girlfriend Nikki.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-09
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Beef
Overview: A documentary on the evolution of MC battles from verbal one-upmanship to street warfare.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-03
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Ruff Ryders: Uncensored
Overview: The Ruff Ryders take you on a gritty journey through the hardened New York and Baltimore streets. The CEO's (Dee & Waah) along with rap superstars DMX, EVE, and others tell of their struggles in the hood to become the top-selling rap label in the record industry. Death before dishonor!
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-16
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Beyond the Law
Overview: When a former detective learns of the murder of his estranged son, he ventures back to the darkened streets he once knew so well. Armed, dangerous and with nothing to lose, he must take on the ruthless local mob in his mission for revenge.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-12-06
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DMX: Angel
Overview: Angel is a fascinating glimpse into the psyche of rap's most conflicted and charismatic MC. DMX commands arena stages, wrecks his competition in battles, and takes time to show fans some tough love. Leading off this two-hour tale of the X is the 20-minute short "Angel" directed by Bill Duke. It's a mini-movie about DMX's rise to super-stardom and his constant fight with evil. Co-stars Mary J. Blige. View "Angel" once and then forget about it... the rest of the DVD is what makes it a must-have. "Tales of X" is a look into the life and times of DMX. You can finally hear him, understand him and enter his world. "One More Road to Cross" documents step-by-step how X and his team lay down an album in the studio and the creative and emotional intensity surrounding the process. A full taste of DMX in front of a hometown audience is given by "Survival of the Illest" shot during his legendary 1999 performance at the Apollo Theater.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-18
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Fast and Fierce: Death Race
Overview: Jack is on his way to grabbing the cash prize for an illegal car race in Mexico to California, when a desperate woman, fleeing from her gangster boyfriend who runs the tournament, jumps into his car pleading for help.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-05-19
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DMX: Don't Try to Understand
Overview: A focus on a year in the life of rapper Earl “DMX” Simmons as he is released from prison in early 2019 and attempts to rebuild his career in the music industry and reconnect with family and fans.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-11-13
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Chronicle of a Serial Killer
Overview: What goes through the mind of a serial killer as he meticulously plots his crimes, researching his victims and entrapping them while they are none the wiser?
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-01
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Father of Lies
Overview: This film is a classic story of good versus evil. Bishop Calvin Jacobs (Clifton Powell) is a well-meaning pastor whose drive and passion have raised the profile of his church while serving the needs of his congregation. One day, during a board meeting, fortune takes a sudden turn when it is discovered that the church's funds have been mysteriously depleted. With the church's existence in danger, Bishop Jacobs must resort to desperate measures to save his community - accepting a high-stakes loan from an international tycoon who is involved in more than normal business practices. Setting off a chain of events, the Bishop calls upon the Higher Power to rise above these struggles.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-30
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Boricua's Bond
Overview: Tommy, a talented Puerto Rican painter living in the South Bronx, befriends Allen, a white kid who's faced constant harassment since moving to the neighborhood with his single mother, Susan.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-06-21
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Fast Vengeance
Overview: Determined to find those responsible for his brother's death, a man infiltrates the dangerous and high stakes world of underground motorcycle racing.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-07-04
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A Journey to Sundance
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Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Overview: Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.
Genres: Music Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-01-27
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