Grammy-nominated rapper DMX, real name Earl Simmons, is in a New York hospital in grave condition, followed a heart attack reportedly triggered by a drug overdose.
The 50-year-old rapper had previously been on life support but, according to his lawyer, has now been taken off the life support system and is again breathing on his own.
"We are concerned. It would be disingenuous of me to suggest that I'm not a worried man at this particular point," Murray Richman, the rapper's lawyer, said.
According to TMZ, the heart attack was triggered by a drug overdose. The entertainment news site states the rapper's prognosis is "not good".