'Your words will live on forever': Rapper DMX dies, aged 50
The iconic rapper suffered a heart attack following a drug overdose last week.
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DMX hospitalised and in critical condition after overdose
Rapper DMX has been hospitalised and is in a critical condition after suffering an overdose. Video / Getty
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