Editing DMX (section)

=== Impact ===
DMX had a significant impact on hip hop music and is considered a "legend" in the genre.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curto |first=Justin |date=April 9, 2021 |title=DMX, New York Rap Legend, Dead at 50 |url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/dmx-dead-new-york-rapper.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020075201/https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/dmx-dead-new-york-rapper.html |archive-date=October 20, 2021 |access-date=August 10, 2022 |website=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Ali |first1=Rasha |last2=Eberhart |first2=Christopher J. |last3=Yasharoff |first3=Hannah |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Rap legend DMX, a pinnacle of the '90s and 2000s hip-hop scene, dies at 50 after heart attack |work=[[USA Today]] |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/04/09/dmx-hip-hop-legend-dies-50-after-heart-attack/7074550002/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413153254/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/04/09/dmx-hip-hop-legend-dies-50-after-heart-attack/7074550002/ |archive-date=April 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cote |first=Jillian |date=April 22, 2021 |title=Reflecting on DMX's legacy in the rap industry after his death |work=[[The State Press]] |url=https://www.statepress.com/article/2021/04/specho-dmx-death-rapper-legacy |url-status=live |access-date=August 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731014004/https://www.statepress.com/article/2021/04/specho-dmx-death-rapper-legacy |archive-date=July 31, 2021 |quote=[...] DMX earned his place as a rap legend when he became the only rapper to have his first three albums debut at No. 1.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ketchum |first=William E. III |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Remembering the inimitable intensity of rap legend DMX |url=https://www.mic.com/p/dmx-the-intense-gruff-voiced-rap-legend-has-died-at-50-72137408 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512134849/https://www.mic.com/p/dmx-the-intense-gruff-voiced-rap-legend-has-died-at-50-72137408 |archive-date=May 12, 2021 |access-date=August 10, 2022 |website=[[Mic (media company)|Mic]]}}</ref> He's credited for having "defined 2000s rap"<ref name=":bey">{{Cite news |last1=Bey |first1=Justin |last2=Jones |first2=Zoe Christen |date=April 9, 2021 |title=DMX, electrifying rapper who defined 2000s rap, dies at 50 |work=[[CBS News]] |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dmx-dies/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206104426/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dmx-dies/ |archive-date=February 6, 2022}}</ref> and for being "among the most prolific rappers of his era".<ref>{{Cite web |title=DMX: Remembering The Life & Prolific History of Dark Man X |url=https://www.complex.com/tag/dmx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703052054/https://www.complex.com/tag/dmx |archive-date=July 3, 2022 |access-date=August 10, 2022 |website=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]}}</ref> He broke and set numerous records.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Preezy |title=10 Ways DMX Shifted The Landscape of Hip-Hop |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/music/10-ways-dmx-shifted-the-landscape-of-hip-hop.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518142022/https://www.okayplayer.com/music/10-ways-dmx-shifted-the-landscape-of-hip-hop.html |archive-date=May 18, 2021 |access-date=August 10, 2022 |website=[[Okayplayer]]|date=April 10, 2021 }}</ref> His early work was vastly different from most mainstream hip hop music at the time; while [[Puff Daddy]] and other artists of the [[Bad Boy Records]] label were at the height of popularity, characterized by their "big-budget videos, lavish party-throwing, and dancefloor-ready music", DMX achieved success with a more dark, aggressive, "rugged",<ref name=":1" /> less "marketable" style.

According to an Apple Music radio host: "It was a complete 180...Puff was controlling the clubs; you were watching Bad Boy Records pop bottles, wear [[Rolex]]es, [[Jesus piece (jewelry)|Jesus pieces]], [[Coogi|Coogi sweaters]]. Then here comes this crazy energetic figure from Yonkers with the [[Timbs]] and the bandanas, running around with [[Pit bull|pitbulls]], giving a perspective on the streets that a lot of people weren't familiar with and taking command of what hip-hop didn't look like." DMX's commercially successful violent lyricism helped popularize the [[horrorcore]] genre.<ref name=":hard">{{Cite news |last=Chow |first=Andrew R. |date=April 9, 2021 |title=How DMX's It's Dark and Hell Is Hot Changed the Course of Hip-Hop Forever |work=[[Time Magazine]] |url=https://time.com/5952926/dmx-legacy-hip-hop/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805012735/https://time.com/5952926/dmx-legacy-hip-hop/ |archive-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref>