DMX could give the Duggar family a run for their money.
The Yonkers-born rapper, who remains in the IU in a “vegetative state” after a drug overdose, is now surrounded by many of his children – some of whom were spotted at a mass vigil outside the hospital – as they say Their “last goodbye” to their father. But with the COVID-19 restrictions in place at White Plains Medical Center, only one child can see their sick father at once, the Daily Mail reports.
That means it could take up to 15 visits to see all their children.
The rapper “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem”, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was not only prolific in the rap game, but also in the game of descendants – counting 15 children as “the flesh of his flesh”.
The 50-year-old man told GQ that he even has a Bible verse about tattooing a procreator on the neck. “Exodus 1: 7,” he said in 2019. “It is said, ‘Be fruitful and multiply, and your children will inherit the world.'”
This verse also inspired the name of his youngest child with his longtime partner, Desiree Lindstrom. Their son Exodus was born in 2016, but details about his other children are somewhat few. In the same year, “X”, as fans call him, confirmed “The Breakfast Club” that he has 15 children with nine different women in total. At the time, he wasn’t sure if all his descendants had ever met.
“Some of them knew others. I’m not a total piece of st, “he told the radio show. “I have no children in the same county. Yes, I slipped. I have a few in New York; I have a few in Cali. ”
When asked how he “chooses” who he wants to “grow up with,” DMX, who claims to be a deacon, said, “I’m just like a dog. I sniff my ass, wag my tail. ”
In 2013, he filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to the Associated Press, citing about $ 1.3 million in child benefits due to the 10 children he gave birth to.
X has been in and out of court over the years while fighting for custody of his big chick. Most of his flock flew under the radar, despite the famous count, with the warrior voice “Where is the hood?” rapper and actor in films like “Romeo Must Die” from 2000 as their patriarch.
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Exodus Simmons, 5
DMX and now fiancée Lindstrom share Exodus, who was born in 2016.
“There are new beginnings,” he told GQ that he named his son after the Bible verse. “The exodus speaks of beginnings. He was a new beginning. ”
Lindstrom’s social media accounts are full of happy family photos, including one with DMX and his son from 5 years ago, in Santa’s hats.
Aaliyah, around 10
DMX also has a daughter named after the late singer Aaliyah Haughton, who died in 2001, which she revealed in 2011 on BET’s “106 & Park” while honoring the 10th anniversary of Haughton’s death. . DMX and Haughton co-starred in 2000’s “Romeo Must Die” with Jet Li.
“This is my own special tribute to Aaliyah,” he said as he brought his daughter to the camera.
“This is Aaliyah,” says the proud father as he ties the baby. “She’s my newest child and I named her after Aaliyah, because she was so special to me.”
“Know that you have the name of an angel,” he tells the child, whose mother is unknown.
He was a proud father on stage in 2012, during a show, when he brought his daughter, Aaliyah, for the crowd to see.
Xavier Simmons, 28 years old
Prior to Lindstrom, DMX was married to Tashera Simmons from 1999 to 2014 and they had four children together. One is 28-year-old Xavier, who starred in movies and wrote a book.
Tacoma Simmons, 21
Tacoma, the son of Tashera and DMX, is 21 years old and registers as a “music composer” on Instagram, which is private. In 2019, his proud mother shared a photo sent to college.
Sean Simmons, 18 years old
Sean Simmons does not have a public social media account, but Tashera Simmons shared photos with her 18-year-old son on his Instagram page.
Praise Mary Ella Simmons, 15
Tashera Simmons’ daughter and rapper Praise Mary Ella Simmons will turn 16, according to IMDB, which has a birthday listed on April 18, 2005. Her mother shared photos with her for her 2019 birthday on Instagram.
Other children
DMX and Tashera Simmons appeared in season 1 of VH1’s “Couple Therapy” in 2012 before their breakup, where they revealed that they had extramarital affairs and children out of wedlock. That year, she confirmed to Essence that she had given birth to six children out of wedlock, but did not elaborate.
The rapper “Slippin ‘” had a child with Monique Wayne in 2004, after a DNA test proved that he is the father. In 2008, DMX was forced to pay Wayne $ 1.5 million in damages after being accused of defamation, false statements and “unreasonable publicity” about her.
“As for me, I’m a single parent,” Wayne said at the time.
He also allegedly had two children with former Yadira Borrego, who recently shared photos with a couple of young people with DMX on stage. “A minor has returned for a major to return! God caught you, your family caught you, the kids caught you, I caught you !! The world has taken you !! Let’s go “, she wrote on Sunday together with photos that match the press images taken during a 2019 concert in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She also shared a photo on the night of the show, writing, “Great show. My kids love their dads so much.”
Borrego was seen awake Monday night in the crowd with his fiancée and ex-wife and shared photos from the wake in her Instagram stories. She also shared a photo of her children and some of X’s other children with the caption “Siblings”.
It even seems that DMX’s son is following in his footsteps as a rapper. Borrego shared a video of the young rapper, in which he declares his name Lil ‘Smoke, on her YouTube page. In another video, she revealed that the boy is 9 years old after he said that his father knew her “because of her appearance”.
He also allegedly had a child with another woman in 2008, according to Rolling Out. In January, DMX posted about his “daughter” and her new song and was linked to Instagram with @sonovah_junior. In that account were posted photos of the rapper with a young girl, with the caption: “I love you dads.” An Instagram account that appears to be the young girl’s mother’s page shows the same photo along with a video behind the scenes during a DMX show.