Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

Iconic American rapper Earl Simmons better known as DMX is dead. The news sent a shockwave as millions mourn his passing. The raspy-voiced rapper famed for his song Party Up In Here had acquired ...

DMX, the hardcore hip-hop star whose raw, snarling raps chronicled the struggles of the American street and his own inner pain, has died. He was 50 years old. The rapper's longtime lawyer confirmed ...

The best song on DMX’s recently released, posthumous album Exodus is “Bath Salts.” It’s the song that best summarizes the album’s purpose, that gives us the best glimpse of DMX as an artist hitting ...

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders wowed the crowd at a rally in Lancaster, California Thursday by walking out to the distinctive sounds of DMX. Sanders chose the 2003 Grand Champ cut ...