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.

Late rapper DMX has posthumously achieved an accolade after landing at No. 1 on a hard rock chart for the first time, thanks to Five Finger Death Punch. The collaboration debuted at No. 1 on Billboard ...

*While three classic DMX hits have re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart, one of them has now become the late rapper’s highest charting Hot 100 single of his career. The gravely-voiced emcee, born ...

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 ...

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’s life and legacy will be fully explored in an upcoming documentary. TMZ NO BS: DMX premieres on Tubi this week. “Despite his incredible success, a slew of legal and personal problems plagued the ...

S wizz Beatz, the Bronx-bred superproducer turned art collector, and Rema, the upstart Nigerian artist who’s become a global superstar, are sitting in one of the larger rooms at the Record Plant in ...

Record executive and music producer Irving "Irv Gotti" Lorenzo died at age 54, according to multiple news outlets, including The Hollywood Reporter and TMZ. The cause of his death is not yet confirmed ...

The "Party Up (Up In Here)" rapper died at age 50 on April 9, 2021 Jessica Sager is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in ...