DMX
Awards & Honours
12
Awards Won
2
Honours
3
Rankings
5
Covers
2
Records
DMX set a historic record as the first artist to have his first five studio albums debut at number one on the Billboard 200. He sold over 75 million records worldwide, a staggering figure for any hip-hop artist. His raw, emotional style influenced a generation of rappers. In 2022, a street in Yonkers, New York, was renamed DMX Way in his honor. He was posthumously celebrated at the 2021 BET Hip Hop Awards with a tribute performance. Rolling Stone ranked him number 83 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Guinness World Record
First artist to have first five studio albums debut at #1 on the Billboard 200.
DMX Way
A street in Yonkers, New York, was renamed DMX Way in his honor.
Rankings & Lists
100 Greatest Artists of All Time
50 Greatest Rappers of All Time
Top 50 MCs of Our Time
Magazine Covers
The Source
1998-06
DMX: The Doggfather
The Source
1999-12
DMX: Ruff Ryder
Vibe
2000-02
DMX: The Gospel of Pain
XXL
2001-10
DMX: The Great Depression
The Source
2000-05
DMX: King of the Streets
Records & Feats
First artist to have first five studio albums debut at #1 on Billboard 200
DMX's first five albums, It's Dark and Hell Is Hot, Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood, ...And Then There Was X, The Great Depression, and Grand Champ, all debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.
First living artist to release two chart-topping albums in the same year
In 1998, DMX released It's Dark and Hell Is Hot and Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood, both debuting at number one on the Billboard 200.