On Sunday, April 4th DMX was taken to a hospital in White Plains, N.Y. following a heart attack — supposedly triggered by a drug overdose that left him in a “vegetive state.” In an interview with TMZ, rapper Master P used DMX’s suspected overdose to highlight the need for reexamining how the hip hop industry treats substance abuse struggles.
“DMX is an icon, and I just hate that we have to wait till something happens to one of these guys, or to one of us, before everybody really starts saying how much they care, and they love you,” he explained. “I mean, we gotta figure out how to prevent that.”
Master P went on to compare the music industry to the NBA, calling attention to the fact there is no union to protect those that operate in the music sphere. Emphasising the need for education to help prevent cases like DMX from happening.
“Drugs done killed a lot of our great ones, and sent a lot of ’em to prison, and I’m praying for DMX and his family,” she shared. “And I hope that people start celebrating these icons while they’re alive, imagine all the stuff we could’ve prevented for DMX, to help him.”
He continued. “I feel like hip-hop need some type of union,” he added. “The NBA have it. What happens when a guy fall off? After he done sold millions of millions of records—even a female—what happens? … Think about it, the NBA, when they done, they go to SportsCenter, they can sit around—where do hip-hop go? Go back to the hood.”
On Wednesday, DMX underwent a series of tests that showed no improvement in brain activity. As TMZ report, the rapper’s family is grappling with the decision to take the 50-year-old musician off life support.”
Love Hip Hop?
Get the latest Hip Hop news, features, updates and giveaways straight to your inbox Learn more
