DMX fans can tune in to watch DMX’s memorial service which will be live-streamed on YouTube this weekend.
It’s been announced that the late rapper will be honoured in a memorial service Saturday which will take place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and will live stream on YouTube at 4 p.m. EDT. (6am Sunday, AEST).
The event was announced on DMX’s official YouTube channel and dubbed a ‘Celebration of Life’. “Join the world in celebrating the life of Earl “DMX” Simmons on Saturday, April 24 at 4 p.m. EST. Fans are invited to watch the event by tuning in here,” the post reads. You can tune in to watch the memorial service here.
The comments section of the YouTube post is littered with condolences written by fans all around the world.
“DMX I prayed for you I love your music you inspire and no matter how long you’re gone we’ll miss you and never forget you,” said one fan.
“We will always remember U Earl DMX Simmons. We love U & the raw, unfiltered, full of compassion, and energy U Always gave. Keep watch over us. May U rest in peace God’s hood disciple,” wrote another.
In addition to the memorial service taking place at Barclays Center this Saturday, there will be a “Homegoing Celebration” taking place the following day, Sunday the 25th. The follow up memorial will also stream live but on the BETNetworks channel at 2:30pm EDT (4:30am Monday, AEST).
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DMX died on April 9th from a heart attack triggered by a drug overdose. He was just 50 years old. He was one of the most successful rappers commercially of his day. His first five albums – It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot (1998), Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (1999), …And Then There Was X (2000), The Great Depression (2001) and Grand Champ (2003) – all debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. This made him the first artist to see his first five efforts all start directly in the top slot.
