F.D Signifier | What Made DMX Resonate? (Light Work #12: Dark Man X) @FDSignifire | Uploaded April 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
DMX has died at the age of 50 after a lifelong battle with addiction and unresolved trauma. The irony is that those experiences of trauma are what brought him to rap superstardom in the late 90s and early 2000s. This video serves as a retrospective on what made X so beloved, but also why he was such a problematic and controversial figure. It looks to celebrate his contribution but also examines why he was so tormented and how to take away something positive from his painful life and abrupt loss. There are also a few smiles and some solid millennial nostalgia on the way.
DMX has died at the age of 50 after a lifelong battle with addiction and unresolved trauma. The irony is that those experiences of trauma are what brought him to rap superstardom in the late 90s and early 2000s. This video serves as a retrospective on what made X so beloved, but also why he was such a problematic and controversial figure. It looks to celebrate his contribution but also examines why he was so tormented and how to take away something positive from his painful life and abrupt loss. There are also a few smiles and some solid millennial nostalgia on the way.
