Rapper DMX in Critical Condition After Heart Attack Triggered by Drug Overdose (Report)

50-year-old musician, whose real name is Earl Simmons, is said to be in a “vegetative state” with “some brain activity,” according to TMZ

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DMX was hospitalized on Saturday, a representative close to him told TheWrap, and he is in a critical condition after suffering a heart attack brought about by a drug overdose, according to a report in TMZ. He’s 50 years old.

TMZ reports that DMX, real name Earl Simmons, had a drug overdose on Friday night around 11 p.m. in his home in New York that triggered a heart attack. He was transferred to a hospital in White Plains, New York and is in the critical care unit.

TMZ also spoke with sources who said he has “some brain activity” while another said he is in a “vegetative state.”

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