![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s as if he’s trying to do right by Exodus to make amends for the mistakes he made with Xavier, who he says, “Didn’t come with an instruction manual.” Xavier spends a lot of time discussing how rocky he and DMX’s relationship has been and how much some of his father’s decisions have hurt him. Earlier in the film, he calls Exodus his “inspiration”-the ultimate motivator to get his life in order. “Nobody wanna hear that,” he says before cradling Exodus in an attempt to comfort him. He’s a doting father in nearly every scene with Exodus (in 2019, he told GQ he was happiest when looking at his youngest son), save for one where he snatches a cell phone away from the boy, who bursts into tears. The film zeroes in on DMX’s relationships with Exodus and his oldest son, Xavier. It comes at the start of a season in which so many people look forward to seeing their loved ones, while others cope with either having strained relationships with theirs or having lost them altogether. The latter is where the documentary cuts deepest. The documentary’s throughline is DMX’s return-to his native Yonkers to Def Jam, home to his glory during the 1990s and early 2000s and to his family. But it also offers glimpses of his relationships with his fiancee, ex-wife, and children, as he wrestles with past mistakes in an attempt to make things right moving forward. First and foremost, it shows DMX-who died of a cocaine-induced heart attack in April at the age of 50-struggling with drug addiction. It’s a difficult watch for several reasons. Throughout, the rapper attempts to revitalize his career while reconnecting with the people closest to him, specifically his family. The film, directed by Chris Frierson, follows DMX for a year following his release from jail, where he spent a year for tax evasion. It seems the whole industry, not just his loyal fans, are pretty pumped about his return to hip hop.The holiday season and the dynamics that come with it-homecomings family-made the Thanksgiving Day release of HBO’s documentary, DMX: Don’t Try to Understand, particularly apt. Sources say that DMX isn't just making music, but making hits. I'd rather focus on what I am seeing, the message I need to get across." "That made me the man I am today and I love the way I am." As far as how music has changed since he was actually "in" the game, and today's crop of new stars, he responded, "I really don't think about other rappers, no disrespect. "I wouldn't change one thing," DMX told hosts, Rocsi and Terrence. The first question he was asked was if he regretted anything that's happen over this long hip-hop career. ![]() DMX also had an awesome performance at the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards, along with calm clarity when he appeared on T.V. In late September, a video for a new track called "Last Hope" was released on the Internet, although it's unknown if it will appear on the album. "I kind of took it back to how I felt on my first album - the hunger, the energy, the hardness of it," says the 40-year-old rapper, according to Billboard. According to our sources, DMX has spent some late nights in the studio, and such producers as Swizz Beatz, Dame Grease and Caviar have contributed beats to the album. DMX has said that he's been working nonstop in the studio-and rumor has it he's right at home in a Valley studio he's frequented in the past-and plans to release the album this winter along with a supporting tour. It may be too early to tell, but his seventh studio album, tentatively titled Redemption of the Beast, is looking to get him right back in the game. At this point, his capacity for getting into trouble is well documented, but what about the reason we all paid attention in the first place? You know - the music? In the years since X's last outing, 2006's Year of the Dog.Again, the rapper has been less known for beats and more for dust-ups with the law (some of which have landed him in the slammer). There's a glimmer of hope that Up On The Sun's DMX Rap Sheet will finally be put on the back burner as the hip-hop artist returns to the music world, determined, reportedly sober, and with new management headed up by Jason Fowler of J Mike Management & Entertainment, based in Mesa.Īnd it's about damn time. ![]()
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