Missy Elliott, Ludacris, and Chance the Rapper are leading the tributes to tragic hip-hop legend DMX following his death on Friday.
The X Gon' Give It to Ya hitmaker, real name Earl Simmons, passed away at the age of 50, a week after he was hospitalised in his native New York following a heart attack.
The loss of the star, who had long battled substance abuse, prompted a wave of tributes across social media platforms, with Missy Elliott among the first to take to Twitter to send her condolences to his loved ones. "Even through you had battles you TOUCHED so many through your MUSIC and when you would PRAY so many people FELT THAT!," she wrote, mourning: "This is heavy for the HipHop family but your LEGACY LIVES ON & SPIRIT.
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