DMX – will now be known as ‘Earl “DMX” Simmons Day’.The tribute to the late rapper was announced at his memorial service over the weekend by Erica Ford, the co-founder of Life Camp, an organisation dedicated to the prevention of gun violence.She was joined by community activist Priscilla Echi, who confirmed that Senate Resolution 631 was introduced to the New York Senate floor last week. “Our New York State Senate has called December 18 Earl “DMX” Simmons Day,” Echi announced. “His lyrics were rapped on the Senate floor by Senator Jamal Bailey who introduced a resolution in his honor.
He also has proclamations from Mayor Spano and Mayor Shawyn Patterson Howard.”NYS Senate has declared DMX's birthday, December 18th, "Earl DMX Simmons Day".
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