FANS, ARTISTS CELEBRATE DMX

Fans are honoring Ruff Ryders/Def Jam rapper DMX by consuming his influential catalog. "Ruff Ryders Anthem" soared to #1 on iTunes by midday Friday, the day the hip-hop icon died, at age 50. "Party Up" and "X Gon' Give It to Ya" climbed to #2 and #3, respectively, by Friday evening.

DMX's albums soared at iTunes as well. The Best of DMX; Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood; It's Dark and Hell Is Hot; and ...And Then There Was X all moved into the Top 10.

Over at Apple Music, "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" soared to #3, while two albums cracked the Top 5.

Collaborators including Swizz Beatz, Pharrell, Snoop Dogg, Nas, Irv Gotti and more flooded social media with tributes to DMX.

The space you saw in a beat, the pain you would squeeze out of the moment, and the words that would come of it makes you one of the best to ever do it.
The Master sent for his legend to shine with the rest of the stars now. 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/Uc5GdxizWJ

— Pharrell Williams (@Pharrell) April 9, 2021

I hate this but I’m at peace with it because you are finally at peace King. I love you Eternally X. For infinity lifetimes I will forever love you Big bro. Rest Easy Beloved. Rest. pic.twitter.com/IO17C1g7nJ

— Busta Rhymes (@BustaRhymes) April 9, 2021