His voice, his aggressive style, his sometimes (extremely) disturbing lyrics followed by confessions of his struggles. Dude had a very troubled past and got cau

His voice, his aggressive style, his sometimes (extremely) disturbing lyrics followed by confessions of his struggles. Dude had a very troubled past and got caught up in addiction. I was really hoping his reappearance on the scene recently meant he would get clean, but sadly, that did not happen in time. Seeing videos of him in recent years is so sad, dude was very damaged from the addiction (particularly the video of him trying to use Google). As far as glorifying that gangsta image, that's what he grew up in, so that's what he rapped about. It's a reality for these guys. No sane listener supports those depraved acts. If you wanna see a happy ending to a similar story, check out Gucci Mane. Was in a similar position to DMX (in and out of prison, addiction, etc... though I don't think he was doing crack) but got clean and turned his life completely around. Great example of a person that promoted that lifestyle, and now is an inspiration to people in similar circumstances.