DMX’s Legacy Overwhelmingly Celebrated in The Just Concluded BET Awards 2021

DMX’s death was a shocking reality on April 9^TH when he suffered a heart attack and passed away White Plains Hospital. The Hip Hop Legend is described by many to have died before his time as many of his ardent fans believed that he still had a lot to offer and therefore the death denied them of that oblivious expectations. DMX was a reigning Hip Hop artist and a founding member of Ruff Ryders Recording Label which has produced major artists and award winning Tracks in the History of Hip Hop, he was an icon and a living legend whose legacy outlived himself before his death. Even after his death, one of his Tracks was released last month, Exodus was among the last tracks DMX was working on before meeting this untimely death which shook the world of Hip Hop.

During the Sunday 27tyh BET Awards, DMX’s legacy dominated the speeches as his longtime friend and producer Swizz Beatz, Method Man, Busta Rhymes, Griselda and other many artists honored him with a stunning tribute performance. During a Complex interview, his producer Swizz Beatz explained the emotional moment after artist after artist started the performances with an honor to his long legacy in the Showbiz. “You see a lot of tributes and you can almost predict [what’s going to happen],” Swizz Beatz further went on to explain how BET selected his best tracks and went on to choose artists who matched Dmx’s energy in performance. “BET picked the songs that did well on their platforms for him. I had different songs in mind, but the way BET picked the songs made sense. Then we just started picking artists who matched those energies. I mean, DMX had his own energy. But everybody is bringing their energy to it as well.