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Former Ruff Ryders leader DMX may be holding out for a full-fledged group reunion after recently hitting the streets to dish out some biblical knowledge.
New footage of X speaking about the higher power in Los Angeles has emerged across the Internet.
Wanna hear bible verses on the street corner? X gon’ give it to ya … and we’ve got the video proof. DMX got downright religious outside of the We Jammin’ Restaurant in L.A. recently … and we’re told it all started when X ran into a fan who told him she was going through hard times. The rapper instantly sprang into action to help out — and whipped out his bible to read her some passages. We’d tell you which ones … but we’re not really sure. DMX talks really, really, really fast. (TMZ)
While locked up in an Arizona prison four years ago on animal cruelty charges, X said he planned to take a more religious route upon his departure.
“I’m gonna start a TV show while I’m in here, ‘Pain and Perseverance.’ It’s about how I can reach people the average person can’t reach because I’m grounded,” he said in a January 2009 interview. “And then I’m going to give my first sermon in church, that’s gonna be like, incredible for me. I have actually just completed a gospel album. On every one of my albums, there’s been a gospel song and a prayer and of course with the image, they never made those into singles, except for my sixth album. They did “Lord Give Me A Sign” as a single.” (Fox 10 News)
After his release in May 2009, X spoke on being influenced by God to better his ways.
“I feel great man, I feel good man,” X said over the phone. “Doing a lot of praying, lot of people been praying for me. Wanna thank everybody praying for me, all the prayers worked. Yeah man, get back to this music thing. The movies, I got the industry waiting right now. But I gotta say it’s through the grace of God that I made it through this thing, because I’ve been to jail before, jail ain’t really nothing, but here in Arizona is a whole ‘nother situation man. They feed you two times a day, they got you wearing stripes in pink. It’s reckless man. I did some soul searching when I was in there, I actually read the whole Bible when I was in jail.” (“Strawberry In The Morning”)
Outside of religion talk, X and mega producer Swizz Beatz recently linked up.
Swizz Beatz posted a photo of him and DMX together on Instagram earlier today. The caption reads, “It’s time for this to happen again got dammit!” with both artists wearing red and black “DMX” hats. Well, DMX is technically wearing a bucket hat, but that’s besides the point. Seeing these guys back together again can only mean one thing, and we’re loving the possibilities. (Complex)
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