DMX To Be Honored During Opening of Universal Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx

The Universal Hip Hop Museum plans to honor late rapper DMX when the museum opens. Paradise Gray, Chief Curator and Hip-Hop historian, described DMX as a talented musician, poet, and actor. The museum curators will capture the essence of the artist’s work within the four walls of the museum.

“If Tupac was the heart of hip-hop, DMX was the soul. DMX was that realness, that grittiness, he didn’t create the grittiness of DMX to rap. That’s who he was,” said Gray in a video shared by Bronx News12.

Universal Hip Hop Museum Honors DMX

According to sources, the Universal Hip Hop Museum will open to the public in 2022 or 2021. Construction is underway to make this museum a reflection of what hip-hop represents and the individuals who have paved the way for others in the industry.

Kurtis Blow serves as the chairman of the board of the Universal Hip-Hop Museum. He’s known as one of the founding fathers of Hip-Hop, making his way on the biggest stages around the United States since 1979. According to his website, Kurtis Blow was the first rapper to sign a deal with a major label. His story will be featured in the Universal Hip Hop Museum along with DMX.

“There are a lot of untold stories, human interest stories that will be in the museum,” Kurtis Blow shared on the museum’s website. “It is just going to be an awesome, awesome piece of history for this culture.”

The Universal Hip Hop Museum will create an archival collection honoring late rapper DMX. The platinum-selling artist is known for many hits, including “Get at Me Dog” and “Party Up (Up in Here).” DMX also starred alongside Aaliyah in the 2000 film, Romeo Must Die.

“Not only just my legacy being in a brick-and-mortar location where everyone in the world can come and see, but a lot of guys like me,” Kurtis Blow shared as he discussed the importance of preserving the hip-hop culture and experience through the Universal Hip Hop Museum.

Remembering Legendary Rapper DMX

The family of DMX announced his passing on Friday, April 9th at White Plains Hospital In New York. DMX, whose birth name was Earl Simmons, was 50 years old.

“He loved his family with all of his heart and we cherish the times we spent with him,” a statement from the family, released to TMZ, read. Earl’s music inspired countless fans across the world and his iconic legacy will live on forever.”

DMX has inspired many with his music and his words.

“I don’t need to have a goal in mind. I just need to have a purpose,” DMX shared with GQ in 2019. “And I don’t even know that purpose, because God has given me that purpose since before I was in the womb, so I’m going to fulfill that purpose…whether I want to or not, whether I know it or not, because the story has already been written. If you appreciate the good, then you have to accept the bad.”