DMX Reportedly Set To Undergo Brain Tests

People around the world are continuously offering prayers and positive thoughts for Earl Simmons. The Hip Hop superstar better known as DMX was hospitalized after apparently suffering a drug overdose on April 2.

According to TMZ, DMX’s manager confirmed that the 50-year-old rapper/actor is still in a coma and on life support at a New York medical facility. The website reports:

[Steve] Rifkind says doctors will perform a battery of tests Wednesday to determine the level of brain function. As we reported, when DMX OD’d Friday night, his brain was deprived of oxygen for nearly 30 minutes. Multiple sources told us … he had “little brain activity.”

Earlier this week, the family of DMX issued the following statement:

On Friday night, April 2nd, 2021, our brother, son, father, and colleague DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, was admitted to White Plains (NY) Hospital, facing serious health issues. We ask that you please keep Earl/DMX and us in your thoughts, wishes, and prayers as well as respect our privacy as we face these challenges. Thank you.