We lost DMX earlier this year, and now we finally have a clearer picture of why. As probably you remember, the X Gon’ Give It To Ya rapper passed away on April 9 after a week in the hospital, but according to a source in the Westchester County medical examiner’s office it was much faster than it sounded. Photos: Stars We Lost In 2021 The insider told Vulture on Thursday that while his body was able to be kept alive, it was always just prolonging the inevitable: The cause of death?
A heart attack caused by acute cocaine intoxication. The source explained: The insider says the medical examiner’s office did not perform an actual autopsy as there was no need; the presence of cocaine was detected in his urine, and the heart failure was known