DMX set to be honoured with street named after him in New York

A street corner in Yonkers, New York, is set to be renamed Earl DMX Simmons Way to honour the late rapper. 

The Legendary MC, rapper and actor, who died in April 2021, is being honoured for his significant contribution to New York hip hop; DMX still holds the record for the most albums debuting at No.1 at the top of the US Billboard chart (five), garnering six GRAMMY nominations and over 75 million records sold worldwide throughout his career. 

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The corner of School Street and Brooke Street in Yonkers will now carry his name following a public hearing on May 27; supported by residents, the proposal was approved by Yonkers City Council "without objection", The Yonkers Times reports.

The location of the renamed intersection is near Calcagno Homes, the public housing complex where DMX grew up, as well as near a large mural painted by New York artist Floyd Simmons in 2021 to honour the rapper. 

The street name and mural are not the only honours DMX has received in 2026. Back in January, 50 Cent announced the launch of his new podcast “Look Thru My Eyes: Becoming DMX” covering the rapper’s life and legacy, hosted by Jadakiss. The podcast will launch in June. 

“DMX’s story is bigger than the music — it’s about survival, faith, pain, and purpose,” said 50 Cent. “Look Thru My Eyes: Becoming DMX gives people a chance to understand where X came from, before the fame, through the voices of the people who were really there. This is the story that shaped the legend.”

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Also in January, DMX was posthumously ordained as a Christian minister in January at the Foster Memorial A.M.E Zion Church, a historic Underground Railroad site. Communities were brought together to reflect on his spiritual path and cultural influence.

“Earl Simmons wrestled with God in the public square, turning his pain into a ministry of raw truth,” said Bishop Dr. Osiris Imhotep, founder of the Gospel Cultural Centre, in a statement shared via Facebook. “This ordination recognises the divine calling he fulfilled every time he spoke a prayer into a microphone.”

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