The much awaited news about DMX’s memorial is here. It will be held at the iconic the Barclays Center on April 24th.
Family, friends, loved ones and fans will honor the legendary rapper at the arena in Brooklyn, X’s former manager, Steve Rifkind told TMZ. The logistics for the event that is how many people will be allowed to attend, the ticketing process etc. are still being worked on at this time.
DMX’s family and other direct contacts will then attend a private funeral service at a church in the NYC area on Sunday, April 25.
Streams for X’s music soared a whopping 928% in the couple of days following his passing. X died on April 9 after a heart attack and organ failure which was reportedly a result of a drug overdose. Last night, we received his first posthumous release called ‘Been to War‘, a collaboration with Swizz Beatz and French Montana from the upcoming season 2 of EPIX’s crime drama series Godfather of Harlem.