How DMX made hip-hop history before his tragic death

DMX was a hardcore rapper who lived a hard life — and ultimately died from it.

But for true fans, that’s not what he’ll be remembered for. From his struggles with substance abuse — with an overdose triggering a heart attack that led to his death at 50 on Friday at White Plains Hospital — to his run-ins with the law, he had fallen from the heights that had once made him one of hip-hop’s biggest stars.