RAPPER BOWS OUT DMX performs during the BET Hip Hop Awards in Atlanta on Oct. 1, 2011. The family of rapper DMX says he has died at age 50 after a career in which he delivered iconic hip-hop songs such as “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem.' A statement from the family says the Grammy-nominated rapper died at a hospital in White Plains, New York, 'with his family by his side after being placed on life support for the past few days. He was rushed to a New York hospital from his home on April 2. PHOTO BY AP

NEW YORK: DMX, the raspy-voiced hip-hop artist who produced the songs “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” and “Party Up (Up in Here)” and who rapped with a trademark delivery that was often paired with growls, barks and “What!” as an ad-lib, has died, according to a statement Friday from his family. He was 50.