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Article: ROLE IN "NEVER DIE ALONE" FINDS RAPPER DMX ON FAMILIAR GROUND.(DAILY BREAK)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- April 1, 2004
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Byline: MAL VINCENT THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
LOS ANGELES -- He is preceded by three bodyguards. Three others are outside the room.
"DMX never goes anywhere alone,'' someone whispers.
Known for rap lyrics that punch rather than lilt, DMX is smaller than you'd expect, but he's a model of hyperactive energy. He's intense; he moves fast and talks fast.
At the moment, he's talking about playing King David, a drug lord who dies seeking redemption in the movie "Never Die Alone." There is no question that he's a bad dude - compared to King David, the gangsters played by James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart are wilting flowers.
There is no ...