Stepping On Faith
INTRO
The world is about to witness one of the greatest comebacks of all entertainment history. Earl Simmons, better yet known as DMX, is making a strong return to the game he once dominated during the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. Releasing his last LP in 2015, ‘Redemption of the Beast’ was the last project we’d heard from the dog for a few years. Day one hip-hop fans familiar with DMX’s breakout era recall that this is one of hip-hop’s legends from the East Coast, paving the way for the next generation. The only music artist in history to have their first five albums debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, he re-designed the direction of hip-hop and went on to solidify himself as one of the culture’s biggest artists of all time. Released in January 2019 from a short stint in prison for tax evasion, DMX is hitting the industry hard with the same hunger he possessed in the beginning of his career when he broke records and made history with Def Jam Records. Working on new music, national tours, and heading back to the big screen. Booked to act in a new movie with movie producer Steve Stanulis immediately after his release, X invited us to come and sit down with him for a Q&A while they shot a few scenes. Xavier “CompleX” Prue — Editor of P.I.F.F. Magazine — received the incoming phone call and invitation on his 34’th birthday and said that it was a dream come true to meet one his favorite rappers of all time. We met him on a private location in upstate New York where they were filming for new scenes for Steve Stanulis’ “Chronicles of a Serial Killer”. The sun glaring in our eyes as we rolled up onto the film set, we entered a shipyard where we could see marines working off in the distance. The weather was warm and the sun was out bright and illuminating, making the moment even more special. The first thing DMX expressed was, “P.I.F.F. Magazine? I heard of y’all. I have a son named Xavier — that’s a great name and I respect the cause your magazine is pushing, so I want to help y’all.” It was definitely an honor to sit down and spend a few hours with such a legend who remained humble the entire time. Releasing this iconic interview for the first time, we invite you to a P.I.F.F. conversation with one of hip-hop’s biggest icons and put a stamp behind his return to hip-hop. Nobody has nor will ever be able to prevent DMX’s purpose from being fulfilled and as he steps out on faith once again for God, he shows us how he’s able to turn his tests into Testimony…
