INSTARimages.com” data-image-caption=”
, Fort Lauderdale, FL – 20190410 DMX performs a live concert at Revolution Live, where his children watched from the crowd.
-PICTURED: DMX
-PHOTO by: INSTARimages.com
This is an editorial, rights-managed image. Please contact Instar Images LLC for licensing fee and rights information at sales@instarimages.com or call +1 212 414 0207 This image may not be published in any way that is, or might be deemed to be, defamatory, libelous, pornographic, or obscene. Please consult our sales department for any clarification needed prior to publication and use. Instar Images LLC reserves the right to pursue unauthorized users of this material. If you are in violation of our intellectual property rights or copyright you may be liable for damages, loss of income, any profits you derive from the unauthorized use of this material and, where appropriate, the cost of collection and/or any statutory damages awarded
Featuring: DMX
Where: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
When: 10 Apr 2019
Credit: INSTARimages.com
” data-medium-file=”https://i0.wp.com/allhiphop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/dmx.jpg?fit=420%2C280&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i0.wp.com/allhiphop.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/dmx.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1″>
Yonkers officially approves renaming School Street corner to honor DMX’s legacy and his unbreakable connection to his hometown.
DMX got the official stamp of approval for one of Yonkers’ biggest honors, and the city council made it official by voting to rename the corner of School Street and Brooke Street “Earl DMX Simmons Way.”
According to the Yonkers Times, the decision came after a public hearing on May 27, 2026, where the community showed up to support the legendary rapper who put Y.O. on the map and never forgot where he came from.
The renaming hits different because it’s not just about nostalgia. It’s about recognizing what DMX meant to Yonkers beyond the music.
He sold 74 million albums and became the only artist ever to have five consecutive albums debut at number one, a record that still stands.
But for the people of Yonkers, he was something bigger than chart numbers and platinum plaques. He was proof that you could make it out of the housing projects and still keep it real with your city.
The corner where the street will bear his name sits right near the Calcagno Homes municipal housing complex on School Street, where DMX grew up.
That same block has a massive 35-by-22-foot mural painted by artist Floyd Simmons back in July 2021, just months after DMX passed away on April 9, 2021.
The street renaming honors a rapper who never abandoned his roots, no matter how far his career took him.
He’d come back to Y.O. after tours, after jail time, after rehab, because that’s where his people were. That’s where he belonged.
The city council’s decision to make it official means every person who walks down that corner will know exactly who Earl DMX Simmons was and why he mattered.
This article was originally published on allhiphop.com.
