DMX to undergo brain function test, after his drug overdose and heart attack a few days ago. This was made known by the rapper’s manager Steve Rifkind to NBC News.
Rifkind said DMX to undergo brain function tests to determine the level of his brain function, as his condition remains unchanged since his admission.
The results from Wednesday’s tests could be critical in determining DMX’s health outcome, he said.
“DMX is currently on life support and in a coma. There are multiple people with inaccurate information about his well-being and it is not helpful and productive,” Rifkind told NBC News Tuesday night.
“Tomorrow he will undergo further tests on his brain function and his family will determine what’s best from there.” Rifkind said.
“We appreciate your prayers and support,” Rifkind added. A vigil was held Monday outside the White Plains, New York hospital where DMX is being treated.
DMX (real name: Earl Simmons) was rushed to the hospital on Friday night after suffering a heart attack, the rapper’s longtime attorney, Murray Richman, confirmed, although he said he had no further details.
Initial reports said DMX had suffered a heart attack after a drug overdose, but no reps have officially confirmed that information.
In a deeply confusing turn of events, Richman appeared on Pix11 News, early Saturday evening saying that DMX has been “taken off the life support system and is breathing on his own” but a couple of hours later told Rolling Stone he had been given incorrect information and the rapper remains on life support.
In their statement, also issued April 4th, DMX’s family said, “On Friday night, April 2nd, 2021, our brother, son, father, and colleague DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, was admitted to White Plains (NY) Hospital, facing serious health issues. We ask that you please keep Earl/DMX and us in your thoughts, wishes, and prayers as well as respect our privacy as we face these challenges.”
On Sunday, the Associated Press reported that DMX was still in a coma and breathing via a ventilator.