DMX Quotes & Sayings

The day I will never forget is the day I married my wife, Tashera. Tashera is so special to my boys and me. Her energy is enough to put anyone on a cloud. Her dedication and care gives me comfort and ease. — DMX

An important and fundamental premise of the American judicial system is the presumption of innocence, that is until proven guilty. — DMX

Do the right thing cause after the tears come the cheers. — DMX

I don't like anything about Drake. — DMX

I'm a personal type of person. I'll speak when I have something to say, not 'cause someone just wants to know something. — DMX

If your heart was as big as your mouth you'd be real. — DMX

I stand before you a weekend version of your reflection begging for direction, for my soul needs resurrection. — DMX

I'm not the average artist. — DMX

I'm a King. Regardless of what I've been through and what I've done, I present myself as a King. And I get that respect from people, from everybody I deal with. I worked my whole life to establish that respect and make sure I get that respect. — DMX

When I'm at home, I don't discuss business. I don't talk business. I don't answer the phone. It's just me, my wife, my children, my dogs. That's my world. — DMX

I don't walk around big headed. I'm not a superstar. — DMX

Somebody's upset with every movie. — DMX

The places that ive been, the things that i have seen - what you have as nightmares, are what i have as dreams. — DMX

A lot of artists that I've met let me know they're huge fans of mine. — DMX

My mom put me away at 7. I enjoyed it ... Being in institutions, I got three meals a day, clothes. — DMX

I am highly favored by God, I experience great victories, supernatural turnarounds, and miraculous breakthroughs in the midst of great impossibilities. — DMX

One thing that people don't really understand is that as celebrity you rarely get fair treatment. You either get love or hate. It's never really fair. — DMX

I'm not going to disrespect you, don't disrespect me. — DMX

The toughest guys have the biggest hearts. The biggest hearts - because they have to be tough to protect it. — DMX

My mother, my father, I love 'em, I hate 'em, wish god I didnt have 'em, but thank god that he made 'em — DMX

I don't have to be working on an album to record a song. — DMX

Don't believe everything you hear, don't believe everything you read and only believe half of what you see — DMX

You can't call any one person the devil. Because no one person has the power to be the devil. — DMX

My mother would beat me so bad, I wouldn't be able to sit down. And I would never snitch. — DMX

You can't speak for the people unless you're able to walk amongst the people. And how many of these rappers out here actually hang out with regular people? — DMX

Times are hard in the ghetto, I gotta steal for a living;
Eating turkey-flavored Now & Laters for Thanksgiving. — DMX

I'm not an industry artist - I'm an artist in the industry. — DMX

The snake, the rat, the cat, the dog ...
How you gonna see 'em if you livin' in the fog? — DMX

You gave us power in our words, so I think before I speak, and that way when I speak, they know I'm here to teach. — DMX

Anything that's not positive, I don't have the energy to focus on it. Anything that's not going in the right direction, I don't have the time or the energy. — DMX

There shouldn't be any violence in hip-hop. You're getting free clothes. Basically, it's free money. — DMX

Just because someone raps, doesn't mean that's all they can do. A lot of people are multi-talented. — DMX

Be careful of the ones that always wanna get you high, cause when the time comes, that one'll let you die. — DMX

Let em' know that amidst all the confusion; some of us may do the winnin but..
We all do the losin, it's just who does the choosin — DMX

I know I may have done some bad things, but I'm not a bad person. — DMX

Every day, I get closer to God. Every day, my will to do the right thing gets stronger. — DMX

I used to do the beat box. A friend of mine, he was the rapper and after, we'd be doing a block party or something or a house party, and he's gettin' all the attention and I'd end up with a handful of spit, you know, from doing the beats. — DMX

You showed me everything was black cause my eyes were closed. — DMX

To me, it isn't tight sweaters. That's not what rap is. That's not hip-hop at all. Every phase went through changing up their dress styles and all that, but since Run DMC came out, it's been baggy jeans. — DMX

I want 'Flesh Of My Flesh' to be like my connection to the community, I want to say what's on my peoples' minds, soak up all their pain. I've learned that when I take it all in, I can make one brotha's pain be understood by the world. — DMX

I'll repent one day, just not right now. — DMX

It's a waste of energy to think about what somebody else is doing and how they doing it. I'ma just do what I do. — DMX

I was always a winner, but just didn't know it. — DMX

The truth is undeniable. You tell somebody the truth, it's undeniable. — DMX

I think I'm gonna wear Timberlands until I die, man. They may not be the hottest thing out, but Timbs keep reinventing themselves. — DMX

I'm glad that young black people are successful with the music. I'm not a hater. — DMX

When you happy, you get locked in sleep. You get sleepy happy. I always wanna be on point. I always wanna be aware. — DMX

When I was a kid, nobody in my family had a car. And I didn't have many toys. The only toys I had were the ones I would steal. — DMX

Look in my eyes, see what I see Do what I do, be what I be Walk in my shoes, hurt your feet Then know why I do dirt in the street. — DMX

No matter how hard it rains, withstand the pain. — DMX

One thing about being a celebrity that I learned a long time ago was that I pretty much gave up the right to fair treatment. — DMX

I paint the walls with his blood. — DMX

My birth was a blessing. Sent to live and die on Earth; it's a blessing. We each have a star; all you have to do is find it. Once you do, everyone sees it, you won't be blinded. — DMX

Men, we don't get much, as far as holidays go - Father's Day. — DMX

I'm not going to star in every one of my movies. But I'm telling you [pounds fists] what I will bring to this film industry is the same thing I brought to the record industry when I came into it. Realism. Uncompromised, unconditional dog love. — DMX

I like L.A., I like the fans, I like to come out here to work. — DMX

Nas is the only person whose concert I been to. — DMX

Right, wrong, good, bad, heaven, hell. I think that is the theme of my life. I think you have to know both in order to honestly choose one. So I'm familiar with both sides of the fence. — DMX

Never become so involved with something that it blinds you.
Never forget where you from; someone will remind you. — DMX

I'm a blessing to whoever gets to really know me. — DMX

I'm used to driving fast; I'm a New Yorker. — DMX

The truth doesn't change. It was the same when Moses got the Ten Commandments as it is today. That's the thing about the truth. That's the thing about real. It doesn't change and it doesn't have to change. Now you can put it in a different book, but it's still real. It's still the truth. — DMX

I feel like Sony appreciates good music from a talented artist. — DMX

The curse turned to grace when the hurt turned to faith. — DMX

I've read every one of Donald Goines' books. So as soon as I heard there was an opportunity for one of his novels to be turned into a movie, I jumped at the opportunity. — DMX

Niggas tried to holla, but couldn't holla back
Now they gots to swallow, everything in the sack. — DMX

In my heart I mean well. But if you help me to grow, then what I have in my heart will begin to show. — DMX

My fans need me. I need me. — DMX

There's a difference between violence and senseless violence. — DMX

Any performance I do, I give 110 percent. — DMX

With the Lord behind us they're ain't nothing we can't do. — DMX

You don't come to terms with something before you do it. It's only after you've done it that you realize, you know, maybe that wasn't the best thing to do. Sometimes you gotta fall down to know the feeling to get up. — DMX

I just find myself happy with the simple things. Appreciating the blessings God gave me. — DMX

I can forgive, I just can't forget. — DMX

I don't recall being excited about a new rapper, ever. — DMX

I've got fans and letters from Israel, France Germany, Sweden, London, Africa. They all saying pretty much the same thing, 'Yo, we love you, we need you, put some more music out, please!' — DMX

Some people buy records just to dance to 'em. Some people buy records to listen to the radio. And there's people that buy records 'cause they listen to every song. — DMX

I can reach people the average person can't reach because I'm as grounded as I am. — DMX

The minute you get too big to mop a floor or wipe a counter, that's the exact minute you have life f**ked up. — DMX

I been the same dude my whole life. — DMX

I'm still the same. That's why the fans love me. Because they need stability in the industry. — DMX

I'm not the mixtape guy who's gonna put out a new one every month. I'm gonna allow my albums to marinate and resonate and whatever type of 'ates' they can do. I'm gonna let my music grow on them. — DMX

Do dirt, get dirt. So I treat people with the same respect that I want. — DMX

Columbia tried to put me behind other groups, so I didn't wanna wait, they let me out of the contract and I'm glad they did. — DMX

I need to say what's in my heart, and you call it a style — DMX

Nothing we can't handle, break it up and dismantle. — DMX