The tribute arrives on the day of X's celebration of life inside Barclays Center.
Swizz Beatz wanted Kanye Westto have a part in the celebration of life for DMX Now it appears Ye has come through in more ways than one. Yes fashion imprint Yeezy has partnered with Balenciaga to release a tribute T-Shirt to X. The long-sleeve T-shirt comes in black and sports original screen-printed artwork of the late rapper. The front is a portrait of X with the right sleeve emblazoned with his date of birth. The left sleeve has the date of his passing. You can purchase the shirt at DMX-Tribute.comfor $200. The net proceeds from the tribute shirt will benefit Xs family. A post shared by Swizz Beatz (@therealswizzz) X passed on April 9 after a near week-long stint inside a White Plains, New York hospital. The 50-year-old multi-platinum superstar suffered a heart attack on April 2 in his New York home and was later hospitalized before he died. Remembering X, Swizz Beatz took to Instagram on April 10 and called him a one of one. My brother would take care of everybody before he would take care of himself, Swizz said. I never seen a human like him. The closest Ive ever seen to a prophet. Know why he was suffering? Cause he took everyones pain and made it his. His humanitarian work should be celebrated. Read more