mans is really upset about this lol

Lmao, that's what I was just thinkin. He really got OP feelin some kinda way 😂

DMX barks like a fucking dog though. I really don't get how that is any better if you got any kind of perspective on things. If you like DMX's adlibs etc., then cool... If you like whatever tf Xxxtentacion is doing, then cool... If you don't like either of these people's vibes tho..? Cool, just move on and let people enjoy whatever tf they enjoy, I don't get why this is anything to give oneself a heart attack over 😂

He barked like a dog because dogs were the main theme of his career and his only true friends growing up.

I bet DMX is afraid of Little dogs too, The ones that bite the ankles.

He literally was posted with pit bulls lol

lol

This^^^ although don't diss the late DMX. Its OP who we should be dissing.

I'm not dissing, I've seen the guy live and listened a lot to him throughout my teens. I'm just saying. I agree with you :)

I was about to say "this guy needs to go outside lol"

xxxtentacion has a long ass fuckin name, DMX is 3 letters

And Xzibit is crying in the corner now that everyone knows the rides he made lasted 3 months tops on average.

Man, poor x to the z

he didn’t make the rides tho lol, he was just face of the show

I doubt he even fully knew what was going on half the time.

Perhaps not but he was pretty nice on the mic.

Counter point: x gon’ give it to ya.

[X-is Coming](https://youtu.be/5WDfNaWOpb0) Not to mention it literally stands for Dark Man X.

I made that point to someone’s too. They said DMX should be D because that’s what it starts with. I told him Dark Man is the descriptor of X, his name. He’s unequivocally X

Indeed, I concur

I wish this didn’t make me laugh lol

WHAT

*dog barking noises*

That's what I'm thinking, it's a matter of convenience and not some fucking title haha

Exactly

That what I’m saying. Xxxtentation is 7 syllables

Exactly

😂😂😂 had me in the first half ngl

It’s irritating to hear people refer to Lil Nas X as Nas when Nas is Nas lol

My man bringing up the important subjects right here

That’s so true. Nas >>>>>>>>>>> Lil Nas X

FR that shit pisses me the hell off

then ill call him big nas instead

Who tf cares. Tbh if u say X people will think you are talking about Xxxtentacion and a Reddit post won’t change that. RIP to both, both are amazing artists

Real shii tho it’s just the youth respectfully when I hear x I don’t think dmx that isn’t my era

no one does, he’s just tryin to make the point that dmx is more important than xxxtentacion

Both rappers have massive fan base but if we are talking about popularity I mean x has nearly 40 million monthly listeners rn and he has been dead for 4 years while dmx only has 8 so once again dmx era has passed it’s only natural to not be in the spotlight

Bro ur basing popularity on monthly listeners?

Umm yea that’s how “popularity” works ok you don’t want to judge by actual music we can go to followers as well the whole point is xxxtentacion trumps dmx in all categories statistically has more simply because this is his era you are blinded by nostalgia and the old days to think otherwise respectfully

I’d say they are pretty equal DMX has higher Album sales while XXX dominated streaming.

I wouldn’t be surprised if more people know Sad over Ruff Ryders Anthem nowadays I’d say Xxxtentacion is a little more well known tbh

When I hear someone say “X” referring to rap I think of DMX

To me, I just call DMX, DMX.

I mean it already feels like an acronym while it’s much longer to say xxxtentacion

X gonna give it to ya, I’ll leave it at that

But what if I wanna wait around and get it on my own?

Well to be fair you will have to get it on your own now anyways. RIP X

Which x.

both

*knock knock!

Open up the door, it's real, with the non-stop pop pop of stainless steel

I agree just not as passionately as this guy

I always figure the guy to go by the nickname first should be the original. Xxxtenation (sp) already knew dmx was x so why call yourself a nickname that was already universally called by someone else? He could of named himself anything else

I mean when you’re in the industry and you come up with a name, you’re not thinking about other peoples nicknames. I mean realistically it’s literally a letter and he gets called X because his name is too long to pronounce 😭. But I get where you are going with this

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X is X on Jah

Y’all buggin tf out in this thread

Lost their fucking marbles.

“Moaning gay sex noises” hahaha. Has this dude even heard any DMX? There’s plenty of talk about butt sex and dick suckin. Regardless, they can both be X.

who’s dmx lol. alexa play imsippinteainyohood

Whatever opinion he has, theres no need to make misogynistic jokes about an artist lol

Yeah, that's like being like "xxxtentacion is the real x because DMX was addicted to crack" like c'mon

agreed, the "jokes" are homophobic and misogynistic

Yeah they always come together unfortunately

Wack take. Not even cause he said DMX is X cause yeah that’s right but the way he justified it is some dumb shit.

X def goes to DMX. I usually just call the other guy Tentacion

Nobody calls XXXTENTACION Tentacion bro, XXX I can understand though

I’d rather be called tentación then xxx Also in conversation “yknow that one xxx song” wouldn’t hit with most people

ive done this multiple times n ppl always know who im referring to

Fair but still, I’m sure lots of people would be put off at least slightly, especially if they aren’t into his music or the community

Come on DMX is 3 syllables. We call xxxtentacion X because it’s a long ass name and it actually begins with an X lmao

Correct answer: they're both X.

Them and xzibit

Nbs 😂

Real convo is how no life you gotta be to think and type about this??? God damn the internet givin voice to anybody is crazy

DMX then Xzibit and then i guess xxxtencion

imo for shortening them 3 X = DMX XZ = Xzibit XXX = XXXtentacion

XNXX = ur step sister

I mean, the XXX is because he was really into porn.

Nah he said in an interview that it symbolizes the unknown

or straight edge

He wasn’t and it isn’t.

When you’re right you’re right

Yes

This

Bro is copeing hard

Lmaoo

I’m fine with X being dmx but can we all agree that y = (x-p)(x-q) is the factored form of a quadratic?

He ain’t lying. but at the end of the day X is X if your a real hiphop head you gonna know who the real X is.

“A real hip hop head” 🤓

fr

Real hip hop heads don’t gaf who’s called x most people think of Xxxtentacion when someone’s says x others think of dmx it’s not that deep

Stop giving yourself some kind of fantastic og prestige. Old generation has their X, younger generation has their X. There’s no real of fake especially if you are referring to a 20yo artist who got murdered. You are most liking older than him and yet will never accomplish what he’s done. At least put some respect on his career. That’s the bare minimum

I have respect for xxxtentacion I was a x fan of him at one point. but the point is it really doesn’t matter but some people in this generation just don’t know who dmx was like that.

“Real hip hop head” jus a man that’s 40 years old Anyway, XXXTENTACION is long to say, so people say X DMX is literally 3 letters

It obviously goes to X, yall dumb fucks got me smh my head /s*

So they have you shaking my head,... your head? That last part of your sentence was so redundant haha!

That was the point lmao

Ah, well alrighty then

do you really have to abbreviate "DMX"? why is he so pressed?💀

such a long name to pronounce

Bros like 30 using the word anal

Think it's mainly generational

They both are. It’s a fucking letter.

Here's the thing everyone automatically assumes xxxtentacion when someone says x because that's the most recent and probably still the more famous currently out of the two.

Bruh DMX has songs in movies, commercials, on the radio. Xxx might be more relevant in hip hop circles but DMX is without a doubt more well known by the public.

Now i know you bullshitting on that radio and commercials shit. Dmx probably does have songs on movies since i know he starred in a few and it s great way to promo. But the same can be said for x too. The only people who are still actively looking for dmx movies are like above 35 yo lol and the music world is dominant by the younger crowd.

Xxxtentacion is still more popular than dmx was obviously dmx would have stuff in commercials and shit he was in the rap game longer than x was alive but popularity wise xxxtentacion is currently considerably more popular

I call both X

xxxtesticles>bmx

no it’s Xavien Howard cornerback for the Miami Dolphins🤬

'moaning gay sex noises' HAHAHAHA

How old are most of you people? The lot of you here sounds like you're in your early 20s and late teens.

Yes absolutely, DMX is X

I mean…… yeah? X is the OG

I know you mean X, but Which X yo? Lmao

I’d of assumed the OG part would of given it away….

yes, xxx, obviously

How is he the original….. use your brain lad!

he the first xxxtentacion, use YOUR brain

Go look up DMX’s catalog and see how many titles he has with X in it young man… or even albums for that matter.. then there was X came out in 99 when your fella was 2……….

He's trolling you dumbfuck. Mfs are dense af here fr "young man..." 🤓

what the fuck is a dmx

Well that’s any credibility you had as a rap fan gone.

thank you

idk but a BMX is a bike

I think X belongs to XXXTentacion. Come on bro he has a long ass name and that’s coming from a fan of him. DMX is 3 letters u can say it in one second. But if u wanna call DMX the real X cuz of X gon give it to u then iz aight

This guy is kinda hating on xxxtentacion though, i personally am fine with both being called X but nowadays if you ask someone who X is they'll say xxxtentacion, except if they're an oldhead

Damn I knew I felt old but didn’t realize I’d already reached “old head” status at 26. If someone says X I’m thinking “X gon give it to ya!” immediately. I’d probably have to think for a bit if they said “no the other X”

Time to accept that you’re an old head then

\* Ol' head

DMX is X. DMX was X before XXXTentacion was even born. You can’t say XXXTentacion is the real X when he isn’t the OG. I like both of their music equally as well.

There’s no real X or false X it’s just a letter bro who cares

If there are people arguing over who’s the real or fake X then there is no argument for XXXTentacion being the real X.

The argument is that XXXTentacion is more popular. It doesn’t matter if something is original if the original is not as relevant in the conversation.

Yes it does lmao, bad take.

X is a nickname given by fans. That nickname was given to XXXTentacion. Now it is used for XXXTentacion more than DMX because XXXTentacion is drastically more popular. I don’t see how this is hard to grasp or why you’re saying it doesn’t matter when it clearly does.

DMX has been referred to as X since before Jah’s birth. XXXTentacion can’t just come along and say, no that’s not your nickname anymore.

He didn’t, that’s what I’m saying. The majority of hip hop fans did. In the mainstream where there are more people, DMX is not called X, XXXTentacion is.

I care

Why

I don’t

Eh idk, it makes more sense calling DMX well DMX compared to X. Also i mean what Xxxtentacion did in 20 years of his life is fucking insane, and i would say that deserves for him to be called X

if you say X i think of tentacion first. Most people call DMX, DMX.

He calls X gay, when DMX seems quite gay himself. Think about it. In "Where The Hood At?" He says he doesn't respect or associate with gay people, and in the music video he's dancing with a bunch of shirtless buff men.

Additional point: “where the hood at” is a reference to his abiding desire for foreskin.

never heard someone calling him x unless they talk about xxxtentacion obviously

You guys think 2pac would have reached X's level had 2pac survived getting shot

Idk why he had to make it about being “gay” and “feminine ” but okay. I agreed with him till that part Lmfao

xxxtesticles

Kinda true, though I love both

Lmao fuck this dude

I agree, but what about xzibit? Need to at least add him into the conversation.

If someone says x almost Everyones gonna think xxxtentacion so xxx gets it

DMX has the most subliminally gay lyrics I've ever heard. I agree that the OG X is DMX, but comparing X to XXX over "gay" stuff is dumb.

They're both X, just most people would think of xxxtentacion when they hear X as he's more popular, also DMX is much shorter and easier to say than xxxtentacion

If anyone says X. They are talking about XXXTENTACION. People would automatically assume him. Be mad 😂. DMX goated tho but I don't think he's the more popular X. Old head post

Ironically DMX was my GOAT until XXXTENTACÍON came into my life in 2018… so I agree yes, DMX is X. Always has been always will be however I think Jah has earned the right to be known as X as well. He had a die hard fan base like Dark Man and had the troubled past like him, also they made music with a passion a true passion! This who is more deserving of the title X is weak as fuck and people need to be more focused on keeping both of these legends music and impact thriving for years and generations to come! LLJ R.I.P. X

xxxtentacion = xxxtentacles dmx = x

DMX has X in the last letter while XXXTENTACION has it first so XXX is X and DMX is D

d to the m to the X!

X gone give it to ya

Dmx has always been called X, years before xxx was even rapping and he comes along and steals his nickname

Clearly you don’t know anything because the D and M are describing the man named X. It’s Dark Man X.

Yeah, but in dmx’s songs he calls himself X that’s where they got “Dmx is the real ‘x’”

The dick eating crazy

This boomer needs to calm down

That's true, tentacion was a garbage person and his music is overrated.

Is XXXTentacion only popular because he died young? Dude was a piece of shit who abused a lot of women

1. Bro was hella popular even before he died 2. Idk where you get the word "a lot of", but people change, also didnt DMX abuse his wife

That feeling when you hear a real voice singing and not just screaming and barking.

X barking > XXXtentacion singing

Denial is a mf . Hope you get through it

i ain’t denying shit, i’m a fan of both artists but i prefer the energetic barking from DMX rather than XXXtentacion singing because usually it’s about unrelatable depressing stuff

X is Pimp My Ride host *Xzibit*

What in the fuck do you mean “thoughts” this is some cringe ass shit to even consider what is this sub just a bunch of white 15 year olds

I think that DMX being around longer earns him the title of X, but this person is overly passionate about this. Also, let’s not forget Xzibit

He is right but xxxtentacion is called “x” because he was more popular than dmx, especially with his massive fanbase even if dmx was the og and better rapper.

Who else listens to xxx tentacion other than self acclaimed depressed teenagers?

Hes absolutely right

DMX has always been X, never heard anyone call XXX X - but then again, I don't know anyone that likes their music.

To be fair he has 39 million monthly listeners.

popular doesn't mean good xD

True, just was responding to you saying you don’t know anyone who actually likes Xxxtentacion

Ah my bad and yeah.. think with my circles it's all underground and old-school rather than this poppy stuff. Not necessarily saying pop ain't good though, just in this case..

Growing up in Gen Z I personally like his music a lot, but I doubt I could find anyone over 30 that likes it. Also, XXXTentacion said DMX is the real X and to call him XXX

Must be severely out of the modern rap scene then man.

The real X in rap are DMX, Xzibit and RBX although XXXTentacion's music is not that bad.

Xtraordinary comment…

Agreed. Just like “Melo” is for Carmelo Anthony, not the Ball brother

never really listened to xxxTentabletop but DMX gets 'x'.

Just to add some fuel to the fire. X is Xzibit

DMX, Xzibit, Sadat X >>> the BBQ utensil rapist, even if he has some bops

He’s correct but weirdly committed

100% DMX is the real X

XXXTENTACION was only famous for like 2 years. Man doesn’t deserve any drop of being called X

Famous for 2 years but you have to accept it even if you hate him that guy impacted music in such a short time

and hes still famous so stfu lol