Rap artist and actor Earl Simmons, known by his recording alias Dark Man X (DMX), hails from Yonkers, New York. He has sold more than 30 million records worldwide. The album "It's Dark and Hell Is Hot" exploded on the charts reaching No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in the U.S. The single "Get at Me Dog" was the most popular single on the album. DMX's most notable single "Part Up In Here (Up In Here)" from his album "...And Then There was X" jumped to the Top Ten chart of R&B hits. The album dropped on 21 December 1999 and has been certified platinum nine times worldwide. It is his bestselling album and his fastest produced album (recorded in under a month).