On his irresistibleFresh Off the Boatcameo and the man who unexpectedly nurtured a generation.
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The music immediately sent me to the basement of my emotions.
At the time, this wasnt a place that popular culture went, besidesKidsorRequiem for a Dream.
It was a place I didnt talk about and wasnt supposed to be.
When I left my house and went to school, it was a place I pretended didnt exist.
He single-handedly made standing behind a fence barking at your darkest shadows 1998s answer to the electric slide.
The DMX fan is a particular one.
My brother, Emery, was the biggest.
It was already too much that Emery had to live with the image and she sent me upstairs.
It wasnt something we ever talked about and I couldnt reach the basement of Emerys mind.
Where I couldnt go, DMX did.
Emerys not the only one.
When I got jumped by kids in my driveway, my friends stood by and watched it happen.
It was Emery that came running out of the garage with a pickax chasing them away.
Thats the DMX fan.
Because thats my dog.
I wont rehash my distaste for the show well-documented in this magazine but DMXs appearance on it was irresistible.
Thats when I realized that all they really needed was time and attention.
You dont need to get your girl a gift.
you’re gonna wanna give her your time.
