Rapper DMX's legacy immortalised by family and close friends at memorial service in New York

The speakers at the the two-hour ceremony at the Barclays Center in New York included Swizz Beatz and Nas, as well as DMX’s daughter Sonovah Junior, who rapped in honour of her father. He said DMX became emotional knowing the rapper was about to embark on a journey to become a “hip-hop icon.” “It’s a sad day as well as a glorious day,” said Nas, who starred with DMX in the 1998 film. His first album didn’t even come out yet, but he knew his journey was starting.” Eve said she was still having a hard time with DMX’s death, remembering him as a “man, a father, a friend.” She stood on stage with the Ruff Ryders collective, which helped launch the careers of Grammy winners Eve and Swizz Beatz and relaunch The Lox, formerly signed to Bad Boy Records. Before the service, a massive black big-wheel truck with the words “LONG LIVE DMX” on a side of the vehicle carried DMX’s shiny red casket for more than 15 miles from Yonkers, New York — where the rapper grew up — to the Barclays Center.