Tashera Simmons: DMX, 'X,' and the Battle for Earl Simmons

Tashera loved Earl Simmons from the moment she first saw him when they were kids. They reconnected as adults, but Earl’s transformation into DMX and, worse, his alter ego ‘X,’ pulled her back into the cycle of emotional abuse and neglect she’d endured while growing up. Sources: Tashera’s speech at DMX’s memorial People Magazine Podcast interview You Think You Know But You Have No Idea by Tashera Simmons See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.