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DMX Public Memorial Is Set For Barclays Center
Brooklyn’s Barclays Center will host a public memorial for DMX on April 24, the rap- per’s manager con- firmed to TMZ, although atten- dance is destined to be far below normal arena
levels if current COVID-19 pro- tocols hold.
A private funeral service will take place the following day at a New York City-area church, TMZ also reported. DMX’s family chose Barclays Center over an invitation from Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano
to hold the memorial in DMX’s home county at Yonkers Raceway. Since his death, vigils have popped up around New York, in addition to the outpouring of in memo- riam posts online. About a thousand people attended a vigil in the rapper’s hometown
on April 14.
Details about the public me-
morial have yet to be an- nounced. Under current COVID-19 restrictions, atten- dance is capped at 10 percent capacity, which comes to about 1,900 people for Barclays Cen- ter.
DMX’s compilation album, The Best of DMX was projected to enter the Billboard 200 top 10 fol- lowing the rapper’s death
on April 9.
As noted previously
as well, the demand for the rapper’s music soared very high after he passed away due to heart failure last Fri- day. Several of his albums were projected to do well for obvious reasons but the
The Best of DMX, which compiles some of his biggest hits, was selling the best.
The album has moved a total of 78k copies this week with almost 70k of
that coming from stream- ing only. According to HDD, this will give X a number 2 spot on the Bill- board 200 chart when it gets updated with all activ- ity on Sunday.
‘The Best Of DMX’ Album Jumps To Number 2 On Album Charts
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