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He loves watch- fried perch, barbeque beef ribs, and fried chick- statementvided with admission.from the Celebrities palace, “Hisinvited Royal include: High Alec- ing his big sister and trying to run. en wings for $15.00. Dinners include potatoes, nessBlackmon, passed Andrea away Vecchio, peacefully Tiffany Tarpley,this morning and Vanessa at He giggles at puppets and Mickey rolls, coleslaw, green beans, and dessert. To WindsorWhiting, Esq. Castle.” Doors openHe hadat 6pm. been Admission ill for is some$10 at Mouse. He also likes to go on af- the door with a new, unopened toy for donation (or $20 See Page 4 See Page 5 order call 216-391-4471. time. McHale ternoon walks with Mom and Dad. without a toy). VOL. 42 No.12 Tuesday, April 6, 2021- Friday, April 9, 2021 Daily FREEEASTSIDE NEWSFREE ISSUED FRIDAY READ ON - WRITE ON SERVING: LARCHMERE - WOODLAND, SHAKER SQUARE, BUCKEYE, WOODLAND, MT. PLEASANT, READ ON - WRITE ON LEE & AVALON, HARVARD - LEE, MILES - UNION, UNIVERSITY CIRCLE AREA, WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, VILLAGES OF NORTH RANDALL, HIGHLAND HILLS AND CITY OF EAST CLEVELAND “COVERING THE NEWS TODAY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW” Rapper-actor DMX dies;Music community, fans in mourning DMX, the hip-hop artist DMX built a multiplatinum launch the careers of Grammy most recognizable names for his rs said he concocted a multiyear who produced the songs “Ruff Ry- career as one of rap’s stars in the winners Eve and Swizz Beatz, rap artistry and as an actor, the rap- scheme to hide millions of dollars ders’ Anthem” and “Party Up (Up 1990s and early 2000s, but he also and relaunch The Lox, formerly per was personally stifled by his in income from the IRS and get in Here)” and who rapped with a struggled with drug addiction and le- signed to Bad Boy Records. Ruff legal battles — he was repeatedly around nearly $2 million in tax lia- trademark delivery that was of- gal problems that repeatedly put him Ryders had success on the charts arrested and jailed within a decade bilities. ten paired with growls, barks and behind bars. and on radio with its “Ryde or — and drug addiction. His addic- After his release, DMX “What!” as an ad-lib, has died. He He made a splash in rap Die” compilation albums. tion first took hold at age 14 when planned a 32-date tour to mark the was 50. music in 1998 with his firstDon’t studio Forget To Turn Along with his musical smoked a marijuana cigarette that 20th anniversary of “It’s Dark and Your Clock Forward The Grammy-nominated album, “It’s Dark and Hell is Hot,” career, DMX paved his way as was laced with cocaine. Hell is Hot.” But the rapper cance- performer died after suffering “ca- which debuted No. 1 on the Billbo- an actor. He starred in the 1998 DMX pleaded guilty in led a series of shows to check him- tastrophic cardiac arrest,” accor- ard 200 albums chart. The multiplati- film “Belly” and appeared in 2004 after he posed as an under- self into a rehab facility in 2019. In ding to a statement from the ho- num-selling album was anchored by 2000′s “Romeo Must Die” with cover federal agent and crashed an Instagram post, his team said he spital in White Plains, New York, several hits including “Ruff Ryders’ Jet Li and Aaliyah. DMX and his SUV through a security gate at apologized for the canceled shows where he died. He was rushed the- Anthem,” “Get At Me Dog,” “Stop Aaliyah teamed up for “Come New York’s Kennedy Airport. He and thanked his fans for the conti- re from his home April 2. DMX Being Greedy” and “How It’s Goin’ Back in One Piece” on the film’s was arrested in 2008 on drug and nued support. His family’s statement his family with all of his heart, and Down.” soundtrack. animal cruelty charges following Besides his legal troubles, said DMX, whose birth name was we cherish the times we spent with DMX arrived on the rap The rapper would later an overnight raid on his house in DMX took the initiative to help the Earl Simmons, died with relatives him,” the family said, adding that scene around the same time as Jay-Z, open Aaliyah’s tribute music vi- Phoenix. He tried to barricade him- less fortunate. He gave a group of by his side after several days on his music “inspired countless fans Ja Rule and others who dominated deo, “Miss You,” alongside her self in his bedroom but emerged Philadelphia men advice during a the charts and emerged as plati- other friends and collaborators, when a SWAT team entered his surprise appearance at a homeless life support. across the world, and his iconic le- num-selling acts. They were all part including Missy Elliott, Lil’ home. support group meeting in 2017, “Earl was a warrior who gacy will live on forever.” Memo- of rap crews, too: DMX fronted the Kim and Queen Latifah, after In 2010, he was senten- and helped a Maine family with its fought till the very end. He loved rial plans were not yet set. RuffRyders collective, which helped Aaliyah’s 2001 death in a plane ced to a year in prison for violating back-to-school purchases a couple crash at age 22. terms of his probation. After he years later. The rapper also starred was admitted to rehab numerous Last year, DMX faced Overdoses spiking and taking a toll in 2001′s “Exit Wounds” with times over the next year, he said he off against Snoop Dogg in a Ver- Cuyahoga County Med- our overdose deaths. Currently, OH 44106 | 216.721.4010) Steven Seagal and 2003′s “Crad- had finally beat his drug addiction. zuz battle, which drew more than ical Examiner Dr. Thomas Gil- fentanyl and cocaine appear to be Care Alliance Clinic (2916 le 2 the Grave” with Li. A couple years later, 500,000 viewers. son, today issued a public health the most common drugs found in Central Avenue Cleveland, OH But while DMX made DMX was sentenced to a year in Survivors include his 15 alert, stating that Cuyahoga overdose deaths. 44115 | 216.535.9100) his mark as one of hip-hop’s prison for tax fraud. Prosecuto- children and his mother. County has suffered at least 69 “This is a serious de- Care Alliance Clinic (1530 suspected overdose deaths in the velopment and the community St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, OH Man without lawyer has execution delayed month of March. should be aware of this spike in 44114 | 216.781.6724) The Ohio Supreme Court her. With only data from the overdose deaths,” said Dr. Gil- MetroHealth – Mobile delayed the execution of a convict- When the state Supreme 1st Quarter of 2021, it’s too early son. “Some preliminary data sug- Unit (3370 W.25th Street, Cleve- ed killer whose case federal public Court upholds a death sentence, it au- defenders said slipped through the to project with certainty how fa- gests minority communities may land, OH 44109) tomatically sets an execution date. At- cracks of the legal system. torneys representing inmates in their tal this year will be. However, be more vulnerable in this out- If you or anyone that you Death row inmate David appeals normally ask the court to de- if deaths continue at this pace, break. Risk reduction strategies know is actively using or recover- Martin, 36, had been scheduled to lay those dates while cases enter the Cuyahoga County could again like naloxone kits and fentanyl ing from opioid addiction, contact die May 26. federal system, a request the court au- see over 700 overdose deaths. test strips are available at no cost Project DAWN for information at The Associated Press re- tomatically grants. Appeals often last The last time Cuyahoga County and are effective at saving lives.” 216-778-5677. Eligible program ported last year that he went without years afterward. suffered over 700 deaths was in Short-term and long- participants, are given FREE Nal- a lawyer for more than a year after In Martin’s case, though, the court upheld his sentence in 2017. term intervention is available. oxone kits – the opioid reversing no attorney initially took over his 2018 and missed a chance to make case, the request wasn’t made and his Additionally, 13 over- Naloxone and fentanyl test strips antidote. a customary appeal to the federal chance to appeal his death sentence dose deaths have occurred in the are effective ways to reduce the Additionally, the Alco- courts. Martin appeared to be lost. Questions prompt- first 5 days of April. Toxicology risk of a fatal overdose. hol, Drug Addiction and Mental Justices have now stayed ed by Martin’s outreach to the AP put testing has not yet confirmed FREE fentanyl test strips Martin’s execution until all his legal 21-year-old Jeremy Cole during a rob- his case on public defenders’ radar.