Heartwarming / DMX

Yes, even a rapper whose songs riled the Moral Guardians, occasionally produced material that was genuinely heartwarming.

• "I Miss You" DMX showing sorrow over his dead grandmother, one of the only people in his life to love him.
• The final verse of "Slippin'", which has X finally bouncing back from his depressive slump. He takes the final verses to dedicate the song to everyone who helped him through those trying times.

  Nothin' but love for those that know how it feel

  And much respect to all my niggas that kept it real

  Kept a nigga strong, kept a nigga from doin' wrong

  Niggas know who they is and this is your fuckin' song

  And to my boo who stuck with a nigga through

  All the bullshit, you'll get yours because it's due

• He allocated half of his "Where the Hood At?" video to a tribute to his fallen friend Rudy "Kato" Rangel, along with the song "A'Yo Kato" made specifically for such occasion.
• X talking about finding a purpose in prison, namely spreading the gospel:
  X: I came here to meet somebody...Don't know who it was, but I'll know when I see him. And I came here to give him a message. And that message is Jesus loves them.
• His Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer cover It's just as boisterous as you would expect but there's something endearing about him asking if he got all the Reindeer right at the end.

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