Fans and peers everywhere are paying homage to DMX, who died at 50 years old

Rest in Peace, DMX.

DMX is a hip-hop legend. The game simply just won’t be the same without him.

The legend died at 50 years old on Friday after being taken to the hospital as a result of a heart attack from an apparent drug overdose, per the Associated Press.

For so many people, X was a beacon of hope. He was an inspirational figure — an imperfect picture of resilience. He spent his entire life battling with addiction and personal demons that he never quite found a way to shake, as The Undefeated’s Justin Tinsley points out here ever so eloquently.

Still, as Tinsley writes, throughout those battles, he persevered and lived a life that impacted so many people in such positive ways.

So many of those people took to Twitter to share some of those stories and some of their favorite moments in seeing him. Everyone from his peers to his fans paid their respects.

Some had amazing stories to tell.

Others shared their favorite moments.

Some of his peers reflected on the impact that he had on them and on the music world at large.

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More than anything, though, everyone held on to something he said from one of the last interviews he had that we saw.

“If I was to drop dead right now, my last thought would be: I’ve lived a good life.”

He lived a great one. Rest in peace, DMX.