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#DMX memorial procession shuts down traffic in NYC

#DMX memorial procession shuts down traffic in NYC

Hip-hop legend DMX stopped traffic one last time Saturday — with his casket aboard a monster truck that was part of his high octane memorial procession that growled from Yonkers to Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center, where thousands showed up for the rapper’s 4 p.m. memorial service.

The procession began at around noon in Yonkers — where the rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, grew up. It was led by hundreds of motorcycles, and the rapper’s shiny red coffin was borne on the flatbed of a souped-up monster truck, with “Long Live DMX” emblazoned on the sides of the vehicle.

“Hundreds of bikes, ATVs, cars going down Flatbush in the DMX procession toward Barclays,” one eyewitness tweeted.

The rapper’s casket arrived at Barclay’s just after 2 p.m.

The brash procession — which caused street closings, lane restrictions and heavy congestion — was a nod to the motorcycle-loving Ruff Ryders, a rap group with whom DMX rose to stardom, and even had its own name: “Ruff Ryders 2 The Rescue: Ryde 4 Life.”

Maino, DMX, Flipp Dinero, and Trae tha Truth attend the Trae Tha Truth Album Release + Silent Listening Party on Aug. 14, 2019 in New York City.
Maino, DMX, Flipp Dinero, and Trae tha Truth attend the Trae Tha Truth Album Release + Silent Listening Party on Aug. 14, 2019 in New York City.
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Some 200 NYPD cops and traffic enforcement officers have been assigned to the event and helicopters are expect to whir overhead, police sources told The Post.

“Cops will be stationed along the route and there will be a heavy police presence,” a law enforcement source said.

“Temporary closures south on the Major Deegan to the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge to the westbound Grand Central Parkway,” the NYPD tweeted.

Per New York State COVID-19 guidelines, Barclays is permitted to host 10 percent of its capacity.  The arena seats up to 19,000 seats for concerts, and has 101 luxury suites, according to its website.

A man places a candle at a makeshift memorial for hip-hop star DMX outside White Plains Hospital on April 10, 2021.
A man places a candle at a makeshift memorial for hip-hop star DMX outside White Plains Hospital on April 10, 2021.
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Organizers said in a statement they will follow New York COVID-19 testing guidelines and protocols. The ceremony will be livestreamed on DMX’s YouTube channel.

The NYPD estimated that 2,000 motorcyclists joined in the memorial procession — and was on hand with a “significant deployment” including by police helicopter a spokesperson said.

“There are plans for a procession to pass through multiple boroughs with 2,000 motorcycles and numerous cars with the final destination at a major public venue in the heart of downtown Brooklyn,” the rep said.

“This significant deployment is a common sense decision for public safety.”

Barclays wouldn’t say if they chipped in for security. “We aren’t at liberty to discuss the financial arrangements of our events,” a Barclays spokeswoman told The Post on Saturday. 

Biker fans of hospitalized rapper Earl Simmons, aka DMX, attend a prayer vigil hosted by the Ruff Ryders to the Rescue Foundation in front of the White Plains Hospital on April 5, 2021 in White Plains, New York.
Biker fans of hospitalized rapper Earl Simmons, aka DMX, attend a prayer vigil hosted by the Ruff Ryders to the Rescue Foundation in front of the White Plains Hospital on April 5, 2021 in White Plains, NY.
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The rapper died April 9 following after suffering a catastrophic cardiac arrest after an April 2 drug overdose that left him in a “vegetative state.”

The Mount Vernon-born dad of 15 moved to Yonkers as a boy and was as talented as he was troubled.

He made his name battling in street circles and had an infamous battle with Jay-Z back in 1993 before the two were famous. He went on to be one of the most successful commercial rappers of all time.

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