TOP 61 Dmx Quotes and Sayings

These quotes and lyrics will give you a new perspective on life. DMX is a famous rapper and songwriter, and his quotes about God and love will make you re-evaluate your choices.

If you’re a fan of his albums, you’ll love our collection of DMX quotes, lyrics, and words of wisdom. This list of quotes has some of his best verses and most thoughtful insight.

Let’s dive in!

The Best DMX Quotes

1.) “I just find myself happy with the simple things. Appreciating the blessings God gave me.”

2.) “I know I may have done some bad things, but I’m not a bad person.”

3.) “Right, wrong, good, bad, heaven, hell. I think that is the theme of my life. I think you have to know both in order to honestly choose one. So I’m familiar with both sides of the fence.”

4.) “Every day, I get closer to God. Every day, my will to do the right thing gets stronger.”

5.) “Do dirt, get dirt. So I treat people with the same respect that I want.”

6.) “I’m a blessing to whoever gets to really know me.”

7.) “My relationship with God has gotten so much stronger. He’s always had his hand on me. He always guided me. I didn’t always go where he wanted me to go. But He always had me. Now that I’m actually listening and being obedient, life is so much better.”

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9.) “Anything that’s not positive, I don’t have the energy to focus on it. Anything that’s not going in the right direction, I don’t have the time or the energy.”

10.) “If your heart was as big as your mouth you’d be real.”

11.) “You can’t speak for the people unless you’re able to walk amongst the people. And how many of these rappers out here actually hang out with regular people?”

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13.) The truth doesn’t change. It was the same when Moses got the Ten Commandments as it is today. That’s the thing about the truth. That’s the thing about real. It doesn’t change and it doesn’t have to change. Now you can put it in a different book, but it’s still real. It’s still the truth.”

14.) “No matter how hard it rains, withstand the pain.”

15.) “Don’t believe everything you hear, don’t believe everything you read, and only believe half of what you see.”

16.) “It’s a waste of energy to think about what somebody else is doing and how they doing it. I’mma just do what I do.”

17.) “When I was a kid, nobody in my family had a car. And I didn’t have many toys. The only toys I had were the ones I would steal.”

18.) “I paint the walls with his blood.”

19.) “You can’t call any one person the Devil. Because no one person has the power to be the Devil.”

20.) “When you’re happy, you get locked in sleep. You get sleepy happy. I always wanna be on point. I always wanna be aware.”

21.) “I’m a King. Regardless of what I’ve been through and what I’ve done, I present myself as a King. And I get that respect from people, from everybody I deal with. I worked my whole life to establish that respect and make sure I get that respect.”

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22.) “When I’m at home, I don’t discuss business. I don’t talk business. I don’t answer the phone. It’s just me, my wife, my children, and my dogs. That’s my world.”

23.) “You don’t come to terms with something before you do it. It’s only after you’ve done it that you realize, you know, maybe that wasn’t the best thing to do. Sometimes you gotta fall down to know the feeling to get up.”

24.) “I’m still the same. That’s why the fans love me. Because they need stability in the industry.”

25.) “The curse turned to grace when the hurt turned to faith.”

26.) “I am highly favored by God, I experience great victories, supernatural turnarounds, and miraculous breakthroughs in the midst of great impossibilities.”

27.) “I think I’m gonna wear Timberlands until I die, man. They may not be the hottest thing out, but Timbs keep reinventing themselves.”

28.). “The truth doesn’t change. It was the same when Moses got the Ten Commandments as it is today. That’s the thing about the truth. That’s the thing about real. It doesn’t change and it doesn’t have to change. Now you can put it in a different book, but it’s still real. It’s still the truth.”

29.) “I’m not going to disrespect you, don’t disrespect me.”

30.) “You can’t call any one person the devil. Because no one person has the power to be the devil.”

31.) “I been the same dude my whole life.”

32.) “Many are they who have a taste and love for drawing, but no talent and this will be discernible in boys who are not diligent and never finish their drawings with shading.”

33.) “I was always a winner, but just didn’t know it.”

34.) “I’m still the same. That’s why the fans love me—because they need stability in the industry.”

35.) “The toughest guys have the biggest hearts. The biggest hearts because they have to be tough to protect it.”

36.) “Be careful of the ones that always wanna get you high, ‘cause when the time comes, that one will let you die.”

37.) “Look in my eyes, see what I see. Do what I do, be what I be. Walk in my shoes, hurt your feet. Then know why I do dirt in the street.”

38.) “I’m not going to star in every one of my movies. But I’m telling you what I will bring to this film industry is the same thing I brought to the record industry when I came into it. Realism. Uncompromised, unconditional dog love.”

39.) “The truth is undeniable. You tell somebody the truth, it’s undeniable.”

40.) “Let em’ know that amidst all the confusion some of us may do the winnin’ but we all do the losin’, it’s just who does the choosin’.”

41.) “I need to say what’s in my heart, and you call it a style.”

DMX Quotes to Shift Perspectives

42.) “One thing about being a celebrity that I learned a long time ago was that I pretty much gave up the right to fair treatment.”

43.) “I’m glad that young black people are successful with the music. I’m not a hater.”

44.) “Don’t believe everything you hear, don’t believe everything you read, and only believe half of what you see.” – DMX

45.) “I can reach people the average person can’t reach because I’m as grounded as I am.”

46.) “The truth is undeniable. You tell somebody the truth, it’s undeniable.”

47.) “I don’t have to be working on an album to record a song.”

48.) “Be careful of the ones that always wanna get you high, cause when the time comes, that one will let you die.”

49.) “It’s a waste of energy to think about what somebody else is doing and how they doing it. I’ma just do what I do.”

50.) “The snake, the rat, the cat, the dog…How you gonna see ’em if you livin’ in the fog?”

51.) “When you are happy, you get locked in sleep. You get sleepy happy. I always wanna be on point. I always wanna be aware.”

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52.) “I don’t recall being excited about a new rapper, ever.

53.) “Somebody’s upset with every movie. “

54.) “I don’t have to be working on an album to record a song.”

55.) “I’ve done gospel songs on every album.”

56.) “I like L.A., I like the fans, I like to come out here to work.”

57.) “I used to do the beatbox. A friend of mine, he was the rapper, and after, we’d be doing a block party or something or a house party, and he’s gettin’ all the attention and I’d end up with a handful of spit, you know, from doing the beats.”

58.) “One thing that people don’t really understand is that as a celebrity you rarely get fair treatment. You either get love or hate. It’s never really fair.”

59.) “My fans need me. I need me.”

60.) “My mother would beat me so bad, I wouldn’t be able to sit down. And I would never snitch. “

61.) “I’m glad that young black people are successful with the music. I’m not a hater.”

Final Words

DMX is one of the most popular rappers of all time. This celebrated artist is loved for his impressive lyrics and catchy songs. We hope reading these quotes helped you understand his perspective on life.

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