I'm weirdly saddened by his death. Not because I'm the biggest DMX fan, but so many of the artists I was used to hearing on the radio in the 90's seem to have lost their lives to drugs, alcohol, and depression. I have no idea what it is, but that generation just seems ill fated. I feel sorry that he apparently couldn't overcome his addictions, especially since addictions are frequently a way to deal with (or not deal with, I suppose would be more accurate) other, more significant and deep-rooted problems.