Hiphop Legend Found Collapsed in Hotel Parking Lot [DETAILS]

American rapper Earl Simmons, popularly known as DMX was on the pincers of death Monday night after he was found collapsed in a hotel parking lot.

Police in Yonkers, New York, responded to a call Monday night of an unconscious man in a Ramada Inn parking lot, Lt. Patrick McCormack of the Yonkers Police Department told the media.

The officers then escorted the man to Saint Joseph's Medical Center in Yonkers, administering chest compressions and oxygen in the ambulance.

And while police did not reveal the identity of the man, DMX’s lawyer, Murray Richman confirmed that the rapper had been hospitalized that night.

He however revealed that he did not know why the artist had been admitted to hospital but confirmed that he was now well enough to plan on performing at a concert in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

DMX who is originally from New York, found his rise to fame in the 1990s releasing albums with successful hi single including "Ruff Ryders Anthem," "Party Up (Up in Here)" "What's My Name?" and appeared on songs with Jay-Z, Nas, Eminem and Ja Rule.

He’s also been on the screens as an actor staring alongside Jet Li in movie "Romeo Must Die" (also with the late Aliyah) and "Cradle 2 the Grave".

However in recent years the rapper has found himself struggling to come back to the limelight after facing legal troubles as well as struggling with mental health issues and going bankrupt as reported in several news outlets.