DMX Was Reportedly Revived By Police After a Possible Overdose (UPDATE)

His team is reporting this incident as a asthma attack.

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UPDATE 5:20PM: According to DMX's attorney, Murray Richman, the rapper has recovered and has been released from the hospital, reports the Associated Press. Richman confirms DMX stopped breathing when the incident occurred, but the cause is still unknown.

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UPDATE 3:15PM:Swizz Beatz says he spoke to DMX following the health scare, and said the rapper is alright and currently in good spirits. 

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DMX has been out of jail for a few months now and it started to look like he was back on the right track with his career. However, TMZ is reporting he may have suffered a serious setback after he was reportedly revived by police last night in Yonkers from what his team is calling an asthma attack. While that's what his camp is calling it, TMZ is reporting that everything they're hearing points to a possible overdose.

The report states that when police arrived on the scene, he was not breathing and had no pulse. They were able to revive him through CPR, but a witness on the scene said that they saw DMX ingest some sort of white powder before he went unconscious. Cops later gave him Narcan, which is used to combat narcotic overdoses. DMX is reportedly in stable condition now at a local hospital, and no criminal charges are expected to be filed.

It's unclear how this health scare will effect DMX in the near future, and if he'll still be able to perform at the Roots Picnic Festival in Philadelphia in June. We'll continue to update this story as more details emerge. 

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