Don't Try to Understand: A Year in the Life of Earl 'DMX' Simmons (2021)
DMX: Don't Try to Understand
82 min
A focus on a year in the life of rapper Earl “DMX” Simmons as he is released from prison in early 2019 and attempts to rebuild his career in the music industry and reconnect with family and fans.
- Release date
- November 23, 2021
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Jackson Greenberg
Trailer
Cast
- Joseph Cassiere as The Scared Agent
- DMX as Self
- Paige Hurd as Self
- Tashera Simmons as Self
- Xavier Simmons as Self
- Swizz Beatz as Self
- Tara Thomas as Aunty
- Forest Whitaker as Self
Crew
- Iyanla Vanzant · Archive footage
- Christopher Frierson · Director
- Robert Alexander · Producer
- Christopher Frierson · Producer
- Sean Gordon-Loebl · Producer
- Clark Slater · Producer
- Jackson Greenberg · Composer
- Christopher Frierson · Cinematographer
- Sean Gordon-Loebl · Cinematographer
- Travis Libin · Cinematographer
- Clark Slater · Cinematographer
- Matt Kliegman · Editor
- Clark Slater · Editor
- James Thayer · Editor