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DMX’s Hometown Of Yonkers, New York Reportedly Considering Honoring Him With A Statue Or Street In His Memory—Mayor Also Says His Memorial Is Welcomed At Yonkers Raceway

<p>&num;Roommates&comma; as the world continues to mourn the death of legendary rapper&sol;actor <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;dmx-passes-away-at-50&sol;">DMX<&sol;a>&comma; the first details of his memorial service and honoring his memory have been released&period; Reportedly&comma; DMX’s family wants a large venue to host his memorial service and the Mayor of his hometown is open to the idea—and also honoring his memory with a permanent statue or street name&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to &commat;TMZ&comma; the city of Yonkers&comma; New York is committed to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;tmz&period;com&sol;2021&sol;04&sol;10&sol;dmx-honored-hometown-yonkers-new-york-memorial&sol;">make sure<&sol;a> that hometown hero DMX’s memory lives on&period; Reportedly&comma; Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano recently stated that the city is considering honoring DMX with either a statue created in his image or a street named after him to honor his legacy&period; Mayor Spano says that he’s open to either idea&comma; but the final decision will largely depend on what his family wants to do&period;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; that’s not all&comma; as the early details of DMX’s memorial service have also been released&period; A source close to his family confirmed that both a private and public memorial will take place&comma; with details reportedly being finalized early next week&period; Mayor Spano stated that he thinks that Yonkers Raceway would be the perfect place to host X’s public memorial&comma; since it’s the largest outdoor venue in the city&comma; with a seating capacity of 7&comma;500—although due to COVID-19 guidelines the venue would only be filled 20&percnt; of the way&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As we previously reported&comma; DMX passed away at the age of 50 after being removed from life support at a White Plains&comma; New York hospital&period; Releasing a statement to XXL&comma; his family confirmed the news&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The statement read&comma; 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