DMX’s ex-wife, Tashera, shares special moments with ‘best friend’ in Instagram tribute


Just one day after the tragic loss of DMX, his ex-wife, Tashera Simmons turned 50. She took a moment to honor him and the bond they shared.

The voiceover message begins, "Happy, happy birthday to me. April 10, 1971. Wow. What a ride. What a journey." Simmons continued, "As I close up the last 50 years of my life, I rejoice and I thank God for everything it has taught me. The journeys that it took me through. That hurt, the pain, the triumph, the resistance, the resilience, the learning lessons, the relationships, the power. I celebrate my life today. Grateful to God for the 50 he has given me, but now I also celebrate my ex-husband. My best friend. My spiritual partner. My mentor."

The message continued, "I also thank God for his life and his peace and his journey and his life lessons that was passed on and that will live on for generations to come." The message was spoken over a compilation of intimate photos of Tashera, DMX, their wedding, their children and more.

In the caption, she expressed, "I know today is my day. But I also understand that God is love [...]I am so grateful to God and Honored from the bottom of my heart, For the opportunity while on this Journey called life to join hands in marriage with a true disciple and Angel of God to do life with when we did. Everything we went through was necessary. It made me the women I am today..."

She also expressed what this birthday, in particular, meant to her emotionally: "With much prayer, pulling. Crying and a roller coaster of emotions. I couldn’t bring myself to just celebrate and close the last 50yrs of my life with out celebrating the life of one of thee most important person in the world to me, my Ex-husband [...] It’s a very tuff time right now for me and my family... but I learned from one of the strongest men I knew. We will get through."

The couple was married for 11 years and have four children together.