The Celebrities We Lost in 2021

DMX - 50

After suffering a heart attack in April, rapper DMX tragically passed away a week later at the age of 50. He came onto the rap scene in 1998, and his first and second album both went No. 1 and he was nominated for three Grammy awards. 

Cicely Tyson - 96

CIcely Tyson was a force in the entertainment industry. Throughout her career she was nominated 13 times for a Primetime Emmy, winning twice. She was most recently known for her role aws Viola Davis' mom on "How to Get Away with Murder." She was a Kennedy Center Honorary and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient. She passed away in January of 2021 at the age of 96.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.