On Twitter, fellow celebrities were some of the fans tweeting about the DMX news and sending prayers to the recording artist.

Actress Gabrielle Union, one of DMX’s Cradle 2 the Grave co-stars, tweeted, “Please pray, send healing energy, whatever positive vibes you can for #DMX.”

Missy Elliott, who rapped alongside DMX in the remix to Busta Rhymes’ “Touch It,” wrote, “Prayers for DMX and his family.”

Ja Rule, who joined DMX in the hip-hop supergroup Murder Inc., posted two dozen praying-hands emoji and wrote, “Prayers up for my brother DMX.”

New England Patriots player Julian Edelman tweeted, “This one hurts. Prayers that he pulls through.”

And Andrew Barber, the creator of the music blog Fake Shore Drive, tweeted, “DMX’s story is so heartbreaking. He was truly one of the most captivating artists of my lifetime. It’s hard to explain just how massive he was in the late 90s/early 00s. He touched people in a way I can’t explain. Prayers up for the legend.”