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An auction for DMX memorabilia has been announced, but the administrators for his estate claim they haven’t permitted it to proceed. Auction house GottaHaveRockandRoll announced the auction this week, comprising 30 items from 1992 to 1994.

GottaHaveRockandRoll president Dylan Kosinski alleges one of DMX’s earliest music industry friends provided the items to the auction house. These include a poster for a show where he opened for Wu-Tang Clan in 1994 and cassettes/VHS tapes, featuring footage he took himself. DMX allegedly owned all of the equipment for sale.

The collection is said to boast hours of unreleased music, including four cassettes with unheard freestyles and diss tracks, each expected to sell for over $10,000. There are also handwritten lyrics from ‘Born Loser’ and a music video of an unreleased track.

In a statement to TMZ, his estate said, “We were surprised and disappointed to learn of this auction, which is not authorised and was not cleared by the Estate of Earl ‘DMX’ Simmons.”

“The Estate holds rights in the recordings and written materials being offered for sale — including significant intellectual property rights — all of which we will fiercely protect. We consider this a violation of the Estate’s rights and will be pursuing appropriate action.”

DMX’s first wife, Tashera Simmons, added, “The seller is not a family member to our knowledge. The auction is disheartening and insensitive, as these precious items should go to Earl’s children.” The collection is expected to make between $20,000 and $40,000.

The Yonkers rapper died on April 9th, 2021, at 50. The Westchester County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed his cause of death was a heart attack after losing functionality in his liver, kidneys and lungs.