DMX overdose news sees celebs including Ja Rule and Missy Elliott sending love to the rapper in hospital

CELEBRITIES are sending prayers to rapper DMX after he suffered a heart attack reportedly caused by a drug overdose.

According to TMZ, a source close to the hip hop legend says the overdose occurred at his home at around 11pm on Friday night - and remains in hospital in a critical condition

But as news began to broke, high profile stars sent their well wishes to the Harlem-born rapper, sending their prayers and thoughts to the rapper as he remains in a critical condition.

Information of X's condition first started to circulate when famed NY rapper Eric B shared an image of himself and DMX.

He captioned the image: “Please pray for my brother DMX,” along with the hashtag #DMXhospitalized.

Rick Ross was among the first to break the news.

Sharing on Instagram story, Ross wrote: ‘Prayers up for DMX the legend, let’s put that in the sky.

Ja Rule, who was in rap group Murder Inc. with DMX and Jay-Z, was one of the first to send X well wishes.

"Prayers up for my brother DMX,” he wrote on Twitter.

Missy Elliot tweeted “prayers for DMX and his family".

Meanwhile Academy Award winner Viola Davis said she was “Praying for DMX".

DMX, real name Earl Simmons, is currently in hospital in White Plains, New York in a critical care unit.

A source told TMZ how X, now 50, is in a "vegetative state," while another claims the Harlem born musician has "some brain activity."

DMX has reportedly struggled with drug addiction throughout his adult life - and has openly addressed the issues within his songs.

DMX's career has been super prolific, with his best-selling album, … And Then There Was X, cementing his place as a shining light of hip hop music upon release in 1999.

Since his debut, DMX has released seven studio albums.

He has also featured in movies such as Belly, Romeo Must Die, Exit Wounds, Cradle 2 the Grave and Last Hour.