DMXhas opened up about his abusive childhood in a recent interview. The rapper said that his mother used to often leave him so hungry that the only thing he could do to quench his hunger was to drink her perfume.

He told VH1: "Hard was not being able to eat until your mother woke up because she had to food in her closet. She had a tray of perfume and I drunk some because it smelled good, but it was disgusting. I was that hungry. You get beat, you're in the house, you can't even go anywhere, you just gotta take it. There were times she was outta control, but I'm not dead."

