Simmons, real name of the late rapper DMX

I believe the answer is:

earl

(Other definitions for earl that I've seen before include "Rank immediately above viscount" , "Male member of British nobility" , "Jimmy Carter's middle name" , "British nobleman" , "Essex, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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