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Earl \u201cDMX\u201d Simmons\u2019 <\/a>longtime manager and uncle, Ray Copeland, known in the music industry as\u00a0Uncle Ray<\/em>, says he figured out how to cover the late rapper\u2019s funeral costs after record labels and music associates refused to contribute.<\/p>\n In an exclusive interview with\u00a0AllHipHop, Copeland said he pulled together a consortium of people that put up\u00a0$150,000\u00a0to organize DMX\u2019s 2021 funeral. Copeland said he initially received little to no financial support from Ruff Ryders, Def Jam Records or other industry figures who were closely affiliated with the artist.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen it was time to bury X, I was on the phone with everybody, Ruff Ryders, Swizz Beatz, Steve Rifkind, Def Jam,\u201d Copeland said. \u201cI told them what it was going to cost. Everybody said, \u2018I ain\u2019t got it.\u2019 So I hung up the phone and said, \u2018Forget it. I\u2019ll put this together myself.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Copeland said the entire funeral, including the high-profile memorial at Brooklyn\u2019s Barclays Center, was arranged through his own efforts, with help from business associate Germaine Miller and attorney Ron Sweeney. <\/p>\n \u201cIf it were not for Germaine Miller, I would have never buried my nephew financially. She put all the money up for the funeral \u2013 all $150,000,\u201d Copeland said in a text message outside of an in-studio interview.<\/p>\n