Former DMX Tour Partner, Deso Dogg Turned ISIS Recruiter Killed in Syria

MStars News has learned that German rapper, Deso Dogg, who was categorized as an "international terrorist" after he joined ISIS, was killed in an airstrike last month. Dogg, whose real name was Denis Cuspert, partnered with rapper DMX during a previous tour.

According to NBC News, Cuspert changed his name to Abu Talha al-Almani when he joined ISIS. Department of Defense spokeswoman, Elissa Smith, confirmed Cuspert's death. An airstrike hit Raqqa, Syria back on October, 16 killing the terrorist.

"Cuspert was a foreign terrorist fighter and operative for ISIL who used social media to take advantage of disaffected youth and potential Western recruits," Smith said in a statement. "He publicly threatened the president of the United States and German citizens; he also encouraged Western Muslims to conduct attacks."

According to News Grio, Cuspert toured with DMX back in 2006. The artist turned terrorist quit rapping in 2010 and converted to Islam. He later moved to Syria in 2012, where he joined ISIS soon after. Cuspert "pledged allegiance" to the ISIS leader and appeared in a series of videos for the terrorist group.

In one video, Cuspert appeared to be holding a man's head after it had been cut off from his body. The man had been executed for being the rival of ISIS.

The State Department claimed that Cuspert was a "emblematic of the type of foreign recruit ISIS seeks, has been a willing pitchman" for the organization's atrocities and as such been officially designated as a "foreign terrorist fighter and operative for the group."

The former rapper was referred to as a "specially designated global terrorist," by the State Department. According to BET, Cuspert was involved in a life-changing car accident which may had influenced him to pledging allegiance to the Taliban and recruiting for the Islamic State (ISIS).

Cuspert also praised Osama bin Laden in some of his videos. So far DMX hasn't spoken out about his former tour mate's death.