Dark Man X says that he wants to selflessly put troubled people on the right path. DMX has been on the road to recovery since kicking his substance abuse problem and cleaning up his act. During an interview with KPLR 11 in St. Louis, Missouri, Dark Man X spoke on turning his life around for the better and using his experiences to help others better themselves. “There were times where […]
Though his release was delayed a week for failing a drug test, DMX is a free man today, after serving almost eight months in an Arizona state jail for a probation violation. All Hip Hop caught up with the troubled rapper, born Earl Simmons, as he was greeted by a group of friends and family, and he revealed that his plans for the day included spending time with his daughter […]
Rapper Earl Simmons, better known as DMX, is housed in a mental-health unit at an Arizona State Prison Complex facility called Alhambra near 25th street and Van Buren. DMX was sentenced to a year in jail (minus 113 days served) on December 16, after he pleaded guilty to violating the terms of his probation. At his sentencing, Judge Christine Mulleneaux told him she believes he has "an undiagnosed mental condition," […]
DMX has been sentenced to one year in jail after pleading guilty to felony probation violation. Judge Christine Mulleneaux told X, “substance abuse issues are at the root of this problem,” according to the Phoenix New Times. Dark Man reportedly tested positive for cocaine five times between his July 2010 release from Maricopa County jails and his November 18 arrest. “Your criminal history goes back to 1988. It’s going to continue until […]
Rapper DMX recorded his first arrest of 2010, when he authorities popped the fallen rap star on Tuesday (March 9) in Arizona. According to TMZ, the rapper (real name: Earl Simmons) was arrested for violated the terms of his probation by using illegal drugs. Their report says X was booked on five counts of probation violation and is being held without bond. His lawyer, Gary Jenkins, told TMZ that the […]
DMX was sentenced to 90 days in jail Friday (January 30) after copping a plea in which he pleaded guilty to theft, drug-possession and animal-cruelty charges. The rapper (real name: Earl Simmons) was also placed on at least 18 months' supervised probation by Maricopa County Superior Court Commissioner Phemonia Miller. He pleaded guilty in December 2008 to three felony counts -- that included theft, possession or use of marijuana, and […]
> Now, as the fallen rap star sits in an Arizona jail awaiting sentencing, he's finally granted an interview to discuss his current predicament. In an interview with Arizona's Fox 10 news station, the rapper said he vows to never return to Arizona after being released from a 90-day sentence. "I'm not looking back," X told Fox 10 cameras. "I'm not coming back. I'm not coming back for a show. […]
While sitting behind bars on a number of different charges, DMX's foreclosed Arizona home is being sold off by banks. However, since the police raid his home in May of last year, it was left unsecured, and thieves and the elements have turned the home into a disaster. According to AZFamily.com, thieves have stolen every in the home from quads to furniture, while windows and doors were blown out by […]
One day after the Maricopa County Sheriff's office in Arizona offered a $5,000 reward for his capture, DMX was apprehended in Florida on Tuesday (December 9) on an arrest warrant issued in Phoenix after he failed to show for a scheduled appearance. According to a report from MTV, the rapper (real name: Earl Simmons) was picked up by FBI agents after patient-confidentiality laws prevented Miami police from confirming whether X […]
