DMX

Born: Baltimore, MD, 1970

Years Active: 1998-2009

Member of: Ruff Ryders

Genre: Hip-Hop

Biography: Following the deaths of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., DMX took over as the reigning, undisputed king of hardcore ...

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Jun 08 2009 14:30PM by Christina Fuoco-Karasinski

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The Boombox Music Blog: Barring he stays out of trouble, rapper DMX won't be wearing pink underwear in Phoenix's Tent City any time soon. Maricopa County Superior Court sentenced the rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, to 18 months of supervised probation after X ... Read more

 
Jun 03 2009 14:30PM by Latifah Muhammad

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The Boombox Music Blog: Rapper DMX may be headed back to a familiar place: jail. Just eight days after his release from Arizona's Tent City Jail in May, the 37-year-old pleaded guilty to a felony aggravated assault charge. According to TMZ, the charge stems from an ... Read more

 
May 14 2009 10:30AM by Nia Beckwith

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The Boombox Music Blog: DMX was released from Arizona's Maricopa County Jail yesterday afternoon (May 13) after spending over 90 days in the facility for animal cruelty, drug and fraud related charges. Originally sentenced to 90 days in jail, the Yonkers native's stay was ... Read more

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