Stereogum — Director X is the rap and R&B music video auteur who's been responsible for the visuals to classic songs by Drake, Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Clipse, JAY-Z, Aaliyah, Usher, Destiny's Child, DMX, Ice Cube, and more. He's directed a few featu... more info

Stereogum — The wires were breaking. In 1997, Irv Gotti, then a newly-hired A&R guy at Def Jam, took label boss Lyor Cohen to hear DMX rap in a studio session. Gotti was determined to sign DMX, to get this guy out into the world, where he belonged. According to ... more info

TMZ — DMX got bad news from the judge in his tax evasion case ... he's going to be a lot lighter in the wallet -- like more than $2 mil lighter. X will have to fork over $2.3 million in restitution to Uncle Sam. The judge is allowing him to pay in monthlyâ... more info

Dlisted — Did Al Capone teach us nothing? Pay your taxes people! According to TMZ, DMX was just sentenced to 12 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion. That light sentence is thanks to a plea deal. TMZ says that “before the deal... more info

USA Today Music — A judge heard a DMX rap song before adding his own lyrics to a court proceeding on Wednesday, ordering the rapper imprisoned for a year in a tax fraud case.             more info

BBC News - UK — DMX played his song Slippin' in a tax fraud case to tell the judge of his difficult upbringing in the hope of being given a shorter sentence. more info

Guardian Music — The once successful rapper is returning to prison, having previously been jailed for drugs possession, failure to pay child support and moreDMX, who was one of the most successful rappers of the late 1990s with five US No 1 albums, has been jailed fo... more info

Sky News — Rapper DMX managed to avoid the maximum jail term for a $1.7m (£1.2m) tax evasion offence after a judge was persuaded to listen to one of his hit tracks to illustrate how tough his life had been. more info

New York Times — The entertainer had pleaded guilty to tax evasion after federal investigators said he had failed to pay taxes on earnings from his music. more info

Reuters — (Reuters) - Rap artist and actor DMX was sentenced to one year in prison on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty in a federal case accusing him of dodging $1.7 million in taxes. more info