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

NME — The rapper will spend a year in jail for tax evasion DMX arrives at court in New York in November 2017 DMX has been sentenced to one year in prison. The rapper was handed the sentence during a hearing in Manhattan …Continue reading » The po... more info

Consequence of Sound — The rapper's attorney played the "Slippin'" video for the judge before his sentencing. more info

Stereogum — Last fall, DMX pleaded guilty to tax fraud, and the judge just sentenced him to 1 year in prison, as TMZ reports. During the sentencing, his attorney played the "Slippin'" music video to help the judge "understand him genuinely in his voice" and get ... more info