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 across the struggles that DMX has gone through. Prosecutors were pushing…
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
NME —
Murray Richman has requested that several of the rapper's "compositions" be played in the courtroom during Thursday's hearing
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411 Mania — Back in January, DMX was put back in jail for failing drug tests, violating his probation in his tax evasion case (which he pleaded guilty[.........]
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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'... 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 ... 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 s... 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
TMZ — DMX is name-dropping former NBA star, and ex-con, Jayson Williams in his attempt to get leniency when a judge sentences him for tax evasion ... TMZ has learned. DMX file... more info
TMZ — DMX is heading back to prison for 12 months for tax evasion, and, in a way, it's good news. X addressed the judge directly Wednesday in the NYC courtroom, and took respon... 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 ta... 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... 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.
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