On Tuesday I pointed to Color of Change’s 600,000 strong petition to Fox News demanding that they stop their racist smears of Barack Obama. I was a bit dismissive of their choice to have Nas deliver the petition, and it still seems like an odd choice. But rather than push back and point […]
Rapper DMX jailed in Dade County Miami Herald (6/23/08):
Rapper DMX was arrested Monday on a warrant for not having a valid driver’s license, Miami-Dade police say.
The rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, 37, was being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Monday afternoon. His bond is set at $500.
The gruff-rapping Simmons […]
Rapper The Game (a.k.a. Teh Ghey) is getting Obama’s face tattooed on his back. I’m guessing it’s because he’s a big fan of telco immunity. Either way, this is a very negative leading indicator.
If you’re keeping score at home, it’s The Game and Leon vs DMX. I think you all know where […]
If you’ve been reading 1115 any longer than the talking points robots now inhabiting our comments section, you are undoubtedly familiar with my fascination with rapper/actor DMX. His starring role in my favorite movie of all time, Belly, is only part of the story, the rest owing to the nature of X’s erratic behavior […]
Can we get dude a personal assistant/driver now?
The rapper DMX failed to show up in court Wednesday to face a bevy of bad-driving charges, and a judge who had granted him two postponements said she had had enough.
City Court Judge Barbara Leak issued an arrest warrant for DMX…”We have granted him a number of courtesies,” […]
AllHipHop.com : Daily Hip-Hop News:
Rapper DMX has confirmed that a sequel to the Hip-Hop cult film Belly is in the works titled Beast.
“It’s me, Nas and Hype, [Williams, the director of the film]. I go and get [Nas’ character in Africa],” DMX told AllHipHop.com. “We start filming this year.”
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“We got a sick story and […]
It’s been in the works for a while, but DMX’s legal situation seems to be coming to a head with a seven-day jail sentence for driving without a license. Unfortunately his judge seems to have seen Belly and isn’t a fan:
New York Criminal Court judge George Villegas said: “I’m not going to put him […]
We’ve been covering the saga of DMX’s legal problems for a while, and now it seems to be coming to a head:
The rapper DMX faces 60 days in prison after he pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating the conditions of his release following a car crash last year at John F. Kennedy International Airport, officials said.
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DMX, […]
From: AllHipHop.com
AllHipHop.com: But aren’t you not supposed to be driving at all?
DMX: Listen, that ain’t got nothing to do with nothing aight? If I ain’t break the law, you shouldn’t pull me over anyway. How do you know it’s me? My windows are tinted. Nahmean? I still got my name on the back of my […]
Last June DMX was arrested for stealing a car, possessing cocaine and impersonating a federal officer.
On Friday, he upped the ante:
Rapper DMX was arrested after a three-car crash involving a police cruiser on a major New York City expressway, police said on Saturday. Police said a car driven by DMX, whose real name is […]
