Tag: DMX

DMX, Def Jam

Def Jam welcomes DMX back with new record deal

At a time when many of his contemporaries are releasing independent projects, word comes that DMX has signed a new recording deal with his former recording home, Def Jam. DMX’s friend, Ruff…

Nas: The tone deaf emcee

The Tone Deaf Emcee

[minnosh_ext_dropcap font-size=”75″ font-weight=”700″]L[/minnosh_ext_dropcap]ast week we celebrated legendary Queens rapper Nas’ esteemed career by commemorating the 18th anniversary of his classic debut release ‘Illmatic’. Widely regarded as one of the greatest albums in…

Best Rappers Alive

Best Rappers Alive

The Record: Eminem 4 — The Slim Shady LP (1999) 9 — The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) 8 — The Eminem Show (2002) 4 — Encore (2004) 2 — Curtain Call: The…

After Prison, Concert Tour for DMX

DMX has wrapped up his post-prison career plans. The 39-year-old former chart topper has been added to America’s Ambush line-up, a national tour that will also include some of his rap peers,…

DMX Arrested at Arizona Mall on False ID Charge

Former rap star DMX has been arrested again. He was apprehended at a Phoenix, Arizona mall on Saturday (July 19) for allegedly giving false personal information to avoid medical expenses. According to…

DMX Arrested for Racing ’66 Nova on Arizona Highway

Rapper DMX, real name Earl Simmons, spent a day in jail after Arizona authorities reviewing months-old traffic camera footage spotted the Yonkers native racing down a Phoenix-area freeway at over 100 miles…

DMX may face short jail time

“Here we go again” exclaimed DMX as he left a New York courtroom in connection to an accident The Bronx this past April in which his 2005 Dodge SUV hit another car,…