Dmx why is he in jail

Simmons, 47, was arrested in July. He has been in jail since January, when Rakoff revoked his bail after he failed a drug test and traveled to St. Louis without a court-mandated drug counselor. There's so much more to life," he said. DMX also confessed that there was once a point where he would actually go inside almost by choice, noting, "Before I really had a life, jail was a playground. People were sneaking weed in.

Jail used to be fun. Read on to find out. In his GQ profile, DMX admitted he has been to jail at least 30 times in his life for multiple crimes. Full Menu Search Menu.

Close Local your local region National. Search Submit search Quick Search. Comments Close comments menu. Video link. Close X. Click to scroll back to top of the page Back to top. Please read our Commenting Policy first. A judge heard a DMX whose real name is Earl Simmons song on Wednesday, before ordering the rapper imprisoned for a year in a tax fraud case. The year-old rapper has been incarcerated since his bail was revoked in January.

He sobbed during the proceeding as his lawyer Murray Richman recalled his nightmarish childhood. Assistant U. Prosecutors said that DMX paid royalty cheques into the bank accounts of other people to avoid paying taxes.

He has had several felony convictions and served prison time in Arizona.