Sonovah, who is just 12 years old, took the stage with her family and shared her own version of “Slippin,” DMX’s 1998 song that details his struggle and fight to overcome life’s demons. “Ayo, I’m ...

A New York judge has heard a DMX rap song before adding his own lyrics to a court proceeding, ordering the rapper imprisoned for a year. Federal Judge Jed Rakoff (RAY'-kahf) took requests Wednesday, ...

NEW YORK — DMX's attorney played the rapper's song "Slippin'" during his sentencing on Wednesday to help the musician express his struggles, but it was not enough to convince a judge to let the rapper ...

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. The ...

Against all odds, DMX’s recent plan to play his music at a sentencing hearing for tax evasion may have actually worked, kind of. After hearing a recording of the rapper’s 1998 cry for self-improvement ...

An attorney for DMX used an unusual court tactic on Wednesday before his client got sentenced for tax evasion: He played the rapper's hit song, "Slippin'" — in the hopes of convincing the judge to be ...