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On July 2017, he was arrested and charged with 14 counts of tax evasion. While awaiting sentencing in March for not paying $1.7 million in federal taxes, Earl Simmons was locked up on Tuesday for failing a drug test. According to Judge Jed Rakoff, DMX failed to bring along a court- ordered “mobile drug counselor” when he went to St. Louis to perform on Jan. 20. He tested positive for cocaine, and opiates including oxycodone which is a violation of his probation.

      Rapper DMX is being sued for $630,000 by a booking agency which claims X's legal problems destroyed a lucrative international comeback tour       According to TMZ  ,the booking agency called Heavy rotation f filed the lawsuit in New York, claiming it struck an exclusive year-long deal with DMX in 2011 to book the rapper's concerts  anywhere on the planet,but DMX was plagued with legal problems from the start  a traffic violation in August , and two nasty child support disputes which led to a lien on the rapper's passport, preventing him from performing overseas.     Heavy Rotation tried to fix the legal issues spending  nearly a $100,000 to cover bail, child support, and a slew of other legal bills hoping it would clear the way for the tour, a task that included lifting the lien on X's passport.       But HR claims its efforts were in vain because DMX continued to cause problems, hiring outside mana...

        The notorious rapper was released from an Arizona prison this morning after serving six months behind bars for a probation violation.