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 ...

New York rapper DMX, born Earl Simmons, died in the hospital yesterday (9 April), a week after suffering a heart attack and being placed on life support. He leaves behind an inimitable cultural legacy ...

"When I make it big I'm coming back. I promise," DMX's daughter Sonovah Hillman Jr. wrote on Instagram, after filling in for the late rapper at a gig he was set to perform in Texas Glenn Garner is a ...

On April 9, the world lost rough-voiced rapper DMX. He was 50. Born Earl Simmons, he claimed his spot in hip-hop around the world in the 1990s and early 2000s with hits such as “Slippin'” and “Ruff ...

This week’s new music Friday also features Elucid, Samara Cyn, 50 Cent and YG. That was followed by the most gripping moment of the tribute performance: actor Michael K. Williams came out and ...

New York rapper DMX, born Earl Simmons, died in the hospital yesterday (9 April), a week after suffering a heart attack and being placed on life support. He leaves behind an inimitable cultural legacy ...