DMX wants judge to hear his rhymes before being sentenced for tax fraud
Rapper Earl Simmons, aka DMX, wants to play a few rap songs including Slippin' and Convo at his upcoming sentencing, according to a new court filing.
The Party Up performer may be too emotional to speak at the March 29 sentencing for tax fraud, lawyer Murray Richman wrote in the filing. We will ask to play a few of his compositions so that the court may understand him genuinely and his voice, Richman said.
Ay yo Im slippin, Im fallin, I cant get up, Simmons, who has abused drugs, laments in the song Slippin.
The rapper behind X Gon Give It to Ya is seeking probation when he is sentenced for cheating Uncle Sam out of $1.7 million on March 29.
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Despite DMX's rough upbringing, tax fraud and a failed drug test for cocaine and opioids including oxycodone don't make him a likely candidate for probation.