American rapper DMX appeared in front of a judge in Manhattan for tax evasion charges yesterday and managed to avoid the maximum penalty of five years by playing one of his own songs. The rapper and record producer, whose real name is Earl Simmons, was in court for dodging $1.7million in taxes, reports the BBC. He was given a one year sentence for tax evasion and ordered to pay $2.3 million to the tax authorities.
The rapper's defence attorney, Murray Richman, played the track "Slippin'" to the courtroom, saying that it showed how DMX's difficult childhood meant he wasn't prepared for the responsibility that came with having a lot of money.
"His life experiences were horrible. I've heard terrible tales, but I've never heard such horrible upbringing as this," said Mr Richman, according to NBC News. "We thought the video would really demonstrate to the court just what he had to go through to get to where he was."
However, DMX still had to face the music for what the judge termed a 'brazen and blatant' crime.
It will not be his first time in jail. In 2015, he spent six months in prison in for failing to pay child support, besides various other shorter jail spells for offences ranging from drug possession to dangerous driving.
The rapper's defence attorney, Murray Richman, played the track "Slippin'" to the courtroom, saying that it showed how DMX's difficult childhood meant he wasn't prepared for the responsibility that came with having a lot of money.
However, DMX still had to face the music for what the judge termed a 'brazen and blatant' crime.
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