Today (January 29), DMX gave one of his first interviews since leaving Gilmer Federal Correctional Institution in Glenville, West Virginia on Friday morning (January 24). The 48-year-old rapper was in California as a guest on Big Boy’s Neighborhood. The veteran radio and TV personality has released some clips from their conversation. Notably, DMX discussed his sobriety after a tax evasion sentence that began last March. At the time, a New York judge ordered that the rapper born Earl Simmons spend a year behind bars after he failed mandatory drug tests tied to previous charges. While X had remained at large to help pay back his tax debts, Jed Rakoff felt as though the former superstar needed the personal rehabilitation. Kurupt Explains How He & DMX Made Peace 20 Years After Their Beef Over Foxy Brown (Video) On Tuesday, X told Big Boy that he is not using drugs. “I don’t do anything,” DMX stated. “I’ll have a drink here and there. That was never a problem,” he says, repeating the second sentence. “That’s about it.” Big Boy asks the Ruff Ryders MC what the problem was. “Cocaine. Crack,” he says in a powerful clip. As Big Boy replies, X interrupts, “I think we kinda knew that was the problem. Anybody in here that didn’t know? Of course, it was a problem. I got in trouble and all that sh*t. It’s not worth it. I spent too much time doing things. It’s just not worth it.”
DMX also condemned Rap music that promotes some of the toxins that he is trying to overcome. “It all promotes drug use. If that’s what you want to do, that’s your business. But you ain’t gotta promote it like it’s cool, and make it cool. Then kids [are] walking around [saying], ‘I’m poppin’ Molly’s, I’m poppin’ Percs.’ Ayo.”
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#DMX says he feels hip hop is misrepresented right now and it’s all about drug use. #TheBigInterview
Joe Budden Rips Future’s Mask Off For Lying About Lean DMX is currently under supervision for the next three years as he must reportedly pay back the IRS more than $2 million. Earlier this week, longtime DMX collaborator Swizz Beatz revealed that the newly-released MC plans to build on his music catalog.
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