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Rapper DMX jailed for a year over tax evasion

The once successful rapper is returning to prison, having previously been jailed for drugs possession, failure to pay child support and more

DMX, who was one of the most successful rappers of the late 1990s with five US No 1 albums, has been jailed for a year for tax evasion.

Federal prosecutors said the rapper, real name Earl Simmons, failed to pay tax on income earned from 2002 to 2005, and from 2010 to 2015. On top of the prison sentence, Simmons must pay $2.29m back to the US government.

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