DMX has been handed a seven day prison sentence by a judge in New York who rejected a plea for probation on the grounds that he is "a violation waiting to happen". That said, the new prison sentence will run concurrently to DMX's current incarceration, so there's a chance he won't notice.
The rapper, real name Earl Simmons, appeared in court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to driving with a suspended licence in the Bronx neighbourhood last April after his sport utility vehicle struck a car that in turn hit a police car. He has also been fined $500.
The rapper is already serving a 70 day jail sentence over an incident that occurred whilst the rapper's driving licence was suspended following that incident at JFK when he pretended to be a federal agent and crashed into an airport gate. As we said, judge George Villegas, will allow that and the new sentence to run concurrently.
Concluding the case, Villegas joked that his children, fans of DMX, "are not talking to me anymore".