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January 31, 2001 - DMX is appealing his 15 day jail sentence to the New York State Supreme Court, according to MTV.com. Last Thursday acting State Supreme Court Justice Joseph P. McCarthy rejected DMX's appeal, though DMX's lawyer Mark Mahoney said DMX's guilty plea was misinterpreted by the judge. Read more.

January 28, 2001 - A judge turned down DMX's appeal to overturn his 15-day jail sentence on a traffic charge. Earl Simmons is expected to surrender soon to serve time in the Erie County Correctional Facility in Alden, N.Y.

January 28, 2001 - DMX has been nominated as Favorite Artist - Rap in the Seventh Annual Blockbuster Awards. The show will air April 11th on FOX.

January 12, 2001 - MTV reports DJ Clue's second mixtape-style CD, The Professional, Part II, will feature cuts from Eminem and DMX, amongst others. The album hits stores on February 27th.

January 4, 2001 - DMX has been nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance (Party Up) and and Best Rap Album (...And Then There Was X) in the 43rd annual Grammy Awards to be held at Los Angeles' Staples Center and broadcast live on CBS on February 21st. For a complete list of the nominees, click here.

January 4, 2001 - In an Abstracts.net poll asking if they thought DMX was dissing Eminem in Party Up, 62.2% said he wasn't, while 37.8% of the 658 total respondents said he was.

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