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December 18, 2002 - Getty Images has a photo of DMX and actor Steve Harvey talk during the Los Angeles Lakers game at Staples Center on Sunday (December 15) in Los Angeles. Check it out here.

December 4, 2002 - Star magazine reports DMX had an unbelievable number of demands while filming 'Cradle 2 The Grave'. X insisted on having five relatives on the payroll at very generous salaries - some as nail techs to perform manicures for him, others as bodyguards. The rapper also got a Malibu home to stay in for the duration of filming. The house was used as a party palace causing DMX to miss several days of shooting, costing the studio plenty. None of the behaviour hurt his standing with the studio though, as they signed him up for a three picture deal afterwards.

November 25, 2002 - DMX's new cut 'Gonna Give It To Ya' is out, at least an edited version. It's got a pretty catchy beat. Download it at Rap-Up.com.

November 24, 2002 - Blender magazine did a quick Q&A with Scarface for their 50 Greatest Albums of 2002 feature, that listed his 'The Fix' at #11. Talking about how rappers seem to line up to appear on his records, Scarface said, "Yeah, I'm honored to have Jay-Z and Nas and DMX willing to work with me. I've been around for a long fu**ing time. I'm having an LL Cool J, Dr. Dre career! And I'm from Texas, man! My sh** was supposed to be two motherfu**ing albums and quit!"

November 23, 2002 - DMX was on hand in Times Square in an in-store signing for his newly-released book 'E.A.R.L. - The Autobiography of DMX' on Thursday (November 21) at the Footlocker Flagship Store in New York City. Check out pictures from GlobePhotos, LFI, and WireImage.com.

November 21, 2002 - Ja Rule was on Last Call with Carson Daly on Wednesday where he promoted his new album and new movie before performing 'Thug Lovin'' again without Bobby Brown. Ja had good things to say about the success of Eminem in '8 Mile', saying it opens a big door for hip hop stars and is helping him secure more movie roles and interest in his own scripts. As for rival DMX, he was sounding pretty smug. "I think he's really pissed at me," he said. "You know, I'm havin' a good time right now, man. I'm, you know, doin' movies, you know, making records. I'm having a good time. I mean, you know, I think it's a thing where he -- he's cold right now. You know what I mean? And I'm hot. And he's seeking for ways to get hot. He's scrambled. You know what I mean? He's like a wild pit bull right now. Like -- he doesn't know how to get hot right now. And he's -- really, he's barking up the wrong tree. I'm not the dude for that. You know what I'm sayin'?" Read on for a complete transcript.

November 21, 2002 - One day sales show Ja Rule's new album 'The Last Temptation' will only sell a little more than 200,000 copies, or less than one half what DMX did on his last record. Ja's movie opposite Steven Seagal had similar results opposite chief rival DMX, getting one half the box office. Meanwhile, Jay-Z's stay at the top of the charts will end after one week, with Shania Twain's 'Up!' set to sell over 800,000 units. 

November 19, 2002 - Defjam.com has a video clip featuring DMX on a photo shoot. In the clip, the rapper reveals he got his first gray hair, and blames it on his wife, who also is at the shoot. The shoot takes place in DMX's home town of Yonkers, New York, where they talked with a few cats that grew up with X. Watch the four minute clip here.

November 19, 2002 - Jam'n 94.5 in Boston just spent the entire morning chillin' with Ja Rule earlier today, talking about everything from rapping to acting to DMX and Pee Wee Herman. Check out what Ja has to say about DMX and photos from his appearance here. Ja says "I don't know what's wrong with this guy" and they played a bunch of clips of DMX bashing Ja, he and the DJ's all laughed about it. He freestyles as the "old Ja Rule" at the end bashing X, though he says he ain't battling anymore.

November 18, 2002 - The New York Post reports DMX will be joined by friends Mary J. Blige and the Lox at his fifth annual 'Thanksgiving Dinner with DMX,' which feeds about 400 families every year with meals from Copeland's restaurant in Harlem. DMX is also launching the Mary Ella Foundation, named after his late grandmother, which gives out $500 scholarships and computers, clothing, and shoes to needy students.

November 9, 2002 - Launch.com reports Crazy Town is teaming up with hip-hop and soul acts DMX, Raphael Saadiq, Slum Village, and "possibly" Xzibit for remixes of songs from its next album, 'Darkhorse' which drops Tuesday (November 12). Frontman Shifty Shellshock told Launch it won't be patterned after the Linkin Park remix album though. "Linkin Park went out and put (out) a whole remix album, that's not what we're trying to do," Shifty said. "What we're trying to do is, we're gonna release each single, and each single is gonna have B-sides on it. Or we're gonna release some vinyl of a bunch of remixes for the clubs that are gonna enable the songs to have a wider spectrum of audience." Read more.

November 7, 2002 - Getty Images has photos of DMX during the book launch party for Smokey Fontaine's 'E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX' at Studio 54 on Tuesday (November 5) in New York City. Check out the pictures here.

November 6, 2002 - DMX answered questions posed to him at MTV.com, including why he decided to share his personal info in 'E.A.R.L. - The Autobiography of DMX.' "I felt it was time. I feel like the world is really ready to hear what I'm trying to say," DMX barked. "Young brothers and sisters go through so much, I'm hoping this book can give them some inspiration and help them through their toughest and most darkest moments." Read more.

November 4, 2002 - Ja Rule tells the New York Times that DMX is attacking him for the sake of publicity. "He's cold right now and he's trying to get a little heat going by making dis records about me," he said. "But I'm not having that." Read more.

November 3, 2002 - The New York Post reports extra tight security will be on hand for the party celebrating the publication of 'E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX' at Studio 54 on Tuesday night. The initials in the title stand for Ever Always Real Life. An insider described DMX saying, "It's not about the cash. It's about empowering. It's a throwback to the [Black] Panthers."

November 2, 2002 - Rolling Stone magazine spoke with DMX about his automobiles in their Rock Star Rides feature. DMX says all his cars have names. "Aaliyah's the name of my '63 Impala - car's dedicated to Aaliyah. I have a mural on the trunk. I have a picture of her on the steering wheel. The car has chrome pumps for the hydraulic system, and underneath it is chrome... automatic sunroof... it's a beautiful car." X says he paid $50,000 for the car, the most he's paid for an automobile.

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