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December 9, 2006 - Tashera Simmons and DMX were on hand for New York City Celebrates 5th Annual 'Day of the Child' on Sunday (November 19) at Chelsea Piers, Field House in New York City. Check out pictures from WireImage.

November 7, 2006 -  DMX once again had car troubles in New York City on October 11th, but this time he's not in trouble with the police - he merely stalled his Classic Chevy on the streets of Harlem. Check out pictures from WENN.

November 7, 2006 - In a lawsuit filed by Monique Wayne, the former groupie-turned-baby-momma claims she suffered extreme and severe emotional distress, anxiety, humiliation and psychological damage after DMX told Sister 2 Sister magazine that Monique "raped" him while he was asleep in a hotel room. Now she's asking for $6 million to fix her reputation. Check out the court filing at TMZ.

November 7, 2006 - The New York Post reports the mother of rapper DMX's love child is suing the hip-hop wild man for $2 million, saying he defamed her by claiming she sexually assaulted him as he slept during their 2003 hotel one-nighter. In Sister 2 Sister magazine, DMX says Monique Wayne, who successfully sued him to establish paternity and win child support, "raped me... I would have been kind of heated about that [if I'd woken]. Like, yo... Get the [bleep] outta here." But Wayne says DMX knows their sex romp was consensual and she's suffered "severe emotional distress" as a result of his lies. DMX's rep had no comment.

October 20, 2006 - MTV News reports that according to police, an unidentified 29-year-old woman was struck in the head with a metal folding chair during an onstage altercation at Hot 97's Back to School Jam concert that involved several concertgoers and members of DMX's entourage. The victim was treated at Nassau University Medical Center in nearby East Meadow for a laceration she'd sustained to her head. Read more.

October 12, 2006 - DMX tells Sister2Sister magazine he's not responsible for his illegitimate child. "[The mother of the baby] raped me," the rapper insisted. "I mean, you know, that might sound like some bullsh**. No man has ever been... you know what I mean, like never?" Tashera Simmons, the wife of the rapper, says she stands by her man. "Before the stuff hit the fan, [the woman] came up to us [and] said 'I work for kids that are sickly,'" Simmons told he mag. "So [DMX] said 'Give her my number.' That's how it goes all the time. At first, I said OK. But, then I thought she looked deranged and obsessed with him."

October 12, 2006 - DMX is blaming Beyonce Knowles for turning boyfriend Jay-Z on to flip-flops. "The flip-flops - he's just not the same," DMX complained to Vibe magazine. "It's Beyonce. He's a sucker for love. Thugs don't do flip-flops. Yo, no matter how much vacation I'm on - we been to St. Thomas, Bahamas, all the little islands - I don't wear no flip-flops. I'm never that comfortable, not even in my own house."

September 15, 2006 - DMX cancelled a week-long tour to entertain troops in Kuwait and Iraq, offering no explanation according to a press release issued by the USO. "We are extremely disappointed that DMX decided not to complete the tour he asked us to arrange for him," said John Hanson, USO senior vice president for marketing and communications. "When we announced this tour, troops were extremely excited about the possibility of seeing a performer they admired. We understand their disappointment." Read more.

August 7, 2006 - CNN's Shanon Cook reported on DMX's new album 'Year Of The Dog... Again' and G Love's latest 'Lemonade', as well as a profile of Joshua Radin. Watch the segment here.

August 7, 2006 - DMX performed in Chicago, Illinois on July 26th at House of Blues. Check out pictures from PRPhotos.

August 7, 2006 - DMX performed at BB Kings on Saturday (July 22) in New York City. Check out pictures from FilmMagic.

August 7, 2006 - DMX turned down a plea deal in a case relating to a traffic arrest --an incident that prompted an appropriately rapping response. The driving incident came after the rapper went off in a courtroom in an earlier incident after being served with a paternity suit. Watch footage of both incidents at TMZ.com.

July 29, 2006 - DMX promoted his new reality show 'Soul of A Man' on '106 and Park' on Wednesday (July 12) at BET Studios in New York City. Check out pictures from WireImage.

July 29, 2006 - DMX is out with the video to his new single 'Lord Give Me A Sign'. Watch it at Yahoo! Music.

July 29, 2006 - The New York Daily News reports BET quickly moved to a commercial during its live music show '106 and Park' on July 12th when DMX brought a bottle of Pink vodka on the set and tried to drink it on camera.

June 2, 2006 - DMX tells MTV Europe he's considering a name change. "I think I'm going to have to do that soon for spiritual reasons," the rapper said about shedding the Dark Man X name. X also said he was thinking about the name Dog, but he wasn't sure. "It's just the whole Dark Man thing," he continued. "Because if you look at it, from a spiritual point of view, the Bible teaches us that we can speak things into existence. ... And Dark Man, you know, it may not be the best name for me." Read more.

June 2, 2006 - DMX was photographed leaving the nightclub Kabaret's Prophecy in London, England the other night. Check out pictures from Clasos.

June 2, 2006 - DMX hosted a listening party for 'Year of the Dog Again' at Sony Studios on May 11th in New York City. Check out pitcures from WireImage.

June 2, 2006 - A judge in Buffalo has already ordered DMX to pay $5,000 a month in temporary support to Davita Oden, who says DMX is the father of her 4-year-old daughter, Jada. Now, Oden's lawyer Suzanne Kimberly Bracker is looking for $10,000 more per month. "DMX did the DNA test," Bracker tells The New York Daily News. "He admitted paternity, then he tried to deny it." A decision is expected on that case in the next couple of weeks.

June 2, 2006 - Vivianna is out with her debut single 'Rock That Sh**', featuring DMX. Listen to the track at myspace.com/officialvivianna.

June 2, 2006 - Life Style Extra reports DMX has accepted a police caution after he was arrested at Heathrow airport for abusing cabin crew. "Heathrow Police were called at 12:05 PM on Saturday to reports of a passenger causing a disturbance on an inbound aircraft," a Scotland Yard spokeswoman explained. "The plane landed at approximately 12:15 PM and a 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being verbally abusive to cabin crew. He was taken to the police station and later released with a caution." Read more.

June 2, 2006 - DMX has posted his new track 'Lord Give Me A Sign' at his myspace.com page. Listen to the track here.

April 16, 2006 - DMX visited MTV's 'Sucker Free Week' on April 6th at the music network's Times Square studios in New York City. Check out pictures here.

April 16, 2006 - DMX visited MTV2 on Friday (March 31) at MTV Studios, Times Square in New York City. Check out pictures from FilmMagic.

April 16, 2006 - DMX is out with the video to his new single 'We In Here'. Watch it online at Yahoo! Music.

March 26, 2006 - Busta Rhymes is out with the video to his new single 'Touch It (Remix)', featuring Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, DMX, Lloyd Banks, Rha Digga and Papoose. The clip features an intro where Busta dedicates the video to his slain friend Israel "Izzy" Ramirez, who was murdered during last month's filming of 'Touch It'. Watch the video at Yahoo! Music.

March 26, 2006 - DMX has a myspace. Check it out here.

February 21, 2006 - DMX signed to Sony Urban Music/Columbia Records at a press conference on January 13th at 447 West 53rd Street in New York City. Check out pictures here.

February 5, 2006 - The New York Post reports that after he was released from prison early on good behavior, DMX made his first stop at Copeland's Restaurant & Reliable Cafeteria on 145th Street, then the rapper/actor hit a barber shop in Harlem for a haircut. DMX (Earl Simmons) was accompanied by Tamara Conniff, co-executive editor of Billboard. "It's not real," Simmons complained of today's hip-hop scene. "No one is saying anything. It's not rap, it's crap. There is no soul. I refuse to conform."

February 5, 2006 - AllHipHop.com reports that DMX was granted an early release from prison, after serving a month of a 70-day sentence for parole violation. The rapper was released from Rikers Island on Dec. 30, for good behavior and because he had accrued credit for time he previously spent incarcerated. Read more.

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