On August 27, DMX pleaded guilty to attempted marijuana and cocaine possession charges brought to him and was consequently sent to the Maricopa County Jail in Arizona, after missing a court date.

Currently, the rapper is facing several other charges, including four drug ones, seven misdemeanor animal-cruelty ones in connection with two raids on his Phoenix-area home and a theft of services and identity theft charge for using a fake identity card at a health clinic.

After having been incarcerated in a Miami, Florida, jail, DMX was extradited to Arizona where, along with a sentence to serve time, he was also fined $483.

Maricopa County Sheriff's officials stated that the rapper was being held on a $25,000 cash bond.

DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, is a 37-year-old American rapper who became famous in the late 1990s. His stage name stands for Dark Man X, which is the name he chose to use when he began his musical career. So far, his bestselling album is „...And Then There Was X,” which he released in 1999.

This is not the first time that the rapper has been faced with criminal charges. In the summer of 1999, both he and his wife were arrested and charged for animal cruelty and possession of drugs and weapons. One year later, DMX was arrested yet again for aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, speeding, driving without a license and possession of marijuana. In the 2001, he served time in prison for driving without a license and, as you might have already guessed, possession of marijuana.

Apparently, the rapper doesn’t believe in learning from past mistakes.