Rapper DMX says his problems with addiction began when he was tricked into smoking crack at 14 — by his mentor. “I was in Yonkers. This guy, ‘Ready Ron,’ he was like an older brother to me,” DMX told ...

DMX told Talib Kweli about how his addiction began when he unknowingly smoked a crack-laced blunt that his mentor gave him when he was just 14.

Rapper DMX has spoken candidly about his addiction to crack cocaine, which began at the tender age of 14, after he smoked a blunt laced with crack. The embattled rapper has made tabloid headlines for ...

March 27 at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill – DMX performs his hit songs. (Photo credit: Steed Media Service) DMX recently opened up sharing a harrowing account of how he was duped into smoking crack, ...

DMX has had a long public battle with drug addiction, and the rapper says it dates back to his teenage years. “I was in Yonkers. This guy, ‘Ready Ron,’ he was like an older brother to me,” DMX told ...