DMX Placed In Mental Health Unit In Arizona Jail

DMX has had some sort of breakdown behind bars because he was just moved to the mental health unit in the Alhambra lock-up in Phoenix, AZ. According to the Phoenix New Times:

Rapper Earl Simmons, better known as DMX, is housed in a mental-health unit at an Arizona State Prison Complex facility called Alhambra near 25th street and Van Buren.

DMX's manager, Nakia Walker, wouldn't comment specifically on whether DMX might have a mental disorder, but she says she wasn't surprised when he was moved to a mental-health unit. The rapper himself always has refused to comment on speculation about his mental state. In 2001, he threatened to beat up writer William Shaw for asking about it in a Blender magazine interview. "Waaaay too personal," DMX said.

Arizona Department of Corrections files confirm that DMX was admitted to the Flamenco Mental Health Unit at Alhambra on December 20. According to Walker, he will not be allowed to have visitors for 30 days.

This does not strike me as anything new because it seems as if DMX has been off his rocker for the past few years. Being on crack does not explain a lot of his bizarre behavior. I hope he gets the mental help that he needs while he's in the psych ward.