 DMX is going back to the slammer.
A judge reportedly ordered the rapper (real name: Earl Simmons) to serve six months in a Phoenix jail on Tuesday (March 16) for violating terms of his probation when a drug test came back dirty.
X was arrested last week in Arizona for the violation.
He appeared in court Tuesday and admitted to Maricopa County Court Commissioner Christine Mulleneaux that he violated his probation by failing a drug test last June.
Also during the hearing, a rep from the Pasadena Recovery Center gave the judge a letter from Dr. Drew Pinsky from MTV's "Celebrity Rehab" series, asking permission to treat DMX at his facility ... in lieu of jail.
However, Mulleneaux said such a request would have to be approved by California court officials.
In addition to his six month jail sentence, X was also ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation.
The 39-year-old rapper was released from jail in May after serving a 90-day sentence for felony convictions including cruelty to animals, theft and two drug counts.
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