bigted Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 DMX to Entertain Troops in the Persian Gulf Posted In: Headlines Yonkers, NY rapper DMX will be traveling to the Persian Gulf in the near future with the USO to entertain and meet with U.S. soldiers currently deployed in the area. The trip will be the rapper’s first to the region. The USO (United Service Organizations), established in 1941 during World War II, has for 65 years provided recreation and moral support to U.S. troops stationed abroad. Other notable performers who have traveled abroad or otherwise pitched in to entertain and meet with troops include 50, Master P, and Luda. DMX recently debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200 charts with his latest LP, Year of the Dog…Again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerkot Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Cant they just go home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted August 25, 2006 Report Share Posted August 25, 2006 I like when artists do stuff like this. It just shows that they care about more than just being famous and making money. There's a few people out there that just do it for PR and 2 toot their own horn, but there are alot of artists with heart who go out and do what they can in their position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 I just wan on the site of a Urban Music Chanel (Dutch one, owned my MTV), and it said that DMX cancelled these shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigted Posted August 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 (edited) DMX Pulls Out of USO Tour Posted In: Headlines The USO (United Service Organization) announced yesterday that at the last minute DMX pulled out of a scheduled tour of Iraq and Kuwait. According to the USO, the rapper was scheduled to depart for Kuwait on August 22, however, he delayed the departure until the August 23. When the date arrived, DMX failed to arrive on time for his flight. John Hanson, senior vice president for marketing and communications, noted that the organization went to extraordinary lengths to put the trip together in a fraction of the time usually allotted for such a tour. "Typically, it takes up to 45 days to arrange transportation, housing, production assistance and country clearances for entertainment tours," Hanson said in a statement. "This tour was put together in just under two weeks, because we know how much service men and women appreciate his performances. Mr. Simmons let a lot of people down." According to the USO, the rapper offered no explanation as to why he declined to fulfill his commitment http://xxlmag.com/online/?p=4123 I think it's kind odd that DMX didn't comment on why he didn't do it, looking at some of those feedback comments is disgusting, people're overreacting by calling him a crackhead and **** 'cause he didn't go ... Edited August 29, 2006 by bigted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-o-e Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 What if his children have fallen ill and he wanted to keep that private, Will walked out of the oscars when Willow was ill, why can't X do the same? But i'm sure he had a good excuse of not turning up...After coming out with "Lord Give Me A Sign" he can't be a hypocritite and don't help people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigted Posted August 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 What if his children have fallen ill and he wanted to keep that private, Will walked out of the oscars when Willow was ill, why can't X do the same? But i'm sure he had a good excuse of not turning up...After coming out with "Lord Give Me A Sign" he can't be a hypocritite and don't help people. Exactly what I'm thinking, maybe a family emergency showed up and he couldn't show to the airport, and as an artist that's been down to earth and reaching out to his fans I couldn't picture him doing just turning his back on the troops like this all of a sudden without any reason, especially since he's been critical throughout his career about how other rappers are too greedy and don't give back, this would make him look hypocritical like you said... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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