and asked me to go to the dmx concert. [laughter] everybody laughs. as i needed to hear that cashier tell me how much i had to pay no sooner than i pay the man called out in a made eye contact supposedly dmx was in charge of promoting by passing out flyers i do not know why he was so aggressive but nevertheless i felt sucked into the conversation and repeatedly nodded my head feigning interest the man who introduced himself as charlie wanted me to take down his number and called him to get tickets at a discounted price i told him i would memorize it but he was not satisfied with my suggestion there was discussed in his voice. so why you playing games? you harlem girls or something else you think everybody's trying to hit on you i'm doing business i'm trying to make money. you out here trying to placate i am not from harlem i said but what i wanted to say was you don't know me but in retrospect that was a way to evade his overconfidence that he had everybody all figured out but at that moment i was scared his voice was increasing in volume with each wo

everybody laughs at that part about dmx because that always happens. [laughter] i kept my ear buds in them i approached the counter as i needed to hear them tell me how much to pay for mentos no sooner and i made eye contact with him before stopping. supposedly, dmx was having a concert and he was in charge of promoting and passing out flyers. i don't know why he was so aggressive but i felt to continue the conversation. i asked when it was and repeatedly nodded my head who i thought hasn't been really haven't in over a decade. man introduced hisms as charlie wanted me to take down his number to call him in order to get tickets at a discounted i told him i would memorize it but he was not satisfied with my suggestion. there was disgust in his voice. now i see, why you playing games you harlem girls are are something else. you think everybody trying to hit on you and i'm just trying to do business i'm trying to make money. i mean, i'm handsome and all but i aingt trying to hit on you or something you're playing game use harlem girls i'm not from harlem

>> all right. >>> next to earl simmons, better known by his stage name, dmx. >> up in here because the rapper is trying to get out of further jail time for tax evasion and afraid a judge won't be able to understand him. so, at a sentencing hearing, here's what his legal team plans on doing. ♪ i'm slipping, i'm falling i can't get up ♪ >> that's right. they're going to play his music for the judge including that introspective slipping. >> his lawyers say he may be too emotional so they're going to let his music do the talking. maybe they would have faired better with with a different track, though. ♪ y'all going to make me go all out up in here up in here ♪ y'all going to make me act a fool up in here up in here ♪ >> okay. they changed the lyrics. >>> coming up -- i ...prilosec otc 7 years ago,my doctor recommended... 5 years ago, last week. just 1 pill each morning, 24 hours and zero heartburn. it's been the number 1 doctor recommended brand for 10... ...straight years, and it's still recommended today. use as directed. mother...nature! nothing smells greater

maybe the only good that charlie was trying to sell more tickets to a dmx concert. maybe what he wanted was only money. maybe i misjudged his calling me sweetheart and patronizing when he really was just trying to be nice because he did not know my name. maybe i cried because i'm still getting used to city a vibrant, not because of fight is going to hurt me. the more excuses i made for him, the less trusting i became of my body and my own instincts. that sniper tower, it is still there. i do not acknowledge it now. i keep my head low and my headphones nestled against my ears. i walked in a fashion summer to that of all the other black women with whom i crossed paths every night as i returned to my apartment. i wonder what kind of secrets they are holding in their bodies, what kind of experiences they had buried to protect someone else at their own expense, whom they can run to for help. thank you. [applause] so taking into, i'm a little sick. my voice is where it should be but sort of taking that passage into consideration as well as the rest of the book, how did yo

charles: yesterday the rapper dmx was sentenced to prison.been in custody for failing to follow conditions of his bail. including treatment. is rehabilitation possible as we battle the worst drug opioid crisis in history. doctor, the cdc putting out an updated report on the 63,000 overdose deaths a year. president trump hitting this hard. everyone understands the magnitude of this. but yesterday the judge gave this rapper a break after rinsing to a song or rap of his life story. he feels sorry for him, but he's got to put him in jail. >> putting him in jail may actually save his life. he needs rehab along with the 2 million adeficients in this country. >> he needs prolonged effective evidence-based treatment. the good news is, i was at the white house opioid summit recently where the president laid out his plan to deal with this opioid crisis. treatment, rehab and recovery. over 100 people die each day. charles: males 35 to 45 are the largest demographic. again, we know there is a huge economic toll. and you wonder, you know, if we can't get

supposedly dmx was having it concert in harlem and he was charged with promoting it by passing out flyersi felt by continuing the conversation and repeatedly nodded my head feigning interest the man who introduced himself as charlie ordered me to take down his number and call him to get tickets at a discounted price but i told him i would memorize it but he was not satisfied with my suggestion. there was discussed in his raspy voice. now see, what you playing games? he think everybody's trying to hit on you and i'm trying to do business there and trying to make money. i mean i am hip and all but i'm not trying to hit on you or something. you are through playing games you harlem girls. i'm not from harlem i said dryly. what i wanted to say in that moment was you don't know me pretty much just bet they think saying that i wasn't harlem was a way of being overconfident about all women in this neighborhood figure out. at that moment i was scared that his voice was increasing in volume anger-- an anchor punctuated each chord. the rest of harlem disintegrated as if he and i existed in a vacuum.

maybe the only good that charlie was trying to sell were tickets to a dmx concert. maybe what he wanted was only money. maybe i misjudged his calling me sweetheart has patronizing when he really was just trying to be nice because he did not know my name. maybe i was being conceited. maybe i cried because i was still getting used to city environment, not because i thought he was going to hurt me. the more excuses i made for him, the less trusting i became a my body and my own instincts. that sniper tower, it is still there. i do not acknowledge it now when i walk by. i keep my have low and nestled against year. i walk. [inaudible] i wonder what kind of secrets they are holding their bodies, what kind of experiences they have buried to protect someone else at their own expense, whom they can run to for help. thank you. >> you can watch this and other programs online booktv.org. >> here's a look at authors recently featured on booktv "after words". the weekly author interview program featuring best-selling nonfiction books and interviewers. tara westover discussed her