NEW YORK (AP) – The rapper DMX stood demurely, his hands clasped behind his back, as a judge Tuesday adjourned his case for allegedly violating the conditions of his release following a car crash last year at Kennedy Airport.

But outside court, he hammed it up for the media, even doing a dance down the steps of the Queens Criminal Court building.

DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, pleaded guilty last December to reckless endangerment and admitted he was taking Valium when he smashed his sport utility vehicle into a gate at Kennedy Airport on June 24, 2004, after telling a parking lot attendant he was a federal agent.

Simmons, of Mount Kisco, was sentenced to a conditional discharge, meaning further violations within a year could land him in jail. Since then, he has been cited twice for traffic violations, one involving driving a car at 104 mph near his Westchester County home. He has also been fined and ordered to forfeit his 1998 Ford Expedition.

The rapper, who showed up in court Tuesday wearing a creamed-color sweatsuit, workboots and heavy silver chains around his neck and wrist, did not speak as Judge Dorothy Chin-Brandt granted a defense request to adjourn the case to Oct. 25.

But outside court, chewing gum and perpetually moving and jumping, Simmons told reporters “they are all ludicrous,” when asked about the charges against him.

“It’s been very stressful,” added Simmons, who was accompanied by his wife, Tishera Simmons. “Nobody likes to come to court.”

His lawyer, Murray Richman, said he was in discussions with Queens District Attorney Richard Brown’s office about the disposition of the case.

Brown’s spokeswoman, Nicole Navas, confirmed that, saying, “The district attorney is trying to work out an agreement because he (Simmons) is in violation of his conditional discharge.”

Simmons did not skip an opportunity to make a pitch about his latest ventures.

His movie, “Last Hours,” is in its final edit, he told reporters, and his latest music release, “Here We Go Again,” is due out in December.

As in his other CDs, Simmons said “Here We Go Again” contains a song in which he has a conversation with God called “God Give Me a Sign.”

He said he makes no reference in his music to being arrested, but added that his brush with the law “puts me in a frame of mind, it evokes certain emotions that help me create.”

Richman said Simmons’ first speeding incident came about as he rushed his wife – nine-months pregnant and feeling contractions – at 104 mph to the hospital. She gave birth to their daughter, Praise, 37 hours later, Richman said.

“He is high profile,” the attorney added. “With fame comes some burdens.”