D12 members delinquent
Two members of Eminem's rap group D12 owe more than $215,000 in delinquent state and federal taxes, records show.
The multi-platinum group -- which is on a mini-tour that reaches Pontiac's Eagle Theater on Sept. 26 -- includes members Denaun Porter, 34, a celebrated rapper who goes by Kon Artis, and Von Carlisle, 33, a lyricist known as Kuniva.
What's owed:
- The state of Michigan filed a $16,590.07 lien against Von Carlisle and his wife on June 16 in the Ingham County Register of Deeds office. According to the lien, they owe income taxes from 2008.
- The IRS filed a $137,702.62 lien against Carlisle and his wife on Jan. 12, according to the Oakland County Register of Deeds. They owe income taxes from 2004-06, according to this public record.
- The IRS filed a $61,501.99 lien against Denaun Porter on May 1, 2008, for unpaid taxes, according to the New York City Register's office.
Their side:
Porter is paying the $61,501 debt, which should be wiped out in another month or two, he said in an interview Wednesday.
"I'm not questioning the IRS," he said when asked what led to the tax lien. "It could have been a combination of not paying enough (taxes), it could have been them not accepting enough write-offs."
He said the IRS has been seizing the two checks he receives each year from music publishing.
"Take my publishing checks. I'll make money elsewhere," he said. "I'm done with them at the end of the year."
Carlisle could not be reached for comment and a spokesman did not return e-mails and calls seeking comment.
