Rap icon DMX is coming to TV–and, encouragingly, he won’t be wearing a jail suit or handcuffs. X and his beleaguered wife Tashera are headed for reality TV and will be part of VH-1′s upcoming relationship show, Couples Therapy.

Just when you thought Tashera had called it quits with her ride or die hubby–who has 10 kids, four with her alone– evidently, the near-geriatric Hip Hop married couple want to work it out, on camera, for your obvious enjoyment and presumed ridicule.

They’ll join a few other people with dysfunctional relationships:

Relationships are hard enough, but imagine the pressure of having your hook ups, “bumps” on the relationship road and breakups as fodder for the tabloids. More and more it seems, couples whose matters of the heart play out in the public eye are calling it quits and throwing in the towel on their relationships. Why is it so tough for these couples to stay together? Looking to shed light on the issue, VH1 will examine the complicated and often misunderstood world of high-profile relationships with “Couples Therapy” (WT).

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