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Dame Dash Says Jay-Z Only Offered Him $1.5M For His Stake Of Roc-A-Fella
It seems Dame Dash and Jay-Z are still not on good terms; even professionally. He says Hov only offered him 1.5 million for his stake of Roc-A-Fella Records. As spotted Complex the outspoken mogul continues to be vocal as ever regarding all the ups and downs of bossing up. Recently the Harlem, New York native […] The post Dame Dash Says Jay-Z Only Offered Him $1.5M For His Stake Of Roc-A-Fella appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
Politics As Usual: Dame Dash & Jay-Z Settle ‘Reasonable Doubt’ NFT Lawsuit
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ray Mickshaw / Getty It seems Dame Dash and Jay-Z have come to a reasonable understanding regarding Reasonable Doubt. The two have finally settled on their NFT lawsuit. As per TMZ the former business partners have made good on their differences regarding the ownership of Jay-Z’s classic debut. According to legal documentation obtained by the celebrity gossip site the former Roc-A-Fella Records duo have come to a mutual agreement on who can do what with the album with regards to the Metaverse. On Monday, June 13 paperwork was submitted by both parties stipulating that the former Cake-A-Holic can sell his one third ownership of it but can’t “in any way dispose of any property interest in Reasonable Doubt.” Related Stories In addition to...
Bad Beat: Dame Dash Ordered To Dish Out $800K Over Copyright Infringement
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy of Damon Dash / Damon Dash Dame Dash just took a significant hit to his pockets after a court ruling directing him to pay over $800,000 to the director and producers of a movie he attempted to pass off as his own. According to reports, the verdict against the entrepreneur was issued earlier in the week after a jury found in favor of the plaintiffs, director Josh Webber and Muddy Water Pictures who made the motion picture Dear Frank. The film stars Brian White, Claudia Jordan, Nick Turturro, Lil Durk, and Columbus Short. They sued Dash in 2019 after it was discovered that he was trying to shop the movie around as his own despite being removed from the project, even to the point of sending promotional material to outlets such as BET – with the...
Is It CAP?: Dame Dash Feels Kanye West Is “Our New Michael Jackson”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bennett Raglin/BET / Getty Dame Dash is known for dropping bold statements. This particular one might be his boldest one yet. Despite being shown as someone who wasn’t entirely on board with the idea of Kanye West becoming a rapper in Netflix’s three-part Ye docuseries jeen-yuhs, Dash had nothing but glowing words for the polarizing Hip-Hop star. Speaking with The Jasmine Brand, the 50-year-old mogul who eventually signed West to his first record label deal with Roc-A-Fella Records spoke on his relationship with West even going as far as to compare Yeezy to the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson. “I was the guy who always ran around with a camera ’cause I knew that these moments were priceless, it was just a matter of when it was time,” Dash said in his in...
Everybody Eats B: Dame Dash Announces He Is Working On A Sequel To ‘Paid In Full’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy of Damon Dash / Damon Dash It looks like one of the culture’s most beloved films is getting a sequel. Dame Dash has confirmed he has start pre production on a sequel to Paid In Full. As spotted on Hype Beast the Harlem, New York native recently conducted an interview with AllHipHop.com. During the conversation he revealed that he is moving forward with a part two to the cult classic flick. “I’m about to shoot Paid In Full in Newark” he said. “It’s what happens after he put all that work on the street and somebody had to get that money back. And I actually was one of the only d***heads that lost money. Well, not d***head, but I lost money in that one. Everyone else caught bricks, I lost 10 racks, I’m 16.” While it seems t...
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Dame Dash Says Kanye West Is The Only Roc-A-Fella Artist Who Gives Him “Proper Respect” [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy of Damon Dash / Damon Dash When Dame Dash speaks the Hip-Hop community listens. In a recent interview he says that Kanye West is the only talent he groom that shows him the proper respect. As spotted on Complex the Harlem, New York native recently spoke to Bootleg Kev. While the two discussed a variety of topics the self-proclaimed Cake-A-Holic touched on Ye’s infamous Drink Champs interview where he referred to his former CEO as a “visionary”. At the 22-mimute mark Kev asks about their current day relationship. “Do you feel like you and Kanye have gotten closer, than ever, in the last couple of years? Because it feels that way.” “I don’t really talk about that part, you know?” Dash responded. “He’s an interesting guy. Our relationship,...
Dame Dash Wants To Make A Sequel To ‘Paid In Full’ After Alpo Martinez’s Murder
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy of Damon Dash / Damon Dash Dame Dash is now ready to give fans what they have been asking for. He says he can now finish the script to Paid In Full 2 after Alpo’s recent murder. As spotted on Page Six the business mogul now sees a thoughtful way to bring a sequel to life to one of the culture’s most beloved crime dramas. In an exclusive interview with the celebrity gossip site he details that he has wanted to do a part 2 for some now. “Paid In Full is a reflection of everything I’ve learned and I am really going to see it through now that there’s an ending,” he explained. “So this is going to dramatically change based on what happened Sunday. I was stuck on how to really approach it and this is actually giving me more clarity.” Related ...
Dame Dash Says He’s Ready To Squash The Beef With Jay-Z
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty After more than a decade, and change, of a weird animosity between the two one-time close friends, it seems like Jay-Z and Dame Dash may well be on the road to reconciliation (thank goodness!). Page Six is reporting that Dame Dash is willing to bury the hatchet with Jay-Z after Jay surprisingly thanked Dame in his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction speech saying, “I know we don’t see eye-to-eye, but I can never erase your accomplishments. And I appreciate you and I thank you for that.” Related Stories Page Six reached out to Dame over the surprising acknowledgment and not only was Dash appreciative of the kind words, but also seemed inclined to have a heart-to-heart with Jay so long as it’s just the two of them. “It was beautiful,...
Damon Dash Reflects About The Legacy of Aaliyah 20 Years After Her Death
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Steve Eichner / Getty As many commemorate the day that the world lost Aaliyah twenty years ago in a tragic accident, the impact of her life and career has constantly in the minds of many who knew and loved her – with Damon Dash being foremost among them. The Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder and creative producer reflected about the late singer and his relationship with her in an interview with Kevin Frazier of Entertainment Tonight. “I was reflecting [that] there hasn’t been one day since she’s passed, not one in the 20 years, that I haven’t either heard her name, heard her record, or seen a picture of her,” he said. “Every single day she’s present in my life and I feel lucky for that.” Dash and Aaliyah met each other and were together from late 2000 until ...
Damon Dash Launches Auction For His Share Of Roc-A-Fella, Bids Starts At $10M
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy of Damon Dash / Damon Dash The Damon Dash NFT saga continues. The serial entrepreneur has moved forward with the selling of his share of Roc-A-Fella Records. As spotted at Vibe, the self proclaimed Cake-A-Holic is not letting any legal concerns stop him from letting go of what he feels is rightfully his. An NFT for his 1/3 of Roc-A-Fella is currently on auction. According to the host site Open Sea, the “It’s The Roc” offer will the winning bidder to “Own a moment in time when Reasonable Doubt changed Hip Hop Culture. This commemorative NFT will be gifted to the highest bidder on Damon Dash’s 1/3 interest in Rock-A-Fella Inc. It’s The Roc (2021) is a collaboration between Raquel M. Horn and Billy Pablo III & The Black Guns.” To prom...
Dame Dash Calls Roc-A-Fella Records Lawsuit Corny & Embarrassing
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The sale of Roc-A-Fella Records continues to get muddier and muddier by the week. Dame Dash is calling the legal back and forth a bad look for the culture. The Harlem native continues to question the business ethics of his former business associates. Recently the entrepreneur spoke to HipHopDX and expressed his disappointment in Jay-Z. “From my perspective, it feels like this was all done to devalue this asset,” he explained. “I just don’t understand why. What’s odd is that they knew I was only trying to sell one-third, but they’re trying to say I tried to sell the whole thing. But we all know that that’s not the case, so why do they keep saying it? The question is, why is it such a big deal? Why is everyone so scared for me to sell m...
Damon Dash Talks New Streaming Service App & Big Business—”I’m Chasing Disney”
Source: Courtesy of Damon Dash / Damon Dash There is no denying Damon Dash’s impact on our culture. In recent years he has started to get his flowers for his business savvy. But when you do the math it is clear he needs more respect put on his name. Since leaving the Rap industry the Harlem native has evolved. His Cake-A-Holic persona is long behind him but that doesn’t mean he is any less self-assertive about his signature approach to hustling for your last name. Currently, his biggest passion is content, creating it and more importantly distributing it on his own terms. In 2019 he launched his own streaming service, Dame Dash Studios. While the move should have been celebrated by the Hip-Hop community he was met with doubt from his peers and naysayers alike. But this is not the first tim...
