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Damon Dash Says He’s “Taking Back” Roc-A-Fella: “I’m Still The CEO”
"Roc-A-Fella never dies. It's not dead. I just f**kin' took a vacation.


BY PREEZY BROWN


DECEMBER 27, 2023 12:37PM


Damon Dash says that he plans to “take back” Roc-A-Fella and revamp the brand under his own leadership. During a recent appearance on The GAUDS Show, the 52-year-old declared that he’s still the CEO of Roc-A-Fella Inc., an entity he claims is separate from Roc-A-Fella LLC.

“I’m taking back Roc-A-Fella; I don’t need no paperwork,” the Harlem native said. “Roc-A-Fella never dies. It’s not dead; I just f**kin’ took a vacation. I’m the CEO of Roc-A-Fella Inc. and JAY-Z knows it, and so does Biggs.” He continued, adding “Not Roc-A-Fella LLC — we sold that; Roc-A-Fella Inc. — I’m still the CEO.”


Dash, JAY-Z, and Kareem “Biggs” Burke cofounded Roc-A-Fella Records in the mid-90s. In 1997, the trio sold a 50 percent stake in the label to Def Jam Recordings for a reported $1.5 million. Amid an acrimonious split between the former partners, Dash, JAY-Z, and Burke sold their remaining 50% stake in Roc-A-Fella to Def Jam in 2004.


JAY-Z would assume control of Roc-A-Fella Records after becoming President of Def Jam later that same year, with artists like Kanye West, Jadakiss, Freeway, Memphis Bleek, Young Gunz, and more releasing albums on the label.

Hov then launched Roc Nation in 2008, with Dash relaunching Roc-A-Fella in 2010 after partnering with New Orleans rapper Curren$y. However, JAY-Z would drop Magna Carter Holy Grail, the last studio album to be released through Roc-A-Fella, a few years later in 2013.

Dash has also credited himself with giving JAY-Z his foundation in the music industry and as a businessman. “I learned to listen to nobody,” he said, referencing his persistence in pushing JAY-Z despite an initial lack of interest from major record labels.

“If I listened to them, there would be no JAY-Z. He wasn’t gon’ do it. There would be no rapping JAY-Z if it wasn’t for me 100,000 percent. He wasn’t gonna do what I did to make sure he got heard. He was hustling.”

He continued, “He wasn’t gonna put a record out by himself and create a record company,” Dame said. “He could rap but he didn’t know business. I taught him business. How to put a record out yourself. How to leverage your celebrity and put it on a product yourself.”

Watch The GAUDS Show below.


https://youtu.be/A9YighvwbME

I get Roc has the brand recognition, but "the ultimate hustler" he portrays himself to be, I'd think he could find the talent and start something new.

Shit, get Kanye back under control and build something with him.

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I'd be much more interested in him reviving DD172.

Dude acts like a jilted lover while dissing his exes, when I bet they'd be happy as hell to see Dame thrive (and by thriving, also not having time to keep talking about The Old Days).

Go do something new. all your new shit fails? Oh, maybe business has changed, and the "dame dash" steez no longer works.

Sad to see.

want to do/stay in business with the Dude just based on how he comes off in interviews talking about people who work for him.

R.I.P. Loud But Wrong Guy
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...ANYONE with a NAME...


...but.....


Are there any Millenials or Gen-Z artists or producers who don't think TikTok and IG are "enough" to get them "noticed" by the public...so they would REALLY "go along" with whatever paces Dame would put these Millenial/Gen-Z producer/artists?


Seems like Neptunes, Missy & Tim, and Sa-Ra creative Partners were the last type of artists/producers who wanted to make it big in the Old-fashioned sense.


There's been hot producers getting names in the past years but I don't know if that is enough to get a new label going nowadays.

his name/rep isn't good. he's not popular enough. old heads don't want anything to do with him. no way a hungry (read: young) artist seeks Dame out to get ahead.

Y'all buy those labels, I was born supreme

devils advocate... they might not seek him but what if they collide with him head on unexpectedly

the folks that are most familiar with Dame are old heads. so it would be hard for him to get a budding star under his wing AND be able to successfully grow the audience for said artist.

it would also be difficult for him to speak to any recent success to reel someone in. yeah, he did the whole thing with Jay and Biggs, but that's been forever ago.

whatever credibility he had, has been trashed by outbursts and weird interviews.

Y'all buy those labels, I was born supreme

and thats the direction artists seem to be gravitating towards in todays climate...but todays artists dont really need him for that lol.

and you're right. these youngins get it now lol

Y'all buy those labels, I was born supreme

shit's over. make another one.

Y'all buy those labels, I was born supreme

Too true…don’t go away mad Dame, just go away…

Integrity is the Cornerstone of Artistry...

>The GAUDS show
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>Damon Dash Says He’s “Taking Back” Roc-A-Fella: “I’m
>Still The CEO”
>"Roc-A-Fella never dies. It's not dead. I just f**kin' took a
>vacation.
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>BY PREEZY BROWN
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>DECEMBER 27, 2023 12:37PM
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>Damon Dash says that he plans to “take back” Roc-A-Fella
>and revamp the brand under his own leadership. During a recent
>appearance on The GAUDS Show, the 52-year-old declared that
>he’s still the CEO of Roc-A-Fella Inc., an entity he claims
>is separate from Roc-A-Fella LLC.
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>“I’m taking back Roc-A-Fella; I don’t need no
>paperwork,” the Harlem native said. “Roc-A-Fella never
>dies. It’s not dead; I just f**kin’ took a vacation. I’m
>the CEO of Roc-A-Fella Inc. and JAY-Z knows it, and so does
>Biggs.” He continued, adding “Not Roc-A-Fella LLC — we
>sold that; Roc-A-Fella Inc. — I’m still the CEO.”
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>Dash, JAY-Z, and Kareem “Biggs” Burke cofounded
>Roc-A-Fella Records in the mid-90s. In 1997, the trio sold a
>50 percent stake in the label to Def Jam Recordings for a
>reported $1.5 million. Amid an acrimonious split between the
>former partners, Dash, JAY-Z, and Burke sold their remaining
>50% stake in Roc-A-Fella to Def Jam in 2004.
>
>
>JAY-Z would assume control of Roc-A-Fella Records after
>becoming President of Def Jam later that same year, with
>artists like Kanye West, Jadakiss, Freeway, Memphis Bleek,
>Young Gunz, and more releasing albums on the label.
>
>Hov then launched Roc Nation in 2008, with Dash relaunching
>Roc-A-Fella in 2010 after partnering with New Orleans rapper
>Curren$y. However, JAY-Z would drop Magna Carter Holy Grail,
>the last studio album to be released through Roc-A-Fella, a
>few years later in 2013.
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>Dash has also credited himself with giving JAY-Z his
>foundation in the music industry and as a businessman. “I
>learned to listen to nobody,” he said, referencing his
>persistence in pushing JAY-Z despite an initial lack of
>interest from major record labels.
>
>“If I listened to them, there would be no JAY-Z. He wasn’t
>gon’ do it. There would be no rapping JAY-Z if it wasn’t
>for me 100,000 percent. He wasn’t gonna do what I did to
>make sure he got heard. He was hustling.”
>
>He continued, “He wasn’t gonna put a record out by himself
>and create a record company,” Dame said. “He could rap but
>he didn’t know business. I taught him business. How to put a
>record out yourself. How to leverage your celebrity and put it
>on a product yourself.”
>
>Watch The GAUDS Show below.
>
>
>https://youtu.be/A9YighvwbME
>

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>got damn garhart popwell is still doin his thing on these
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>looool
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>bless always
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Weird thing to be proud of.

Like yeah it helps to have confidence in the face of rejection, and that will help you get so far, but at some point...I think it's worth listening to people.

And as far as Roc-A-Fella Inc. versus Roc-A-Fella LLC.

Roca-Fella Records is owned by UMG.

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=75207342&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch



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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

How come only women seem to get the label "famous for no reason" or "famous for being famous"?

Paris Hilton has 1000x more talent than Dame...

Kim Kardashian has successful businesses that have actually existed during this century...

Dame did...what again? Put up 10k for reasonable doubt or some shit?

He is proof of how useful it is to have a cool name. If Dame was named James Griffin, he wouldn't have been on TV since 2001.

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Woe unto him who in this world courts not dishonor.

Like that was his whole brand, without the talent of a Kanye which means he could be cut off.

The ballsy part is doubling down in the face of all the Ls and trying to make folks doing it sound like they loss.


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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

Come on, I'm not going to say he has NO skills whatsoever

I remember hearing he was the one who was championing Kanye West as a rapper and getting Cam and Dipset on the label, so at the very least he has a good eye for recognizing talent

But his interpersonal skills are fucking terrible just based on how he's presented himself.

I can see why people don't want to hang around him but for so long.

Honestly I think he'd be better off stepping away from entertainment or at least being the silent partner/playing the background in whatever business he tries to do next.


Also he had a dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXjVpWKyG7k

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By every account, he was a central architect. Jay-Z never
denied that. And his eye for talent wasn't just "okay." It
was stellar. (Jay, Dipset, Ye, Currensy; gotta remember, Jay
was an old Big Daddy Kane opening act cast-off, and Cam'Ron
had largely failed in his first act).

He was never really the same after Aliyah died. Something broke,
and dude was unhinged since.

We ain't gotta be Black & White about this.
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Dame Dash Ordered To Sell Roc-A-Fella Shares To Pay $823K Judgement

Despite their personal issues, even JAY-Z attempted to stop the motion.


BY JESSICA BENNETT

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024 12:56PM


Dame Dash‘s hopes of “taking back” Roc-A-Fella Records may be dashed themselves, as the label’s co-founder has been ordered by a judge to sell his remaining shares to clear a six-figure debt incurred two years ago.

Radar Online reports that the Harlem hustler was ordered by U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger to sell his one-third ownership of Roc-A-Fella to satisfy a judgement after Dash allegedly refused to pay a $823K judgement to movie producer Josh Webber. Webber sued the business man for defamation and copyright infringement after a dispute over the 2016 film Dear Frank, winning the case in 2022.


Despite years of tension between them, JAY-Z and fellow Roc-A-Fella boss Kareem “Biggs” Burke objected to the auction of Dame’s shares, claiming the company bylaws mandate that the board of directors first approve the sell-off. Judge Lehrburger, however, determined that his share qualifies as a personal asset that can be seized in order to pay his debts.


“The question at the core of the instant dispute is whether the RAF By-Laws’ prohibition on transfer and sale of Dash’s one-third ownership interest in shares of RAF without the consent of RAF’s board of directors legally prevents sale of Dash’s interest in RAF to satisfy the Judgment,” Leherburger wrote in his 15-page decision. “The answer indisputably is no.”

“Without jurisdiction to enforce a judgment entered by a federal court, the judicial power would be incomplete and entirely inadequate to the purposes for which it was conferred by the Constitution.”

Following the original verdict, Dash took to social media to react.


“You have to lose some battles to win a war… stay tuned #fatliars #youllneverbeme. Don’t ever say you Directed MY movie,” he wrote in an Instagram post. Webber then posted his own response, writing succinctly, “Case closed.”

I don't think it'll happen, but would a nice olive branch. Dame probably wouldn't even take it though.

Y'all buy those labels, I was born supreme

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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

It's ok to bail someone out, even when their decision have gotten them into a bad spot. not more than once or twice. if they don't improve from there, cut it off.

it's not like Jay has a habit (that I'm aware of) of rewarding bad behavior.

Y'all buy those labels, I was born supreme

and Dame went on interviews saying he was offended by the lowball offer.

if that's your homey who treated you well. But why bail out someone even one time if they act like an ahole to you publicly without them trying to make amends?


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"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson

"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"

...okay' view of Dame) is:

Dame is just a bragging street dude who got in the industry (and drinked and smoked and partied and got 'twisted' ego-wise TOO MUCH)

So.....

ANYTHING Dame did or said wrong to Jay has to be overlooked in light of all that predictable stuff (can't say street dudes in the industry don't ALL mess up like that)

"Give him a break, any street dude who makes it big is gonna mess up like that"

this was me being hopeful they could squash it if Jay reached out to do so. this is too far gone though.

Y'all buy those labels, I was born supreme

Jay-Z and Dame Dash break-up explained

https://youtu.be/jzCbC0b5q_E


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Steve Stoute Gets Brutally Honest About How Damon Dash Pushed Business Partners Away


Shannon Sharpe landed another major interview on 'Club Shay Shay.'


BY ARMON SADLER

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MARCH 7, 2024 10:03AM

Damon Dash is an indelible part of Hip-Hop history due to his work with JAY-Z and Roc-A-Fella, even if he is a polarizing figure. Steve Stoute recently shared his perspective on the entrepreneur and why people ultimately created distance from him.

Stoute was the latest major guest on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay and did not hold anything back when it came to the Roc-A-Fella co-founder.

“Dame wouldn’t change,” he told the NFL Hall Of Famer. “The way he spoke to people, the way he treated people. He was angry. He was angry because he had a strong perspective about his business philosophy People were becoming less beholden to him.”



Steve Stoute claimed that Damon Dash wasn’t aware of the fact he drove people away because he was immersed in a wild lifestyle. “While he was ‘building businesses,’ which partly he was, he would go off all around the world with cameras and girls and all kinds of crazy sh*t and then come back flipping on everybody,” he said.

Stoute specifically spoke about JAY-Z and how as he “grew up,” he eventually saw the writing on the wall in his business relationship with Dash.

“Jay seen Dame’s ceiling,” he said. “He wanted more. And everybody wanted more. Dame just had a very particular way of approaching it. He’s far from stupid. Very very very smart. Very talented. Ego through the roof. Through the roof! So, there was no working with him. No one wanted to work with him. As much talent as he has, nobody to work with him.”



Steve Stoute closed off his comments with an insightful quote from music mogul Jimmy Iovine. “Jimmy Iovine had this line,” he said. “‘When the sh*t gets bigger than the cat, you gotta get rid of the cat.’”

This is just the latest in the pervasive Roc-A-Fella saga. Last month, Damon Dash was ordered to sell his remaining shares of the disbanded label to cover an $823k debt. Dash was sued for defamation and copyright infringement by movie producer Josh Webber in connection to the 2016 film Dear Frank.

Webber won the case in 2022, but Dame had not yet paid what he was supposed to at the time Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger ordered him to sell his one-third ownership of Roc-A-Fella. Notably, JAY-Z and Kareem “Biggs” Burke tried to intervene on his behalf, but to no avail.


Never one to go quietly, Dash took to Instagram to share his reaction after the initial verdict. “You have to lose some battles to win a war,” he wrote. “Stay tuned. #fatliars #youllneverbeme Don’t even say you Directed MY movie.”

Club Shay Shay Steve Stoute interview - full

https://youtu.be/eM0nEzw3s4s


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Dame Dash Responds To Steve Stoute: “He’s Always Speaking On Other Men’s Business”


"This is the reason I had to smack the sh*t out of (*Steve Stoute)."


BY ARMON SADLER


MARCH 7, 2024 1:12PM


Dame Dash wasn’t a fan of Steve Stoute speaking about his fallout with JAY-Z during his interview on Club Shay Shay. The Roc-A-Fella co-founder offered a spicy response via Instagram.

He shared a clip of Stoute speaking with Shannon Sharpe about why Hov ultimately stepped away from Dash, claiming he saw “Dame’s ceiling.” In response, the entrepreneur wrote in the caption, “This is the reason I had to smack the sh*t out of @stevestoute a couple years ago… because he’s always speaking on other men’s business good thing I’ve evolved #staytuned @clubshayshay #culturevulture.”


Though he did not name a specific time or year, Dash spoke about smacking Stoute in a 2014 interview on The Combat Jack Show. The two were playing basketball in the Hamptons and Dame ended up breaking his foot. Dame claims that, upon telling Stoute that he owed him money for the injury, Stoute refused and he retorted by smacking him. Dash did say that he wasn’t proud of it, but these recent comments were piercing enough that he needed to remind Stoute of what happened in the past.



Steve Stoute joined Club Shay Shay on Wednesday (March 6) and was very open about why he thinks Dame Dash has pushed away several business partners. “Dame wouldn’t change,” he told Shannon Sharpe. “The way he spoke to people, the way he treated people. He was angry. He was angry because he had a strong perspective about his business philosophy (…) People were becoming less beholden to him.”

He said JAY-Z ultimately reached a point where he needed to sever ties. “He wanted more,” Stoute said. “And everybody wanted more. Dame just had a very particular way of approaching it.”

He complimented Dame’s intelligence and business acumen but reiterated the fact his ego drove people away. “He’s far from stupid. Very very very smart. Very talented,” he said. “Ego through the roof. Through the roof! So, there was no working with him. No one wanted to work with him. As much talent as he has, nobody (wants) to work with him.”

Watch the full interview below.

https://youtu.be/eM0nEzw3s4s

https://youtu.be/Hzb--HRXWxk?si=1ecI37DybVDotI5a

according to Choke, Stoute, Jigga, and Lance plotted to get Dame out.

Y'all buy those labels, I was born supreme