During an interview with Wiretapped’s Sharon Carpenter, Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash touched on a variety of topics including his relationship with Jay Z, future endeavors with Kanye West, past financial mistakes, and more.
Although Jay Z and Dame were pictured together at a birthday party for a mutual friend back in 2013, he revealed that he’s not sure if there ever was a friendship between him and Jay.
He went on to explain that if they were in fact friends, Jay Z would have let him have Roc-A-Fella Records.
“Roc-A-Fella was always available for me,” Damon Dash said. “But Jay made a point that I shouldn’t have it. And I was thinking at the time, it must have been because he wanted it. But it couldn’t have been cause there’s no Roc-A-Fella no more. So, what was the purpose of it? So, I never really understood if Jay was ever really my friend. Like why he would do that to his man, pause. And he said it was business, but I didn’t see the business in it. Cause there’s no business in Roc-A-Fella anymore…I really thought we was friends. But I guess I got gaffled.”
As far as his relationship with Kanye West, Dame says they’re on good terms and have plans to collaborate on a horror movie.
“We’re gonna do a horror flick,” he said. “He doesn’t like to do this announcing and all this stuff. But when he’s inspired, he can work with me anytime and in any way he wants as it relates to the movies. Fashion is a 24/7 thing. And he’s all in it. So, I feel like he’s more focused on that right now. And I’m more focused on what I’m doing. So, we’ll meet and have a common ground at some point. And we’ll come back and do something together.”
Dame’s past tax situation was again a topic of conversation recently when he was featured on the “New York State Delinquent Taxpayers Top 250 Individual” list as owing a little over $2 million. He attributed his delinquency to his former accountant, Barry Klarberg.
“Again, I’m a businessman,” Dame said. “The most fucked up shit about that is—And I’mma take the blame for this tax situation. But Barry Klarberg was my accountant at the time. I was paying him $250,000 a year. And he told me he paid my taxes. And then when it came around it was like ‘You didn’t pay your taxes.’ And he quit. So, it just left me stuck. I had a lawsuit against him, but he had already sold the company.”
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Dame is the truth fuck Gay Z, nigga stole a lot to be considered one of the best in the game. Fuck him, better not touch your ass in Harlem Gay. Shoot your ass down bitch.
So you’re online talking about shooting a man you’ve never met over a man you’ve also never met? Either you’re a complete liar for making such claims or a total idiot for confessing to it publicly.
This is why we won’t make it as a people.
Be careful bud. They are reading and watching,you shouldn’t send threats out like.
Why would a multi-millionaire want to spend time in Harlem versus anywhere else in the world…..I’ll wait for a stupid hood explanation….smh, homie thinking local, Jay thinking global.
Every Dame Dash article/interview, he’s talking about Jay. Didn’t he say he didn’t want to answer questions about him and Jay anymore?
Damn, do this guy have any other conversation OTHER than Jay-Z.. He so bitter and weak .. none of that stuff he be saying abt life and business …he be lying to himself man…
They keep asking him about Jay Z, and if he doesnt answer then he is bitter and if he does answer he is bitter..but I cant front he is right 100000 percent. Jay Z didnt want him to have Rocafella…but then the label and brand basically got tossed to the wayside..all the talent got split up. Why couldnt Dame keep it..its not like Jay kept working with any of those Philly artists after the fact…
rocawear too
He couldn’t keep it because he didn’t want to come up off the Reasonable Doubt masters.. it’s not rocket science. He knew that album held a special place in Jay-Z’s heart and they wanted to keep it…Meanwhile Jay kept it moving and didn’t look back.. If Dame wanted/want Rocafella, he’s had every opportunity to create another label and get back all those artists that got dropped……But…he didn’t do it.
Damn near 50 and still says pause, grow the fuck up
If it’s not about some shit 20years ago about with jz this niggs don’t got shit to talk about,he feaning to suck his dick still…
Dame even if yall were friends you didn’t write the lyrics so I don’t know why people care about you. I’d rather stick to the message Jay-Z is trying to get across than try to compare your financial impact on his career. Stay out of the way and do you.
And what message is jay spreading??? Sell drugs?? Worship money?? Yeah real contribution to society.. Another generation of criminals is exactly what we need
Take it how you want it but I’m not trying to be Jay-Z. I think he is saying hustle for what you want and need.
“Hov is back, life stories told through rap
Niggaz actin’ like I sold you crack
Like I told you sell drugs…no…
Hov did that so hopefully you won’t have to go through that”…
Keep takin’ shit
That’s one of many great lines that he says basically he’s telling his story just like every other rapper he just does it better.
Nigga stay with jz dick in his mouth,,nigga be deep troatin him in public hardcore…
The only reason he gets an interview is because people want to ask him Jay-Z questions, he should know that by now, but he’s so desparate for attention, he accepts it, if he was to say no Jay-Z questions, the interviewer would end the session
This guy needs to stop talking and needs to start doing “just for men” beard commercials…
Come on Dash, Jay is not evil and you must know what really went down. Stop with the self pity and get on with your life. Jay has …..
Jay IS evil bro.
Evil Live alive evil A Pyramid I’ve seen 3rd eye.
I don’t see how Jay is evil….I guess because he refuses to let Dame walk all over him, that makes him evil…. Dame knows what part he played in the deconstruction of Rocafella, dude always comes across as ignorant and loves to place blame elsewhere when speaking on the demise of the ROC. Jay is about that money and he does take care of his people.
The only thing keeping Dash relevant is talking about JZ so of course he will keep answering questions about him. Dash is doing what he has to, to keep his name relevant. Sad but pause….true…
Man this nigga always talking bout HOV… Every time he on radio he still talking bout shit from a decade ago. Let it go my nigga.. Let it go
Matter of FACT, the media ALWAYS asks him. Look at the interview on the breakfast club where he said NO JAYZ QUESTIONS. You Foolhead
the unviolent suge knight. but he has a point. but dang man move on dude.
Jay Addressed Why Him and Dame Fell Out. Jigga Said He Wanted The Masters To Reasonable Doubt and Dame Refused Because He Felt They Made Reasonable Doubt Together. To Jay I Guess That Felt Like An Insult. Not Saying Jay Was Right or Wrong On That Move But I Wonder If Dame Would Have Gotten Roc-A-Fella If He and Biggs Gave Jay Those Masters.
Just more evidence to support that they weren’t friends. Friends would have let each other share reasonable doubt OR let the other one have it. In other words, they would have come to some type of agreement.
co-sign…. All Jay wanted after all the crap Dame was pulling was his masters to Reasonable Doubt… Dame & Biggs wanted to hold on to that instead of trading it for Rocafella. That was a perfect compromise, but Dame and Biggs didn’t want to do that and since they didn’t want to meet halfway, so Jay took Rocafella. If Dame really wanted it he should’ve put up a fight for it……meanwhile Jay moved on, Dame tried and couldn’t and now he still crying
Damn man u said u a bussiness man right so y ain’t u handling dat instead of haviing to tell lame-z stories nd didn’t he hit yo wife! Push a clothing line push new niggas to da scene instead of bitching to da globe we nid rappers so fuck trappers nd yappers!!!!! Yeah
Why you think me and Dame cool? We assholes
That’s why we hear your music in fast forward
‘Cuz we don’t wanna hear that weak shit no mo’
u can’t be friend with jay z. jay z will use you and then act like he don’t know you. that’s jay z.
Hahaha follow Dame or any broke ass ex hip hop mogul…who was hood rich…and allowed his big fucking mouth and over sized balls get stuck in his mouth…. yeah clowns remember all 3 guys dame, dumbass biggs, and Jay combined drug $… clowns combined…Dame never owned Jayz or the ROC… it was an Independent co…. when you’re a team you discuss biz… U don’t make Killa Cam from Harlem with one hot Album…Jay-Z boss…..what part yall don’t understand….where’s DAMES loyalty….U Niggas, Wiggas, racist, nerds….whatever the fuck yall are have no brains….. yall are stuck in Drakeville….a life of fake….hating and loving at the same time….I know fucking nerds are the real haterz here…the Internet thugs twitter fingers….lmao!!!!!
Bruh you have no idea what you’re talking about. Literally spewing non-sense and rumours.
You know I’m credible I’ve been studying hip hop since 2008 and I think Jay-Z will always be the best even if he did Dame dirty. The media wants there to be a conflict here but all I see is Dame getting coverage and Jay-Z getting bigger. If only lil wayne never went to jail after the Carter 3 the world would be different.
Lol another fantard so far up jayz ass he cando a ccolonoscopy. Hows jayz ass taste like? You sound like a kid that has autism “MY HERO JAYZ WILL ALWAYS BE BIGGER”. Go bavk to school and learn how to structure a sentence, you imbecile.
THIS IS A SAD NEGRO,
SHUT THE FUCK UP SUBURBAN CORNBALL
How comes you guy’s didn’t post as many comments for the recent pedophile article about me #Fuck you so called fuck fans
Nigga, you don’t sign your checks? Ignorant
Also Jay Z asked Dame to give him the publishing to “Reasonable Doubts” and he would give Roc-a-fella Records. Nigga told Jay no, then let Cassidy sample Jay voice on I am a hustler. Nigga told chose the publishing over rights to a company that he started… Karma… Jay may make him buy the shit back now.. Dumb niggas
He’s just now figuring this out. Smh.
Jay keeps winning everybody keeps taking the L’s. This is why Jay Z is the best, you dudes can’t handle it. Especially Nas.