Former Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder and music mogul Damon Dash has shared an indirectly bitter relationship with JAY-Z for years and things don’t appear to be any different in 2021.
TMZ reports that the 50-year-old industry vet recently caught a lawsuit after he allegedly tried to auction off JAY-Z’s 1996 debut Reasonable Doubt album in NFT format. The auction never went down but Damon Dash is being accused of “frantically scouting for another venue to make the sale” in efforts to cash out what he feels he is owed.
Despite being listed as an executive producer, having dialogue on the Hip Hop classic album and even being photographed for the CD booklet, Roc-A-Fella Records and attorney Alex Spiro declared he has no legal ownership of the album and filed suit. The prosecution is also demanding Damon Dash turn over any Reasonable Doubt NFTs he may have already prepped for sale.
JAY-Z has historically been protective of his Reasonable Doubt brand, having retained his share of the masters for years and even going all out for its 10th anniversary at Radio City Music Hall in New York City for a black-tie concert.
He’s also repeatedly stated Reasonable Doubt is his best album.
Dame Dash makes for the second Reasonable Doubt lawsuit this week following allegations revered Hip Hop photographer Jonathan Mannion was pilfering hundreds of unreleased images used for the album cover photoshoot for profits.
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“It’s ironic that a photographer would treat the image of a formerly-unknown Black teenager, now wildly successful, as a piece of property to be squeezed for every dollar it can produce,” the legal documents in that case read before adding, “It stops today.”
As all the details sort themselves out in court, relive JAY-Z’s Reasonable Doubt below.
to all the people he stepped on and screwed over to get to the top, he thanks you.
That he did! DMX told it all in one paragraph. Jay Z ain’t SHIT! He needs to go sit his Billionaire Gay Ass down somewhere.
You mean the Jay-Z that wiped out DMX’s $2 million dollar debt when he was president of Def Jam, or the Jay-Z that spent $1 million of his personal money to get DMX rehab? I swear black people hate on anyone that’s successful SMH…
EXACTLY Fam, and the people that’s speaking negative about Jay, they ain’t doing nothing but running their mouth about s black King on the Earth that’s doing good things. Next they gonna talk about his wife. This system turn our own people against each other. When you at the bottom, they talk about you, and when you at the top they do the same, but at the top we can’t hear you….
What y’all mean? “RD” is the ONLY album Jay DOES NOT own! When the split happened, Dame took it! Get y’all shit together.
Dame own masters FACTS.
It’s Dame & Biggs album
But Biggs & Jay good so.. Dame doesn’t own the masters he owns part of the masters hence he can’t sell something he doesn’t fully own
yup Tru shit. it’s Damon dash album.
That’s false. Dame Biggs and Jay-Z all owned a 3rd of the album but that was 15 years ago. It could’ve changed hands by now
Actually, if you check on Apple Music or iTunes, there’s two different versions of RD, one published by Roc-A-Fella and the other by S. Carter Enterprises. So looks like Jay definitely got his share of the masters now.
If you understand how copywrite law works you know he had no choice. If you become aware of infringement you have to sue – otherwise you lose the ability to enforce ownership in future cases.
Now watch him act like a victim because business is business. He knew better than this shit but was like fuck it and did it anyway.
Hi “P” You are soooo. Wise!” #S in Memphis TN ?
Dame Dash owns the RD
U can’t walk on people to get where u need to be then look for redemption in good deeds!!! U can try!! But u must first acknowledge your faults against those people, not asking for forgiveness that is left up to them
Dame and Biggs sold their share which was given to Jay Z when he became president of DefJam
Dame was born hustling it looks…some times things that dont belong to him..a real possesive dude..hov had enough of his Crap tss..
Dame said he was in the Def Jam building when Jay was pres and they happened to get in the elevator at the same time, and Jay didn’t say a word to him
There were probably 15 or 20 other people in that elevator at the same time. Dame is a hoe talking about a friendship that ended almost 20 years ago because he used to act like an ass. Jay isn’t the only dude he’s fallen out with. He’s burned bridges with numerous acts and had to be taken to court by Curren$y. Something ain’t adding up with how dude is if that keeps happening, but he sells being the victim to you fools.
Dame says a lot of shit don’t mean it’s all true.
Anyway shouldn’t Dame been the one that had something to say to Jay?
Nah, I’ve read ya’ll comments bout RD in this comment section and I want ya’ll to realise y’all trippin. I own da master’s to Reasonable Doubt. Not Jay, not Biggs not Dame. Me!
I would like you to let me present my music and maybe you can pull some strings for me I’m not about wasting time all business I’ll pay for a session if I have to
Ok but its gonna cost you
Obviously, dash is hurting for finance ??♀️ I’m sure Jay z have given him some money? Doing his lately successful business that he has accomplished since they both was partner from Def jam. Once upon a Time And if Damon have not made good with what Jay has given him that’s not Jay Z’s fault that he hasn’t made good with the money. he might have made some bad investment! It’s not Jay Z’s fault. Damon might have been a little feisty at time doing their partnership being outspoken at times when he shouldn’t have been but that’s Damon everybody knows that’s his character. There’s nothing new to Jay z. I’m pretty sure he was Fed up with Damon character of behavior. If Damon knew that wasn’t right what he was trying to do Jay z has no other choice but to file suit cuz he stated that reasonable doubt was his greatest accomplishment album. doing his career? He left Jay z no other choice they’re both grown mans with family and they need to stop that he need to find his own way of coming up with something on his own or find something else to do in life. It’s just ridiculous they both been friends since they met each other and not to speak to each other on the elevator it doesn’t matter who should have spoken first the point of the matter is they need to patch there friendship up between them two. If you ask me Jay needs to really sit down and have a straight talk with Damon which I’m pretty sure he’s done that Newman’s of Time. But at the same time Jay z supposedly has forgiven Kanye West for that so call speech that he did on stage about Jay z. he went on about Jay z. them guys been friends for a long time as well. He needs to forgive Damon as well but at the same time like I said above he’s just tired of Damon trying to come up with schemes to get money! And Jay just tired he done all he can do for for Damon I’m repeating a quote you can’t wake up someone if they pretending to be asleep!
Sheesh
Wow lots to say about something that has nothing to do with you.
Respectfully, pretending to be asleep has everything to do with me.
HEY, WHAT HAPPENED TOO MY LITTLE BULL ??♀️ THAT’S BULLSHIT ??♀️ AT ANY RATE J WOULD HAVE
NEVER GOTTEN
ON NO ELEVATOR
WITH 15-20 PEOPLE!!!!!
Who gives a fuck, thats rich people problems!!!
Who cares thats their problem!!
Its easily Jay-Z’s best album but The first Blueprint is close too. It’s hard to skip any tracks on Reasonable Doubt
Anyone in the comments claiming that Dame is the sole owner of Reasonable Doubt is wrong. He does not have the right to sell it. No further discussion is necessary.
What’s funny is Jay said he’d give him and Biggs Rocafella for the rights to the masters if Reasonable Doubt. They said no, and we know how the rest went.
They would’ve had the rights to everything up to Blue Print 2, but they weren’t trying to hear it.
Bro stfu. You a POOPIE HEAD
Good luck Dame can’t afford the lawyers J can
Dame co owns the madters. This should be interesting.
Jayz was 27 when reasonable doubt came out, he was not a teenager lol
Dame DASH PRODUCTION OR SOMEBODY POSEING AS HIM SCAMMED ME ? ON IG
That’s hella fucked up, mad hate up in that shit right there.