Damon Anthony Dash (born May 3, 1971) is an American entrepreneur and record executive.[4] Dash is best known as co-founder of Roc-A-Fella along with Jay-Z and Kareem Burke.[5]
Born in New York City, Dash swept the floors of a local barbershop and sold newspapers in order to buy sneakers and shirts as a teenager. Dash "learned to hustle", in his own words, from the example of his mother, who died of an asthma attack when he was 15.[6] The same year, Dash was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.[7] "Before I was diagnosed... I went about a month or two just going to the bathroom non-stop and losing weight," Dash recalled. "Magic Johnson had just been diagnosed with AIDS, so that's what I thought I had. I was scared to even go to the doctor. I thought I was going to die."[7]
Career
Dash served as Jay-Z's manager and business partner at Roc-A-Fella Records, and in 1999, he organized a tour for Jay-Z which made $19 million.[8] Their relationship soured as a result of two subsequent events. The first was when Roc-A-Fella Records was purchased by Def Jam Recordings (which had previously only owned half of the company) in 2004, after which Jay-Z agreed to take a job as Def Jam's president. Then, in late 2005, Jay-Z bought Dash out of his stake in Rocawear.[9]
In April 2014, it was announced that Dash is involved with Blind Debit, a fingerprint payment application being developed by Dez White.[10]
Dash founded DD172, a media collective which encompasses: America Nu, a magazine; VNGRD79, a web design firm; BluRoc Records, a record label division.[11] It also includes an art gallery.[12]
Personal life
Dash met R&B singer Aaliyah in New York City in the summer of 2000 through his accountant,[13][14] and dated her until her death on August 25, 2001, in a plane crash in The Bahamas.[15] Though they were not formally engaged, in interviews given after Aaliyah's death, Dash stated that the couple had planned to marry.[16]
In 2005, Dash married fashion designer Rachel Roy, whom he had dated prior to his relationship with Aaliyah. They met when she was working as an intern at Rocawear. Together they have two daughters, Ava Dash (born December 7, 1999) and Tallulah Dash (born May 14, 2008).[17] Following their divorce in 2009, they had a bitter custody battle.[18]
Dash has a son, Dame "Boogie" Dash (born November 28, 1991), with former girlfriend Linda Williams.[17] Boogie stars in the reality television show Growing Up Hip Hop.[19] He also has another son, Lucky, born in 2004 with Cindy Morales.[17][20]
Dash and his fiancée Raquel Horn have a son, Dusko Dash, born on November 14, 2020.[21]
Legal issues
In 2012, rapper Curren$y sued Dash for $1.5 million for releasing his music without permission.[22] Dash's attorney released a statement that Dash released the music on fair grounds.[23]
In 2014, Dash was ordered to pay Linda Williams, the mother of his son Boogie, $50,000 for causing her to be prosecuted on harassment charges in 2009.[24]
In April 2015, Dash's ex-wife, Rachel Roy, accused him of domestic abuse and filed for a restraining order.[18] Roy was awarded sole custody of their daughters. The court granted Roy and her daughters with a three-year restraining order against Dash.[25] Days later, Dash filed a $2.5 million claim against Roy in asserted damage for allegedly mishandling their joint fashion business, Royale Etenia.[26]
In 2018, Dash settled a suit he filed against director Lee Daniels requesting $5 million to recoup a $2 million investment with interest.[27] Lee had received financial support from Dash early in his career, and reportedly failed to repay him despite his subsequent success.[28]
In November 2019, Dash was arrested for failing to pay more than $400,000 in child support. Dash was in New York City for an unrelated Federal Court appearance when he was arrested for two warrants. The first warrant was issued in April 2015 in the Supreme Court in New York County case of Cindy Morales; he owed $62,553 since 2012.[29] The second warrant was issued in March 2019 in the Bronx Family Court case of Rachel Roy. He was ordered to pay her $341,991 and $25,000 for attorney fees in 2015.[30][29] Dash reportedly paid more than $1 million to be released.[17]
References
^"7 Facts About Aaliyah: Get The Scoop Before You Watch the Lifetime Movie". Retrieved May 15, 2017.
^Martin Berrios (February 11, 2021). "Boss Moves: Damon Dash Proposes To Long-Time Wifey For Lifey Raquel Horn". Hip Hop Wired. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
^Kyle Eustice (February 10, 2021). "VETERAN HIP HOP EXEC DAME DASH PROPOSES TO NEWBORN SON'S MOTHER AHEAD OF STUDIO RELAUNCH". HipHopDX. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
^Baron, Zach (January 13, 2010). . The Village Voice. Village Voice, LLC. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
^Fraser, George C. (May 5, 2009). Success Runs in Our Race. Harper Collins. ISBN9780061927027.
^"Dash to Solo Success for Hip Hop Mogul". CNN. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
^ abAdams, Mary Elizabeth (February 4, 2021). "Dame Dash: "Diabetes Makes Me a Superhero"". One Drop. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
^Konigsberg, Eric (June 19, 2006). "Why Damon Dash Hates Mondays". New York. Retrieved February 3, 2014.
^Hutcherson, Lori (April 19, 2014). "Invisible Apps Creator Dez White and GirlCodeLA". KTLA. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
^Paine, Jake (September 27, 2011). "Dame Dash Explains BluRoc Mission, Upholding Lifestyle In Independence, And Being A Candidate To Run Death Row Records". HipHopDX.
^"Welcome to Damon Dash's DD172, New York's Last Line of Defense Against "Wack World" - New York Music - Sound of the City". from the original on August 11, 2011.
^Warner, Jennifer (2014). Aaliyah: A Biography. BookCaps Study Guides. ISBN9781500628215.
^"Damon Dash Talks Losing Aaliyah: 'Nothing Prepares You for That'". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
^Damon Dash Remembers Aaliyah: "Every Time I Was With Her, I Felt It Was The Place To Be" August 25, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2019
^Calloway, Sway; Hiatt, Brian; Kroft, Ryan (August 28, 2001). "Damon Dash Says Every Day with Aaliyah Was Special". MTV News. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
^ abcdTracy, Brianne (November 21, 2019). "Damon Dash Arrested for Unpaid Child Support, Released After Paying More Than $1 Million: Report". People.
^ abGardner, David (April 3, 2015). "Rachel Roy, Damon Dash's Ex-Wife: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.
^Muhammad, Latifah (August 31, 2017). "EXCLUSIVE: Boogie Dash Needs a 'Wake-Up Call' in 'Growing Up Hip Hop' Sneak Peek". Entertainment Tonight.
^. People. January 19, 2005. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
^Rodriguez, Karla (November 15, 2020). "Dame Dash welcomes fifth child with fiancée Raquel Horn". REVOLT. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
^Ross, Barbara (March 17, 2014). "Former Roc-A-Fella Records chief Damon Dash has to pay out $50,000 to his ex-girlfriend for pushing to have her prosecuted for harassment". New York Daily News.
^Bacardi, Francesca (April 21, 2015). "Rachel Roy Gets Custody of Kids and a Restraining Order Against Damon Dash—All the Details". E! Online.
^Gardner, Eriq Gardner (April 24, 2015). "Damon Dash Strikes Back at Ex-Wife Rachel Roy With $2.5 Million Claims". The Hollywood Reporter.
^Nelson, Daryl (November 27, 2018). "Damon Dash and Lee Daniels Finally Settle Beef Over $2 Million Film Investment". Atlanta Black Star.
damon, dash, damon, anthony, dash, born, 1971, american, entrepreneur, record, executive, dash, best, known, founder, fella, along, with, kareem, burke, dash, 2007borndamon, anthony, dash, 1971, 1971, york, city, other, namesdame, dashoccupationsentrepreneurre. Damon Anthony Dash born May 3 1971 is an American entrepreneur and record executive 4 Dash is best known as co founder of Roc A Fella along with Jay Z and Kareem Burke 5 Damon DashDash in 2007BornDamon Anthony Dash 1971 05 03 May 3 1971 age 52 New York City U S Other namesDame DashOccupationsEntrepreneurrecord executivemusic managermedia proprietoractorrecord producerYears active1991 presentKnown forCo founder of Roc A FellaSpouseRachel Roy m 2005 div 2009 wbr PartnersAaliyah 2000 2001 her death 1 Raquel Horn 2015 present 2 3 Children5RelativesStacey Dash cousin Darien Dash cousin Websitedamedashstudios wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Legal issues 5 References 6 External linksEarly lifeBorn in New York City Dash swept the floors of a local barbershop and sold newspapers in order to buy sneakers and shirts as a teenager Dash learned to hustle in his own words from the example of his mother who died of an asthma attack when he was 15 6 The same year Dash was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 7 Before I was diagnosed I went about a month or two just going to the bathroom non stop and losing weight Dash recalled Magic Johnson had just been diagnosed with AIDS so that s what I thought I had I was scared to even go to the doctor I thought I was going to die 7 CareerDash served as Jay Z s manager and business partner at Roc A Fella Records and in 1999 he organized a tour for Jay Z which made 19 million 8 Their relationship soured as a result of two subsequent events The first was when Roc A Fella Records was purchased by Def Jam Recordings which had previously only owned half of the company in 2004 after which Jay Z agreed to take a job as Def Jam s president Then in late 2005 Jay Z bought Dash out of his stake in Rocawear 9 In April 2014 it was announced that Dash is involved with Blind Debit a fingerprint payment application being developed by Dez White 10 Dash founded DD172 a media collective which encompasses America Nu a magazine VNGRD79 a web design firm BluRoc Records a record label division 11 It also includes an art gallery 12 Personal lifeDash met R amp B singer Aaliyah in New York City in the summer of 2000 through his accountant 13 14 and dated her until her death on August 25 2001 in a plane crash in The Bahamas 15 Though they were not formally engaged in interviews given after Aaliyah s death Dash stated that the couple had planned to marry 16 In 2005 Dash married fashion designer Rachel Roy whom he had dated prior to his relationship with Aaliyah They met when she was working as an intern at Rocawear Together they have two daughters Ava Dash born December 7 1999 and Tallulah Dash born May 14 2008 17 Following their divorce in 2009 they had a bitter custody battle 18 Dash has a son Dame Boogie Dash born November 28 1991 with former girlfriend Linda Williams 17 Boogie stars in the reality television show Growing Up Hip Hop 19 He also has another son Lucky born in 2004 with Cindy Morales 17 20 Dash and his fiancee Raquel Horn have a son Dusko Dash born on November 14 2020 21 Legal issuesIn 2012 rapper Curren y sued Dash for 1 5 million for releasing his music without permission 22 Dash s attorney released a statement that Dash released the music on fair grounds 23 In 2014 Dash was ordered to pay Linda Williams the mother of his son Boogie 50 000 for causing her to be prosecuted on harassment charges in 2009 24 In April 2015 Dash s ex wife Rachel Roy accused him of domestic abuse and filed for a restraining order 18 Roy was awarded sole custody of their daughters The court granted Roy and her daughters with a three year restraining order against Dash 25 Days later Dash filed a 2 5 million claim against Roy in asserted damage for allegedly mishandling their joint fashion business Royale Etenia 26 In 2018 Dash settled a suit he filed against director Lee Daniels requesting 5 million to recoup a 2 million investment with interest 27 Lee had received financial support from Dash early in his career and reportedly failed to repay him despite his subsequent success 28 In November 2019 Dash was arrested for failing to pay more than 400 000 in child support Dash was in New York City for an unrelated Federal Court appearance when he was arrested for two warrants The first warrant was issued in April 2015 in the Supreme Court in New York County case of Cindy Morales he owed 62 553 since 2012 29 The second warrant was issued in March 2019 in the Bronx Family Court case of Rachel Roy He was ordered to pay her 341 991 and 25 000 for attorney fees in 2015 30 29 Dash reportedly paid more than 1 million to be released 17 References 7 Facts About Aaliyah Get The Scoop Before You Watch the Lifetime Movie Retrieved May 15 2017 Martin Berrios February 11 2021 Boss Moves Damon Dash Proposes To Long Time Wifey For Lifey Raquel Horn Hip Hop Wired Retrieved September 28 2021 Kyle Eustice February 10 2021 VETERAN HIP HOP EXEC DAME DASH PROPOSES TO NEWBORN SON S MOTHER AHEAD OF STUDIO RELAUNCH HipHopDX Retrieved September 28 2021 Baron Zach January 13 2010 Welcome to Damon Dash s DD172 New York s Last Line of Defense Against Wack World The Village Voice Village Voice LLC Archived from the original on August 11 2011 Retrieved November 15 2011 Fraser George C May 5 2009 Success Runs in Our Race Harper Collins ISBN 9780061927027 Dash to Solo Success for Hip Hop Mogul CNN Retrieved November 26 2013 a b Adams Mary Elizabeth February 4 2021 Dame Dash Diabetes Makes Me a Superhero One Drop Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved December 21 2021 New Entrepreneurs Ebony January 1 2001 Konigsberg Eric June 19 2006 Why Damon Dash Hates Mondays New York Retrieved February 3 2014 Hutcherson Lori April 19 2014 Invisible Apps Creator Dez White and GirlCodeLA KTLA Retrieved January 22 2015 Paine Jake September 27 2011 Dame Dash Explains BluRoc Mission Upholding Lifestyle In Independence And Being A Candidate To Run Death Row Records HipHopDX Welcome to Damon Dash s DD172 New York s Last Line of Defense Against Wack World New York Music Sound of the City Archived from the original on August 11 2011 Warner Jennifer 2014 Aaliyah A Biography BookCaps Study Guides ISBN 9781500628215 Damon Dash Talks Losing Aaliyah Nothing Prepares You for That Billboard Retrieved April 16 2016 Damon Dash Remembers Aaliyah Every Time I Was With Her I Felt It Was The Place To Be August 25 2012 Retrieved November 20 2019 Calloway Sway Hiatt Brian Kroft Ryan August 28 2001 Damon Dash Says Every Day with Aaliyah Was Special MTV News Retrieved August 5 2014 a b c d Tracy Brianne November 21 2019 Damon Dash Arrested for Unpaid Child Support Released After Paying More Than 1 Million Report People a b Gardner David April 3 2015 Rachel Roy Damon Dash s Ex Wife 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know Heavy Muhammad Latifah August 31 2017 EXCLUSIVE Boogie Dash Needs a Wake Up Call in Growing Up Hip Hop Sneak Peek Entertainment Tonight Damon Dash marries longtime girlfriend after getting groupie pregnant People January 19 2005 Archived from the original on April 28 2016 Retrieved May 9 2018 Rodriguez Karla November 15 2020 Dame Dash welcomes fifth child with fiancee Raquel Horn REVOLT Retrieved April 14 2021 RJ Cubarrubia March 27 2012 Currensy Sues Damon Dash for 1 5 Million Dash s Attorney Responds Billboard Battan Carrie March 27 2012 Damon Dash Responds to Curren y Lawsuit Pitchfork Ross Barbara March 17 2014 Former Roc A Fella Records chief Damon Dash has to pay out 50 000 to his ex girlfriend for pushing to have her prosecuted for harassment New York Daily News Bacardi Francesca April 21 2015 Rachel Roy Gets Custody of Kids and a Restraining Order Against Damon Dash All the Details E Online Gardner Eriq Gardner April 24 2015 Damon Dash Strikes Back at Ex Wife Rachel Roy With 2 5 Million Claims The Hollywood Reporter Nelson Daryl November 27 2018 Damon Dash and Lee Daniels Finally Settle Beef Over 2 Million Film Investment Atlanta Black Star Boone Keyaira November 28 2018 Lee Daniels Finally Settles 5M Lawsuit With Dame Dash Essence a b Maisel Todd November 20 2019 Producer rapper Damon Dash arrested for failure to pay child support am New York Ross Barbara April 30 2015 Damon Dash hit with arrest warrant ordered to pay 342K to ex wife to avoid jail New York Daily News External links nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Damon Dash Damon Dash at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Damon Dash amp oldid 1174660006, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
