Damon Dash
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| Born | Damon Anthony Dash (1971-05-03) May 3, 1971New York City, U.S. |
| Other name | Dame Dash |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Known for | Co–founder of Roc-A-Fella |
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| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Stacey Dash (cousin)Darien Dash (cousin) |
Damon Anthony Dash (born May 3, 1971) is an American entrepreneur and record executive.[4] He co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay-Z and Kareem Burke in 1994,[5] and co-founded the fashion retailer Rocawear with the former in 1999. He is also the founder and CEO of record labels such as Damon Dash Music Group, BluRoc Records and BlakRoc LLC.
Early life
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]
In February 2018, Dash released the album Culture Vultures (Audio Experience) alongside Kenyatta Griggs.[13][14] The album saw a series of interviews with Dash about his life, put against a musical backdrop; subjects Dash discussed include his relationships with Jay Z and Aaliyah, his mother's death, and being diabetic. A book was also released, coinciding with the audio commentary.[15]
On June 21, 2025, Dash's rock group The Black Guns released the album 365, in collaboration with rapper Freeway. Of the release, Dash stated, " I’m usually a businessman, but I wanted to be an artist and I wanted to pay homage to real rock and roll".[16][17]
Personal life
Dash met R&B singer Aaliyah in New York City in the summer of 2000 through his accountant,[18][19] and dated her until her death on August 25, 2001, in a plane crash in The Bahamas.[20] Though they were not formally engaged, in interviews given after Aaliyah's death, Dash stated that the couple had planned to marry.[21]
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).[22] Following their divorce in 2009, they had a bitter custody battle.[23]
Dash has a son, Dame "Boogie" Dash (born November 28, 1991), with former girlfriend Linda Williams.[22] Boogie stars in the reality television show Growing Up Hip Hop.[24] He also has another son, Lucky, born in 2004 with Cindy Morales.[22][25]
Dash and his fiancée Raquel Horn have a son, Dusko Dash, born on November 14, 2020.[26]
Dash is a first cousin of the actress Stacey Dash.[27]
On September 5, 2025, he announced that he had filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy with over $25 million in debt.[28][29]
Legal issues
In 2012, rapper Curren$y sued Dash for $1.5 million for releasing his music without permission.[30] Dash's attorney released a statement that Dash released the music on fair grounds.[31]
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.[32]
In April 2015, Dash's ex-wife, Rachel Roy, accused him of domestic abuse and filed for a restraining order.[23] Roy was awarded sole custody of their daughters. The court granted Roy and her daughters with a three-year restraining order against Dash.[33] Days later, Dash filed a $2.5 million claim against Roy in asserted damage for allegedly mishandling their joint fashion business, Royale Etenia.[34]
In 2018, Dash settled a suit he filed against director Lee Daniels requesting $5 million to recoup a $2 million investment with interest.[35] Lee had received financial support from Dash early in his career, and reportedly failed to repay him despite his subsequent success.[36]
ในเดือนพฤศจิกายน 2019 แดชถูกจับกุมเนื่องจากไม่จ่าย ค่าเลี้ยงดูบุตรเป็นจำนวนเงินกว่า 400,000 ดอลลาร์แดชอยู่ในนครนิวยอร์กเพื่อ ไปปรากฏตัวต่อ ศาลรัฐบาลกลาง ในคดีอื่นที่ไม่เกี่ยวข้อง เมื่อเขาถูกจับกุมตามหมายจับสองฉบับ หมายจับฉบับแรกออกในเดือนเมษายน 2015 ในศาลฎีกาประจำเขตนิวยอร์กในคดีของซินดี้ โมราเลส โดยเขามียอดค้างชำระ 62,553 ดอลลาร์ตั้งแต่ปี 2012 [ 37 ]หมายจับฉบับที่สองออกในเดือนมีนาคม 2019 ใน ศาลครอบครัว บรองซ์ในคดีของราเชล รอย โดยเขาถูกสั่งให้จ่ายเงินให้เธอ 341,991 ดอลลาร์และค่าทนายความ 25,000 ดอลลาร์ในปี 2015 [ 38 ] [ 37 ]มีรายงานว่าแดชจ่ายเงินมากกว่า 1 ล้านดอลลาร์เพื่อได้รับการปล่อยตัว[ 22 ]
เมื่อวันที่ 4 กันยายน พ.ศ. 2568 แดชยื่นคำร้องขอล้มละลาย คำร้องดังกล่าวแสดงให้เห็นว่าเขามีหนี้สินรวมทั้งสิ้น 25,303,049.47 ดอลลาร์สหรัฐ ให้กับเจ้าหนี้มากถึง 49 ราย โดยส่วนใหญ่เป็นหนี้รัฐบาลในรูปของภาษีและหนี้สินอื่นๆ (ประมาณ 19.1 ล้านดอลลาร์สหรัฐ) นอกจากนี้ เขายังมีภาระผูกพันในการจ่ายค่าเลี้ยงดูบุตรเกือบ 648,000 ดอลลาร์สหรัฐ ให้กับอดีตภรรยา ราเชล รอย และอดีตแฟนสาว ซินดี้ โมราเลส[ 39 ]
External links
- Damon Dash at IMDb