It seems as though Dame Dash is done with the biz as he stated, “I’m retired really from music,” in a recent interview. He continued, “I set up Dame Dash Music Group for all the artists I knew were going to get dropped when the sale happened.” A year later Dame dissolved the company. “To be honest, if I can’t make history again, I don’t want to do it.” And what a history Dash had. “People told me don’t mess with Jay-Z at all, then I did, and the same exact people told me ‘Nah Kanye’s not the one…including Jay-Z,” Dash explained. “Then when he came out, everybody’s up under him. It’s hard to keep arguing about things you know are right.” Despite the fact that Kanye stayed with Jay-Z after the Roc-A-Fella fallout, Dash said he’s happy to see Ye win. “More power to him,” Dash said. “I think it’s a good thing that someone that was probably kicked around his whole life is now empowered; it’s just what he does with it. The only thing that’s bothersome about Kanye’s situation is that everyone’s still eating off it except me. I would have poly’d that deal a little different. Everyone that’s still eating off him is everyone that said he couldn’t make it, but other than that I’m happy to see what he does.”
When asked about his relationship with other Roc-A-Fella artists, he answered with his own list of questions. “Are there any other [artists],” Dash asked. “Does Roc-A-Fella still exist? I haven’t seen the chain around lately, so I don’t know. When I left it was different. And not to be arrogant or be happy but it’s the truth. What do you think about the other Roc-A Fella artists? Are they gonna come out? It’s been about 5 years.” Dame’s dedication to the label has not completely dwindled. Just recently BlockSavvy.com, the social networking site established by Dame and his partner Kareem “Biggs” Burke, gave their listeners an opportunity to hear Beyond Reasonable Doubt, which is a tribute mixtape put together by Dash before his beef with Jay-Z. The mixtape includes Kanye West, Beanie Siegel, Freeway and other Roc artists doing their own renditions of Jay-Z classics in honor of the 10th Anniversary of Reasonable Doubt. “You know we gotta get that traffic,” Dame said in reference to Block Savvy before adding, “Reasonable Doubt was really the only thing we 100% owned and it was very reflective of us, not Jay – me, Jay, Biggs and the movement. That’s why Reasonable Doubt was a classic. I listen to that shit and every single thing said…I remember to a tee what he was talking about, because a lot of that shit was us. I A&R’d that project, so I know what music I brought, when we did it, who produced it, how we paid them, the changes that we made and I always thought it should be celebrated on a lot of levels because it was reflective of us and we owned it. We can make money from it forever, so I wanted to do something that paid homage to it.”
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haha first(first tyme pplz)
Hmmm, seven hours ago I was getting money. So, you are first and, I am Rich. Lol, Life is good. "I'm Rich Biyyaaaatttchhh! 5000
your rich ok then... you can tell every1 about ur new money 1 day someone gonna try to steal it
i Guess he meant. 7 hours ago when he was at his 9-5 at Burger king.lol. so what the going rate for minimum Wage these days? just so i can have an idea at how much Dude made today.lol.lol
son u ppl need 2 b banned { lame asses} any who fuc dame cuz dats da only thing he has 2 eat frm "reasonable dought"
u mean "Reasonable DOUBT"
peace out hustla
I really wish they could Squash beef
i like kanye but he shouldnt have shitted on dame like that, but i dont think that dame should leave the music business and join the movie business. on the real i didnt like the movies he put out like state property and other shitty movies. this is like micheal jordan joining the baseball team instead of sticking to basketball. STICK TO WHAT UR GOOD AT.
It's probably just me but you don't see owners of sport teams taking credit for personal achievements of there players. He sounds very salty to me. Everybody eating off of Kanye except me. Nigga you excepted a deal to be bought out of Roc A Fella. He misses those flashing lights of the life.
Yeah Dame sounds a little salty...Real talk!
Well Dame needs to wake up and realize that Roc-A-Fella is killing the game, Kanye dropped and just murdered The scene. Jay is about to drop and we all know jay-z is one of the greatest of all time, and what hes going to do, this is going to be his 10th ALBUM maybe even classic. He allready has 9 platinum albums under his belt.
And we have people like Beanie and Freeway all dropping this year. The ROC is strong and yes its still here the DYNASTY CONTINUES.
Jay z is dead he's not like he used to be. The roc aint killing no one if anything kanye is holding them down and that's about it. Where's memphis bleek? beans is barley about to drop an album and his single isn't even that tight. Roc la familia isn't rocking no body. I've seen american gangster that shit isn't even worth the hype let alone jay z got inspired by it? that guy is an idiot. Denzel did his thing but it damn well isn't no training day or man on fire i could tell you that for sure.
changed his style in blue magic... shit is whack too.
"you just mad that your team is the washed up, crew couple months you'll be washed up too" - jr writer
“Does Roc-A-Fella still exist?"
I know Jay did Dame slime but damnit let it go, he lookin real salty and still bitchin bout the same situation which was years ago, he need to stop cryin bout that shit and keep it to himself
since when has dame been in the music? fucks with dame he's business savy, but hes definatley salty
“Does Roc-A-Fella still exist?"
Actually, I think that's a REASONABLE question...
Matic, you have to consider the person asking that question.
Dame thought the Roc was going to fold when he left.
Both Jay and YE are backstabbing bitches he got right a 2 be salty he help create da ROC,Dame give Kanye that chance when Jay didn't think he could make in da biz both are Judahs that need 2 kill themselves
wizzdom — about 2 hours ago
“Does Roc-A-Fella still exist?"
I know Jay did Dame slime but damnit let it go, he lookin real salty and still bitchin bout the same situation which was years ago, he need to stop cryin bout that shit and keep it to himself
Playboy I totally agree. Whoa you took the words right out of my mouth.
Dame sounds like a complete sucka. I don't know exactly what happened with their split or who was the 'real' brains behind the operation but I do go by the saying the time reveals everything. Because there is absolutely no future in fronting. That being said, here is the run down of what time has said so far:
Jay:
1)All Roca fella artist 'CHOSE' to go with Jayz including Kanye.( all except for Cam& dipset)
2)Def Jam 'OFFERED' the position of President to Jay(he didn't apply people) and not Dame
3)Jay ended up with Rocafella Records and Rocawear
4)Jay is still a huge force in the music industry. Possibly more of a force than he was before.
5)We hear about Jayz making multi-million dollar deals outside of the music industry damn near twice a month and He tops Forbes list every year since the break up as Hip Hop's top earner.
Dame:
1)No artist chose to stay with him after the break up.
2)His label DDMG failed in less than a year.
3)His sneaker company and clothing lines are failing.
4)Every artist he signed has been trash and have not sold one record.
5)His ultimate Hustler show was a failure.
6)His movies are barely making it to DVD
7)We haven't heard his name mentioned among Hip hop's top earners in a very long time.
No comment necessary, you do the math. Who do you think was carrying who?
'Don't look at Hov like he did something wrong to him, he's just on to him, and just took what belonged to him" - Jayz Dig a hole
Does Rocafella still exist? That has to be one of the dumbest questions I've ever heard.
1) Kanye just sold damn near a million records in one week and he's Rocafella
2)Jayz is about to drop American Gangsta in Nov. One of the most highly anticipated albums this year and he's Rocafella.
3)Beanie Sigel has a new album and release date for early 08 and he's Rocafella.
4)Freeway also has a new album and release date for early 08 and he's Rocafella.
5)Bleek even has a release date for early next year and HE's Rocafella.
6)Haven't heard about any release dates for Uncle Murder or Tru Life but both are still bubbling on the underground level.
Pretty dumb question from Dame. Sounds like a salty nigga with issues who hopes the label fails with out him. SMH. A better question would be does DDMG still exist. or does Ruff Ryder still exist or does Terror Squad still exist or does Bad boy still exist...Those would be good questions.But to ask that about the ROC just sounds like pure hate. Rocafella hasn't been moving this strong since 2001.
Dame salty azz fuck. He got a reason 2 be salty. How would you feel if you help build sumthing and da nigaaz who u help u build it turned on u? In dat nigga heart he wish him and hov can squash da beef. he hatin so hard because he wish he was apart of da ROC movement still. if dat wuz me i would b salty 2. he used 2 being n da limelight. when he was wit hov he wus da nigga. HE JUS NOT DAT NIGGAZ NO MO!!!!!
so you a bitch who want a nigga to carry you yo whole life too??? Explains a lot. He fucked up and start promoting cam'ron and doin all da dumb shit on his own. Niggas should not feel sorry for this nigga. He became a millionaire by riding a nigga dick and knockin on a few doors.... any body could've did that, but anybody can't write a reasonable doubt or any of the other 8 cds. If he had so much 2 do wit Jay being so good the motherfucker could turn around and do it again. Do you see Biggs bitchin every other week like this bitch as harlem nigga?? Hell naw. Him and Cam'ron both should still be sendin jay a check but they broke!!
C-town i feel u 100% .that is so true. real talk i got love for harlem. But Dame and the rest off them make harlem cats look like some sour ass puss'es.let that shit go. ..........hope up on the good foot -Jay-z Reasonable Doubt
RealDeal32 I never said dem niggaz should carry him 4eva. I jus said he had a reason 2 b salty. Da only rason he bitch every otha week iz because HE NOT DAT NIGGA NO MO
O MY GOSH ITS DAME DASH!!!!!! ..||..(=.-) NIGGA SUCK ASS
why da fuck every1 sayin salty
lol man....anyways he got a right 2 be jay wasnt jus dame's business partner they were FRIENDS before the business so it gotta hurt a lil but at the same time it is gettin old hearin him talk bout it but at the same time the media keep askin him dame gne b aite dat man got cake
like^ said Dame is gunna be financially smooth.. and hes absolutley right, wheres the roc??? beans is back?? i dunno if he sells more than 700,000k then maybe... but thats saying alot. whos memph bleek? whos freeway? they are shelf rappers. (even though i think free is a beast)
yo...didnt jay jus ante up 5 mill to buy off dame's tax evasion charges...and dame still talkin shit...thats real grimmy b...fat shouts to jay...hov all day fam...dame..U STUPID DUNNI!!...hahahahaa...
they need to get they shit together
I never like this punk.
who gives a fuck about him. He is gone,history,finished, out of here!!!.....Next(dame)
I wonder y all you guys talkin' greasy bout Dame like he holdin' on to the past. i wonder how many of you would let that shit slide like that?? That shit aint cool what went down between them, regardless of how you put it
Nuff respect to Dame. That nigga still stay high in my books.
DAME is correct on a lot of levels....there's no Rocafella without him and Biggs...they created the shit...and instead of Kanye making "Big Brother" for Jay (someone who didn't believe in him from the start) he should big up Dash for being the only person in his corner from the start...but all and all Dame and Jay are both wrong...I bet none of us ever thought it would have came to this....1
Illseed you dumb ass...Why does Beans have sell over 700,000 when 90% of the rappers in the industry aint selling that much? Stop talking about record sales and be fans of the music...Ye dropped, Now Jay is dropping and Beans is dropping in Dec. what other label is dropping consecutive albums like that. You are a fucking retard.
ummmm lets see here... if im not mistakin atlantic just had 7 albums over the span of this past year ti vs tip 1, gorilla zoe 2, lupe fiasco was before last year but still...3, gnarls barkley 4, yung joc 5, twista 6, trey songz 7, and im pretty sure one more makes (8) with B.G. coming soon, read up before you speak "young buck"
and.... what i said was, for the ROC to be established as being "back" and runnin some things they need beans to do some numbers, once again read first.
how he gona act like he made reasonable dought jay made him he's broke he let out beyond reasonable dought to pay his mortgage
RESONABLE DOUBT. U jus playin rite
DAME JUST SOUNDS BITTER...LIKE HE WAS STRAIGHT UP ON JAYS SIDE THEM LAST COUPLE OF YEARS THEY WERE TOGETHER, HE FORGETS TO MENTION HOW HE WAS ALL ON CAM'S DICK CAUSE HE FINALLY DID WHAT NO OTHER ROC ARTIST BESIDES JAY DID UP UNTIL THAT TIME AND GO PLATINUM, ADMITT IT DASH, YOU STARTED TO FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT YOU COULD EAT OFF THE DIPLOMATS AND YOUNG GUNS AND DIDNT CARE ABOUT JAY ANYMORE SINCE HE WAS RETIRING, YOU WERE GONNA LET HIM LEAVE THE LABEL AS PLANNED, YOU WANTED THE ROC TO YOURSELF YOUR JUST MAD IT DIDNT WORK OUT THAT WAY. NOW YOUR GOING BROKE AND SOBBING IN INTERVIEWS AND TRYING TO GAS KANYE THAT NOBODY CARED FOR HIM LIKE YOU DID. SOMEBODY GET ME A VIOLIN. ROCAFELLA YALL!!!!!!!!!!
nigga shut that bitch ass shit up. dame helped that man now he's assed out. he's just statin facts. mind your business pimp
I think that Dame had a huge part in the success at Roc-a-fella, but at the same time, I think that he was his worst enemy! From the way he acted, it seemed as if no one outside of the Roc liked dude. As soon as the break up came, it was hard times for Dame. It seemed like all the deals and ventures that Dame was getting was off of Jay's starpower. Its like in order to get something done with Jay, they had to deal with Dame. But when they spilt, they could go straight at Jay, not dealing with the middle man. Which many people thought of Dame as an asshole. So yeah he may be a lil salty cause he knew that it was a lil easier when he and Jay was together.
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Jay z is a typical bitch fuck her
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lets get the facts st8. the joint venture contract rocafella had with def jam expired. now they offered jay the prez position. they bought out dame, gave the roc back to jay for free and they let dame and biggs (what the fuck he gets paid for?) the masters to reasonable doubt and told them to burn it up. what was jay supposed to do? go down the tubes with dame, go looking for another joint venture because the moneymen at island records dont like dame and biggs clown asses? you all are very simple minded. if he is such a mogul, why is he stating he is out of the music biz, but trying to sell reasonable doubt for the 80th time? no one is gonna distribute that and dame knows that. so he says he is out the music game. i know he gave kanye the shot, i will give him credit for that. but he was and still is an asshole, he got rich, thought he could pimp jay for life. nah business is business, never personal. consider that before you keep ripping jay. if he is such an ultimate hustler with all the bread he made he can jump start whatever he wants. but he aint never making the forbes list ever!!!
2 ME DAME IS TRYNNA BE ANOTHER DIDDY HE WAS IN CHARGE AT ONCE AND NOW HE WANTS TO TRY TO TAKE OVER AGAIN... PLAIN AND SIMPLE... JAY PROLLY DID HIM DIRTY BUT I GUESS DATS HOW DA BUSINESS ROLLS AND JUST "BRUSH IT OFF" DAME... ITS TOO LATE FOR U TO TRY TO COME BAK... pSHhH DUDE SAID HE WANTS TO REALEASE REASONABLE DOUBT AS A TRIBUTE TO JAY-Z HE REALLY KNOES HIS TRYNNA GET DAT MONEY (LOLZ).... HIS DOING DA SAME THING DIDDY DID WIT BIGGIES ALBUM FEATURE A WHOLE BUNCH OF ARTIST AND PRAY HE SELLS BIG... EASY...
-URBAN CHILD (*_*)
Dame is my mans. But he's a character which shows he's truly washed up.
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4 those who say rocafella is dead, just think the highest selling records of 2007 came from who Jayz and Kanye, in a time that records sales is droppin drastically whos the only nikkas still sellin records, ITs the ROC bitches!
damnn...
are u serious..
i cant imagine hiphop without the roc