Dame Dash Music Group
| Damon Dash | |
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Dash at the Tribeca Film Festival, 2007.
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| Born |
May 3, 1971 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Dame Dash |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
| Known for | co–founder of Roc-A-Fella Records |
| Net worth | USD$-2 million |
| Spouse(s) | Rachel Roy (m. 2005–09) |
| Partner(s) | Aaliyah (1999–2001) |
| Relatives |
Stacey Dash (cousin) Darien Dash (cousin) |
| Website | dd172newyork |
Damon Dash (born May 3, 1971), also known as Dame Dash, is an American entrepreneur, music producer and actor. Dash is best known as co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records along with Shawn Carter and Kareem Burke.
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 developed his work ethic from the example of his mother, who died of an asthma attack when he was 15. Dash was sent to a private school in order to receive a better education. His success helped him discover the different fields he wanted to branch out into.
Dash served as Jay-Z's former manager and business partner at Roc-a-Fella Records, and in 1999, he organized a tour for Jay-Z which made $19 million. 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. In April 2014, it was announced that Dash is also involved with Blind Debit, a fingerprint payment application being developed by Dez White.
Dash met R&B singer Aaliyah in late 1999 through Dash's accountant in New York City and dated her until her death on August 25, 2001 in a plane crash in The Bahamas. Though they were not formally engaged, in interviews given after Aaliyah's death, Dash stated that the couple had planned to marry.
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