Damon Dash born on May 3, 1971, in Harlem, New York, is an African American record label executive, entrepreneur, film producer, director, actor, and fashion designer. As a youth, Dame Dash sent himself to boarding school because he wanted a better education than what he was receiving at the time. Dame Dash first got into the music business at the age of 19, when he and his cousin Darian Dash started Dash Entertainment, an artist management company. In 1995, Dame Dash launched Roc-A-Fella Records, alongside then business partners Jay-Z and Kareem “Biggs” Burke but later sold his stake in the company in 2004. During his time with Roc-A-Fella Records, he created the fashion line Roc-A-Wear and was also responsible for the purchases of Armadale Vodka and Pro-Keds.
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He leveraged his musicians and labels to promote his other companies. His business skills, fuelled by a desire to succeed, enabled him to break into a range of ventures. He owned a hip-hop fashion label, a music label, a movie production firm, a footwear brand, a Swiss watch company, a boxing promotion partnership, and an art gallery at one point and is still currently invested in many of those business endeavors as well as NFT’s, comic books, and more. Dame Dash has 5 children: two daughters Ava and Tallulah; and three sons Boogie, Lucky, and Dusko and aims to be the architect of building a life for them based in love.
