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DAMON DASH IN TROUBLE WITH THE AUTHORITIES, DD172 CLUB/ART SPACE CLOSES DOWN

September 12, 2011

Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder and Jay-Z’s former and rather loud right-hand man Damon Dash is in trouble with the law. The Village Voice reports that the once feared Hip Hop mogul has been accused of six counts of storing and selling alcoholic beverages without a license, as detailed in court documents obtained by the Voice. Damon’s club/art space DD172 was caught violating the liquor code for the first time in November 2010 and as recently as May, according to the affidavits of police […]

DAMON DASH BLAMES HIS PAST FINANCIAL WOES ON THE RECESSION

May 4, 2010

Via Tale Tela Damon Dash blames the recession for his financial issues, according to YRB. Dash has said that because he is famous, his business was thrown open to the public and he believes his money problems were unfairly scrutinised in the press following the sale of his shares in Roc-A-Fella Records and Rocawear clothing. He said to YRB:  “I started to go through a lot of bad press all of a sudden. Like, the recession hit everybody, but me being a […]