He claims that life is tough for him.
Tax frontrunner Damon Dash breaks his silence on New York state's decision to buy Jay-Z's Rock-A-Fella Records stock at auction, with the rap mogul making his own bid. He said he was shocked that he didn't.
Dash, a Harlem native who owes Empire State $8.7 million in back taxes, also complained in a nearly two-hour podcast that he hasn't received a dime from his share of the label's profits in years.
“I don't think people really understand that a third of the time.” [Jay-Z’s debut album] “Because of 'reasonable suspicion,' I have not received any royalties in the last 10 or 15 years,” Dash said. I said this during the first broadcast. Monday.
“I found the money they didn't tell me and took it because I knew I would never get paid,” he said. “I had no intention of getting paid.”
On Friday, an unnamed state representative offered the highest bid of $1 million for a one-third stake in Dash, the record label that once produced such hits as “Hard Knock Life” and “99 Problems.” I bought it at
Two other bidders offered $250,000 and $223,000.
Albany officials reportedly plan to sell shares to pay off Dash's tax debt, while the Big Apple will pay him an additional $193,000 in unpaid child support. He said he hopes to get it back.
Jay-Z filed a motion in August to intervene before the auction and have full ownership of Reasonable Doubt, one of Rock-A-Fella's major holdings, return to Jay-Z in 2031. Ta.
A representative for Jay-Z's entertainment company, Roc Nation, said in an email to the Post that Jay-Z's request has been granted.
Representatives did not immediately comment Tuesday on Dash's claims about the auction.
“I don't want people to think that my career is out here and that I'm doing this podcast, and I have to deal with all the misconceptions and people trying to damage my reputation because I Because I don't have a professional team or lawyers to speak for me all day long,'' Dash said.
“When you go out there when you have to protect your job, people are lying to you and you just get frustrated again.”
Meanwhile, Dash is listed as the 27th most delinquent New Yorker in the state.
“The auction is over, but the job is not done yet,” attorney Chris Brown, who represents two people who allegedly borrowed money from Dash, said after last week's sale. “Mr. Dash's estate is now the property of the State of New York. I look forward to working with the State of New York and the City of New York on the next steps in equity ownership.”
In his sometimes rambling podcast, Dash said he has put everything behind him and is now just “fighting for independent freedom.”
“When you're building something new, this is a battle no one wants to deal with,” he said. “Finding. If you don't focus, you lose. And when you're doing 20 different things and paying for 20 different things, you don't feel like focusing on your past all day long.”
He said the state's $1 million bid for Rock-A-Fella stock was “really worth it.”
“What this really taught me is that homie isn't as big in the world as trade,” Dash said. “I thought more people would be interested in buying it because of its artistic value.
“And that was all I was selling.”
