Damon Dash

Damon Dash

David Shankbone (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons

Dame Dash is an American entrepreneur and record executive born on May 3, 1971. He rose to prominence in the mid-1990s as co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records alongside Jay-Z and Kareem Burke, establishing the label as a major force in hip-hop. Beyond music, Dash expanded his business ventures by co-founding Rocawear, a fashion retailer, with Jay-Z in 1999. Throughout his career, he has founded and led multiple record labels, including Damon Dash Music Group, BluRoc Records, and BlakRoc LLC, cementing his influence across entertainment and retail sectors.