Damon Dash Breakfastclub interview

I've been at every point in that spectrum....no income....working for a living...and running a business. So I guess I can say with authority fuck this niggas whole life, his bullshit jackleg hustle, his whack ass movie and them cookies. :cool:


(just my opinion tho)

Thank you. Im trying to be objective and open but its very hard not to question the intelligence of any one who thinks this idiot is saying something worth listening to. Never mind if a person has a job why are you talking about fighting and saying pause and hanging with you roomates at the age of 45.:smh:
 
You may not realize it but his ONLY relavence is his past association with Jay Z. Other than that he is a broken shell of a person. He really needs to stop trying to get it back. Should have stayed in food and beverage. :lol:

If that was his only relevance then he would be boasting and bragging about it to ride that wave. Dame dash was not respected as a hip hop mogul because he was jay z side kick, so now they are apart it makes no sense to marginalize him as just jay z partner.

The people that are checking for dame dash aren't checking for him because he used to know jay z......
 
If that was his only relevance then he would be boasting and bragging about it to ride that wave. Dame dash was not respected as a hip hop mogul because he was jay z side kick, so now they are apart it makes no sense to marginalize him as just jay z partner.

The people that are checking for dame dash aren't checking for him because he used to know jay z......

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Actually I don't know. Which is why I didn't make in assumptions. Which is why you couldn't point out any assumptions I made if your life depended on it. I never said jay was a bad or good guy. I understand I don't know, you are the one that claimed to know why they split. This is why I asked your age.

in the spirit of the examples you gave lebron in particular you said it was basically out of pocket asking lebron about his friendship with west especially since its common knowledge about west's affair with lebrons mother. Thats specific info of a personal nature. So yes it would be out of pocket to go there.

In jay and dames case there is no info or rumor of any personal issues that caused the split and I didn't mention there was.. what there is info in jayz own words on what went down:

“So I was like, let me get Reasonable Doubt and I'll give up [the rest of] my masters. I'll give up Roc-A-Fella Records, I'll give up president and CEO of Def Jam Recordings—everything. Just give me my baby to hold on to so 10 years down the line, I can look back and I got something—I'm not empty-handed. And I was the one being offered everything. I thought it was more than fair... And when that was turned down, I had to make a choice. I'll leave that for the people to say what choice they would've made. That's about it. I don't really wanna talk about Dame or Biggs. I don't have nothing negative to say about them.”
—Jay-Z, XXL August 2005


Now I don't know about you..but if that quote is true then that sounds like BUSINESS to me. As such it makes it fair game to ask dame about how he and jay met.
 
You would have made a very poor business decision. Investing your own money into a business is extremely risky. The harsh reality is that most businesses will fail within 5 years.

Gambling your life or majority of your savings(wealth) on a business can have harsh consequences because if that business fails all of your liquid assets are gone. It has nothing to do with believing in yourself. Despite how prepared you maybe the odds will always be against you.

To answer your other question. Why look for an investor if you have the money where you have to pay a percentage back to the investors instead of using your own money and recoup 100? Two very simple answers.

1. If you had 200,000 dollars but used and investor to fund your business idea and made 2 million dollars. You would have just increased your wealth from $200,000 to 2.2 million without spending a dime of your money.

2. If the business fails you still retain your wealth.

Businesses don't fail just because. Many fail because the person opening the business was in over their head for one reason or another.
Not assessing the market for what they are offering.
Lack of planning.
Trying to do everything by themselves.
Lacking business savvy.
Fucking up the money
etc.....................................
 
Businesses don't fail just because. Many fail because the person opening the business was in over their head for one reason or another.
Not assessing the market for what they are offering.
Lack of planning.
Trying to do everything by themselves.
Lacking business savvy.
Fucking up the money
etc.....................................

sounds to me like a lotta reasons many people wouldn't want to run their own business..
 
Whats the other option, working EXCLUSIVELY for whites and hope for the best as far as generational wealth is concerned?


In a thread where the one of the two dominant topics of discussion has been black empowerment/cooperative economics....this statement is borderline retarded. No....working exclusively for whites is not the only option. If those black people who choose to build businesses are successful, I would hope that at least part of the goal there would be to employ other black people and strengthen our communities.
 
In a thread where the one of the two dominant topics of discussion has been black empowerment/cooperative economics....this statement is borderline retarded. No....working exclusively for whites is not the only option. If those black people who choose to build businesses are successful, I would hope that at least part of the goal there would be to employ other black people and strengthen our communities.

And that was my point, we need A LOT more black business owners if you expect that last sentence to happen. Cuz the reality is very few black people if any work for other black folks. Most EXCLUSIVELY work for whites, and want to keep it that way. You got dudes in here talkin bout all businesses will fail, others passionately attacking Dame, mofos just want to consume. Mofos hate on every single black businessmen to some degree. Find something to hate about that mofo or to believe he's "scamming" black folks, then turn around and give crackers they money every day no problems asked. I guarantee you everybody in here who dissed Dame gave some white person money today. They gave a cracker they hard earned money, no problem. Every single one. And they didnt think twice about it. We need more than hope bruh, we need an environment that NURTURES and supports black business within our community.
 
Whats the other option, working EXCLUSIVELY for whites and hope for the best as far as generational wealth is concerned?

And that was my point, we need A LOT more black business owners if you expect that last sentence to happen. Cuz the reality is very few black people if any work for other black folks. Most EXCLUSIVELY work for whites, and want to keep it that way. You got dudes in here talkin bout all businesses will fail, others passionately attacking Dame, mofos just want to consume. Mofos hate on every single black businessmen to some degree. Find something to hate about that mofo or to believe he's "scamming" black folks, then turn around and give crackers they money every day no problems asked. I guarantee you everybody in here who dissed Dame gave some white person money today. They gave a cracker they hard earned money, no problem. Every single one. And they didnt think twice about it. We need more than hope bruh, we need an environment that NURTURES and supports black business within our community.

theres no either/ or choice..those blacks who want to jump into the ring and try it and do it will but those that don't want to shoudldn't be berated for it. To dames credit he did apologize for it later in the interview.
 
And that was my point, we need A LOT more black business owners if you expect that last sentence to happen. Cuz the reality is very few black people if any work for other black folks. Most EXCLUSIVELY work for whites, and want to keep it that way. You got dudes in here talkin bout all businesses will fail, others passionately attacking Dame, mofos just want to consume. Mofos hate on every single black businessmen to some degree. Find something to hate about that mofo or to believe he's "scamming" black folks, then turn around and give crackers they money every day no problems asked. I guarantee you everybody in here who dissed Dame gave some white person money today. They gave a cracker they hard earned money, no problem. Every single one. And they didnt think twice about it. We need more than hope bruh, we need an environment that NURTURES and supports black business within our community.

I agree. And the positive that comes out of this thread will hopefully spark further dialogue about how to do that. But the business minded in this thread have tried to lift Dame above his own clownassness...as if he's somehow exempt from criticism for the plethora of contradictory bullshit that came out of his mouth in this interview because he made one point that has validity beyond his terrible expression of it. I guarantee you Dame gave white people more money than you did today and thought about it less than you did.
 
unlike u i actually have invested in myself and ventures and they still continue to do well but that's another story.. i also kno a shitload of people who've done the same and also do great and very well.. u see when i tend to use examples i talk from personal experience not tv world or media like a lot of individuals.. i don't use heresay and bs concepts/ideas that are thrown to the masses to manipulate them or discourage them.. when u say the whole use other people money are u using examples that u personally kno or the mass media dribble that is tossed.. see when people talk bizz i always ask how many people do they personally kno that run 1 or if u talking about millionaires how many do u personally kno.. i've come to find out that when people turn the tv/ other media outlets off they are totally clueless on that subject matter and personally don't kno bizz owners or millionaires which means they have zero knowledge on the topic of bizz they juss recite bs they hear from entertainment/the idiot box.. so once again how many people do u personally kno that own bizzness and told u if they had a bizz idea that they knew was 100 percent gonna work and they had the money to invest in it that they would rather use outside investors and have the outside investors take a higher percentage of the money instead of spending their own money and getting the full amount of money that they generated

Again you are doing exactly what Dame Dash did and that is to use a broad stroke to label individuals. I have an entire thread of content about my business that I have been running for years while also helping other get there business off the ground. So I have first hand knowledge.

To use the your liquid assets to front the cost of opening a business is extremely risky. A typically business have the following cost

Store Front
Payroll
Software
equipment
Insurance
supplies
advertising cost

These can all be very costly and without capital to allow the business a chance to work a business Owner who invested his money can bleed through cash quickly resulting in the early closing of a business. Additional cash from an investor would allow an owner to weather the storm

A business owner who wants all control or cares more about power than generating wealth typically fail. Not using an investor simply because you want to recoup every dollar is silly. I would rather give a percentage to investors and make 100 million than put up my on money where I may $100 thousand.
 
In a thread where the one of the two dominant topics of discussion has been black empowerment/cooperative economics....this statement is borderline retarded. No....working exclusively for whites is not the only option. If those black people who choose to build businesses are successful, I would hope that at least part of the goal there would be to employ other black people and strengthen our communities.

:yes:
 
its going to take a sacrifice and struggle....but you have to be smart about when and how long you struggle....

a job is nothing to shit on for the time that its needed....

the ultimate goal is to be an entrepreneur but some times learning and saving capital through employment has its place for a period.
 
Businesses don't fail just because. Many fail because the person opening the business was in over their head for one reason or another.
Not assessing the market for what they are offering.
Lack of planning.
Trying to do everything by themselves.
Lacking business savvy.
Fucking up the money
etc.....................................

This is far from the truth. You can be the most prepared and organized person in the world with the drive and knowledge of 20 men and still fail.
 
And that was my point, we need A LOT more black business owners if you expect that last sentence to happen. Cuz the reality is very few black people if any work for other black folks. Most EXCLUSIVELY work for whites, and want to keep it that way. You got dudes in here talkin bout all businesses will fail, others passionately attacking Dame, mofos just want to consume. Mofos hate on every single black businessmen to some degree. Find something to hate about that mofo or to believe he's "scamming" black folks, then turn around and give crackers they money every day no problems asked. I guarantee you everybody in here who dissed Dame gave some white person money today. They gave a cracker they hard earned money, no problem. Every single one. And they didnt think twice about it. We need more than hope bruh, we need an environment that NURTURES and supports black business within our community.

Man what are you rambling about? No one said black businesses are bad. Not one single person in the thread has made that statement. So what are you talking about? People clearly stated Dame Dash was ear hustling trying to sell bullshit while offending damn near all the people who he needs to buy his product.

He basically called all the brothas who are working good jobs that put food on their family tables and roofs over their heads "Fuck Niggas" for being responsible. Who in their right mind will support someone who just called them a "Fuck Nigga" to their face?
 
If you go into business preparing for possible failure you will increase your chances of failing.

1000% disagree. Been running my business for years and the first advice I give anyone is to prepare for failure. Being responsible is key to making a business work and that includes being prepared for failure.
 
This is far from the truth. You can be the most prepared and organized person in the world with the drive and knowledge of 20 men and still fail.

I never said you couldn't. What I stated was that most businesses fail for those reason (not all). So how is that far from the truth?
 


Blacks who take pride in working for Jews and whites will be offended by this like they were offended by Dame's comments. A black man cant be successful unless he got a jew or white person telling him what to do or cutting him a check (Jordan, Jay-Z, Obama, Kevin Hart, etc).
 
blacks who take pride in working for jews and whites will be offended by this like they were offended by dame's comments. A black man cant be successful unless he got a jew or white person telling him what to do or cutting him a check (jordan, jay-z, obama, kevin hart, etc).

cosign.
 
Blacks who take pride in working for Jews and whites will be offended by this like they were offended by Dame's comments. A black man cant be successful unless he got a jew or white person telling him what to do or cutting him a check (Jordan, Jay-Z, Obama, Kevin Hart, etc).

:lol::lol::lol: dude..c'mon:hmm:
 
Said this in the other thread:

Not everyone is cut out to be their own boss. You have leaders, managers, and followers. To intimate that people built to be followers try to start their own business is a recipe for personal economic failure for many.
 
Blacks who take pride in working for Jews and whites will be offended by this like they were offended by Dame's comments. A black man cant be successful unless he got a jew or white person telling him what to do or cutting him a check (Jordan, Jay-Z, Obama, Kevin Hart, etc).


Men who take pride in working period will laugh at that silly no account former carrier for Jay.
 
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