Dame Dash

Business mogul Dame Dash sat down with VladTV to share his view of labels pushing artists to pursue 360 deals, saying that there is something inherently wrong with telling artists to “give up their entire behind.” “I’ve watched them [labels] trick people into thinking that after they’ve built their foundation and they have their show, and all the exposure is done that they need them to go the next level and have them sell their whole entire behind away. 360 degrees of your ass, pause, just ‘cuz of a trick.” He also said that he’s no longer mad at Funkmaster Flex and that the “beef” between the two of them is over as far as he’s concerned. He then questions why Hot 97’s Ebro doesn’t want to sit down and have a conversation with him. Lastly, he congratulates Angie Martinez on switching from Hot 97 to Power 105.

It’s hard to imagine that one of the three founding fathers of Roc-A-Fella Records, Damon “Dame” Dash, doesn’t consider himself a hip-hop mogul. Despite his contributions to the label and Rocawear clothing line alongside Jay Z and Kareem “Biggs” Burke, the self-made businessman says his impact is deeper than rap. In the first installment of VIBE’s My Philosophy, Dame breaks down his business model, capitalizing with his partner Biggs and defines what a boss is. Watch part one of the three-part series above. Part 2 & 3 after the jump.