Though he enjoyed a long and lucrative screen career as a multi-hyphenate on various projects, Damon Dash made biggest headlines for his stellar record as a business mogul. The co-founder of multi-platinum generating urban music label Roc-A-Fella Records with rap star Jay-Z, Dash helped guide that outfit into the fiscal stratosphere on the strength of Jay-Z's records plus high-end distribution deals with Def Jam and Priority. Publicly, Dash possessed a rare ability to shift his media image from that of a street-smart urban maestro to that of a sharp-suited, high-rolling entrepreneur in the blink of an eye, depending on the situation and audience at hand. In 2005, Dash turned heads by severing ties with Roc-a-Fella, then promptly diversified his interests by expanding into such areas as watches, apparel, vodka, footwear, and -- significantly -- motion pictures.
Cinematically, Dash concentrated predominantly on low-medium budgeted urban-oriented efforts including the crime thrillers State Property (2002) and State Property 2 (2005), and the crime comedy Paper Soldiers (2002) -- projects that frequently witnessed him holding court as a screenwriter, director, producer, and story author. Dash moved into arthouse material of commendable depth, maturity, and insight by teaming up with producer Lee Daniels (Monster's Ball) and producer/actor Kevin Bacon to create the finely felt, compassionate psychological drama The Woodsman (2004). Dash also produced the documentary Backstage: Hard Knock Life (2000), an up-close and personal view of rap life as filtered through the eyes of Jay-Z and friends.
Dash is the cousin of actress and model Stacey Dash (Clueless, Renaissance Man).
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Crew 2 Crew
Executive Producer |
2012 | |||
| 2009 | ||||
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Jim Jones: This Is Jim Jones
Executive Producer, Producer |
2009 | |||
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Tennessee
Executive Producer |
2008 | |||
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Beef IV
Participant |
2007 | |||
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Damon Dash: International Grizzly
Participant |
2007 | |||
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Weapons
Co-producer |
2007 | |||
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BET's Ultimate Hustler [TV Series]
Executive Producer, Participant |
2005 | |||
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Diplomats & Friends: The Book of Hip Hop
Performance |
2005 | |||
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Just For Kicks
Participant |
2005 | |||
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Shadowboxer
Producer |
2005 | |||
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State Property 2
Actor, Director, Producer, Screen Story, Screenwriter |
2005 | |||
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The B. Coming of Beanie Sigel
Executive Producer |
2005 | |||
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The N Word
Interviewee |
2004 | |||
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The Woodsman
Executive Producer |
2004 | |||
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When Will I Be Loved
Actor |
2004 | |||
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Death of a Dynasty
Actor, Director, Producer |
2003 | |||
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Inside Hip Hop
Interviewee |
2003 | |||
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Paper Chasers
Participant |
2003 | |||
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Paid in Full
Producer |
2002 | |||
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Paper Soldiers
Actor, Director, Screenwriter |
2002 | |||
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State Property
Actor, Producer |
2002 | |||
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Back Stage
Producer |
2000 | |||
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Highlander: Endgame
Actor |
2000 |












