Dame Dash is having a hard time convincing a judge that his record label, Bluroc, has failed.
The Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder told a federal judge that the label was essentially a failed venture, insisting it had never made a profit. But the man he owes nearly a million dollars to isn’t buying it.
Dash was ordered to pay $800,000 to filmmaker Josh Webber after a defamation case arose from their falling out over the movie “Dear Frank.” Now, the two are fighting over Dash’s assets, which are supposed to be sold off to satisfy the judgment.
Bluroc Records recently released 365 by The Black Guns (a group that includes Dash) and Freeway, as well as music from singer Nicky Licky, whom Dash once described as a “white, lesbian Aaliyah,” has been ordered to be auctioned.
But Dash, in a letter to the court on Wednesday, painted a very different picture.
“Bluroc was one of several startup entities that were formed several years ago that never took off,” he wrote. “As such, as far as I am aware (from recollection and searching my files), it does not have any musical assets, and it did not open up any bank accounts or receive monies.”
Webber’s attorney, Christopher Brown, fired back hours later, saying: “Bluroc Records is alive and well,” citing both the Black Guns and Nicky Licky releases, as well as a 2024 announcement that Bluroc was expanding into the Midwest with a “Bluroc Indy” division.
In light of what he called Dash’s “clear noncompliance and willful deceptiveness,” Brown urged the judge to issue an arrest warrant, impose monetary sanctions, and turn the renamed label over to U.S. Marshals. “Defendants will do anything to avoid turning over the financial information,” he wrote.
The judge is yet to rule.