E192: Dame Dash: The Man That DISCOVERED & Built Jay-z & Kanye West!

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 November 2022

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

Dame Dash is the co-founder of Roc-A-Fella records and the producer who discovered Jay-Z and Kanye West. A legend of hip hop and rap who changed not only the dominant sound within the genre, he totally upended the way it operated as a business. In this conversation, he tells his story. Always knowing that he could never work for anyone else, nor could he sell out his business to ‘corporates’, his has been the life of a true ‘independent’, going from one start up venture to the next with only one thing seemingly connecting his wildly diverse businesses: it was what he wanted to do. In a raw and frank conversation Damon reveals the lessons he’s learnt from his triumphs and successes, his regrets, his proudest achievements, and the philosophy he’s developed and honed from them all. Topics: Early years Losing your mother What is your dark side Where did you get your mindset from? Why did Roc-a-fella win? Whats the right type of dream to set How do you stay focused? How sustainable is your ambition? The importance of honour and loyalty Discovering Kanye Regrets with Roc-a-fella Kanye West I don’t trust anyone Hard work Therapy The hardest moment in your life What lessons are you teaching your 5 children? Visualisation The last guest question Dame: Instagram: https://bit.ly/3DVTBQF Twitter: https://bit.ly/3FFMSf8 The Dairy sign up link: bit.ly/3fUcF8q Watch the episodes on Youtube: https://g2ul0.app.link/3kxINCANKsb Follow us on Telegram: https://g2ul0.app.link/E5re0ADNKsb Sponsors: Craftd - https://g2ul0.app.link/gZ8in6Dsvsb BlueJeans - https://g2ul0.app.link/NCgpGjVNKsb Huel - https://g2ul0.app.link/G4RjcdKNKsb

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0:00.0	Kanye's whole thing is I don't give a fuck.
0:02.4	Art is something that you really fight for if you love it.
0:05.7	Even if your message is misunderstood.
0:08.4	Like why lies matter?
0:09.6	He's an artist that likes war.
0:14.4	One of the founders of Rockefeller,
0:16.0	a rocker will.
0:16.8	He discovered Jay-Z, Kanye West, and so many others.
0:20.7	One of the biggest pioneers in headpop.
0:22.7	I took Jay-Z and shot him to every single label and they all said no.
0:28.1	I had to do it myself.
0:30.3	I really want to understand why Rockefeller won.
0:33.0	I did partnerships with my art.
0:35.3	I'm giving all the rights to my records, my art.
0:38.1	And then you're going to give me 10% of my art.
0:40.4	That just didn't make sense to me.
0:42.4	That whole stint of your career, the Rockefeller chapter.
0:45.8	Do you have any regrets surrounding that with your friend?
0:47.9	I wouldn't have been so generous with Jay.
0:50.1	It was more friendship for me and money for him.
0:52.7	But he did things that I thought he would never do.
0:54.7	One of those.
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