Looks like Damon Dash’s financial problems just hit another level.
According to court documents filed June 9, hip-hop mogul Damon Dash and his company Poppington LLC have been ordered by a federal judge to give up full ownership of several of his businesses and film copyrights after failing to pay off a court-ordered judgment of over $823,000.
The ruling, handed down by U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger, includes Dash’s companies Dash Films Inc., Bluroc LLC, and Blakroc LLC, along with his stakes in real estate and music holdings like Lebanon Improvements LLC, Ocean East Improvements LLC, and 1996 Songs LLC. The news was first reported by AllHipHop.com.
But that’s not all.
Dash is also being forced to surrender copyrights to four of his independent films:
Honor Up, Too Honorable, We Went to…China, and Welcome to Blackroc.
Unless he files formal objections by June 16, the U.S. Marshal’s Office will auction off those assets within the next 180 days.
Any extra funds after the judgment is paid will be returned to him—but that’s if there’s anything left.
This comes as an extension of Dash’s long-standing legal dispute with Josh Webber and Muddy Water Pictures, a battle that originally stemmed from claims of defamation and copyright infringement related to the film Dear Frank, which Dash was allegedly removed from during production. That case resulted in Dash being ordered to pay $705,400 in damages plus an additional $117,884.71 in legal fees and interest.
Since Dash didn’t make good on those payments, the plaintiffs returned to court asking the judge to seize more of his assets—and the court agreed. Now, Dash has just 14 days to turn over all ownership documents and another 10 days after that to hand over signed assignments to the marshal.
Unfortunately, this isn’t new territory for Dame. His financial challenges have been well-documented over the years—from child support lawsuits and tax liens to a bankruptcy filing in 2019. Even with his status as one of the co-founders of Roc-A-Fella Records, the road has been rough.
At this point, it looks like Dash will either have to make a major legal move—or prepare to lose the last remnants of some of his most prized creative work.
We’ll be watching to see how this unfolds.
