{"id":2442433,"date":"2026-06-03T00:16:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T00:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2442433"},"modified":"2026-06-03T00:16:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T00:16:22","slug":"roc-a-fella-records-co-founder-dame-dash-hits-back-at-jay-z-after-roots-picnic-diss-embarrassing-for-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/roc-a-fella-records-co-founder-dame-dash-hits-back-at-jay-z-after-roots-picnic-diss-embarrassing-for-him\/","title":{"rendered":"Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Dame Dash hits back at Jay-Z after Roots Picnic diss: &#8216;Embarrassing for him&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jay-Z recently dissed Dame Dash in a freestyle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dash responded by saying he was &#8220;embarrassed&#8221; for his Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dash also criticized Jay-Z&#8217;s new hairstyle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dame Dash ran to throw shots back at his former business partner <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jay-z\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jay-Z;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jay-Z&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jay-Z<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At Saturday&#8217;s Roots Picnic in Philadelphia, Jay-Z delivered a rare solo performance, and used the occasion to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jay-z-tears-into-ye-nicki-minaj-and-drake-during-freestyle-at-roots-picnic-11987577\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:diss a long list of people from his past;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;diss a long list of people from his past&quot;}\" class=\"link \">diss a long list of people from his past<\/a>, including <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/kanye-west\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Ye;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ye&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ye<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/drake\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Drake;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Drake&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Drake<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/nicki-minaj\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Nicki Minaj;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Nicki Minaj&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Nicki Minaj<\/a>, and Dash, who founded Roc-A-Fella Records and Rocawear clothing alongside the rapper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jay-Z and Dash fell out over 20 years ago, and Dash hasn&#8217;t been shy in speaking about Jay-Z, and perhaps that&#8217;s why Jay-Z used a Roots Festival freestyle to joke about Dash&#8217;s teeth and declare &#8220;that chatty patty is down on his luck again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;If I&#8217;m not around, he&#8217;s not relevant,&#8221; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ArtOfDialogue_\/status\/2061901229706404207?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Dash said;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Dash said&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Dash said<\/a> in a new interview with The Art of Dialogue. &#8220;I feel like that&#8217;s the reason why they have to bring my name up all the time. I thought that rap was terrible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Dame Dash and Jay-Z<br \/>Credit: Ray Mickshaw\/WireImage<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dash and Jay-Z started their careers together, with Dash serving as manager and producer. But Jay-Z was talking about retiring from rap after his debut album, 1996&#8217;s<em> Reasonable Doubt<\/em>, and then actually temporarily did so after 2003&#8217;s <em>The Black Album<\/em>, only to return three years later. Dash suggests that he pities his old friend for still stepping to the mic at 56 years old.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I would prefer the version of Jay that would have said something more clever, and that&#8217;s not the version ofJay that I would have ever signed,&#8221; Dash said of the Saturday performance. &#8220;And I felt bad because it must be embarrassing for him to now have to be on that stage not the same version of himself and still have to work at that age. So that was the brother in me, like, damn. He was was retiring since Reasonable Doubt, and for him to have to come outside 20 years later, I just felt kind of embarrassed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jay-Z and Dash&#8217;s professional relationship ended in 2004 when Def Jam Recordings purchased Roc-A-Fella and Jay-Z signed on to be president of Def Jam. In the years since, Dash has been openly critical of Jay-Z, all while he battles his own criminal and financial issues, including filing for bankruptcy last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In addition to critiquing Jay-Z&#8217;s lyrical prowess at the Roots Picnic, Dash dissed the unveiling of the rapper&#8217;s &#8220;crazy&#8221; new afro.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I was like, why would they let him come outside like that? To me, that shit is funny,&#8221; Dash said. &#8220;We don&#8217;t want to see this version of you. I know I don&#8217;t. That version of the Roc was painful and hard to look at.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/roc-a-fella-records-cofounder-dame-dash-hits-back-jay-z-roots-picnic-diss-11989682\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Jay-Z recently dissed Dame Dash in a freestyle. Dash responded by saying he was &#8220;embarrassed&#8221; for his Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder. Dash also criticized Jay-Z&#8217;s new hairstyle. Dame Dash ran to throw shots back at his former business partner Jay-Z. At Saturday&#8217;s Roots Picnic in Philadelphia, Jay-Z delivered a rare solo performance, and used [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2442434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[352022,352028,479499],"class_list":["post-2442433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-dame-dash","tag-roc-a-fella-records","tag-roots-picnic"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Roc-A-Fella-Records-co-founder-Dame-Dash-hits-back-at-Jay-Z-after.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2442433"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2442435,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2442433\/revisions\/2442435"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2442434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2442433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2442433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2442433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}