“I don't think my success or me having the opportunity to have success is from our generation. I think it's from the generations before us. I think it's the fact that people like Martin Luther King and Medgar Evers and people like that fought for us to have the freedom to do and say what we want and have the opportunity to make money.”

American entrepreneur and record executive

Damon Dash is an American entrepreneur and record executive. He is known for co-founding Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay-Z and Kareem Burke in 1994, and for later helping launch Rocawear in 1999. Dash has also founded and led several record labels, including Damon Dash Music Group, BluRoc Records and BlakRoc LLC. His career has centered on music and fashion ventures, especially companies built around artist development, branding and ownership.