Dame Dash has told a federal judge that his Bluroc record label was a failure, and never had any money — but the man he's locked in a legal battle with doesn't believe it, and is accusing the mogul of perpetrating a "falsehood."
Dash owes $800,000 to filmmaker Josh Webber after defaming him, following a dispute over the film Dear Frank. Lately, the two have been battling over whether Dash is being honest in enumerating and turning over his assets, so they can be auctioned off to pay the judgment.
At the center of these recent battles is Dash's label Bluroc, which has been ordered to be sold at auction, with the proceeds turned over to Webber. The label has recently put out the album 365 by The Black Guns (a group which features Dash as a member) and Freeway. It has also released music by Nicky Licky, a singer Dash has called a white, lesbian Aaliyah.
Despite these releases, Dash declared in a letter to the court on Wednesday (August 27) that "Bluroc was one of several startup entities that were formed several years ago that never took off. 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 responded just hours later, saying that "Bluroc Records is alive and well," citing the Black Guns and Nicky Licky releases, as well as a 2024 announcement that the label was starting a "Bluroc Indy" division in Indiana.
He also pointed out that Dash and his girlfriend Raquel Horn had recently merged Bluroc into a different company, The Dash Group LLC.
"Dash’s statement is a a falsehood contradicted by the musical releases of [Bluroc] on Itunes," Brown wrote in a letter to the case's judge. "In addition, if Bluroc failed several years ago, as Dash now contends, there would be no need for Raquel Horn to attempt to [rename] BR into the Dash Group LLC."
Brown asked that because of what he called Dash's "clear noncompliance and willful deceptiveness," the judge issue an arrest warrant for Dash, order monetary sanctions against him, and order the renamed Bluroc to be turned over to US Marshalls.
"Defendants will do anything to avoid turning over the financial information," Brown wrote.
A hearing in the case originally scheduled for Thursday (August 28) has been canceled, and the judge promised to soon "issue a separate order further addressing the matter."