In more Damon Dash related news, AllHipHop.com has an interview with Dash that starts out with the statement, “Dame Dash’s image is reeling.” I guess I just didn’t realize that so many people think Dash isn’t doing so well. I mean, his wide range of partnerships are probably performing unevenly but he’s also working through an adjustment period. In the interview he clarifies that he was originally developing an entity known as Roc Films that’s now Dash Films due to undetailed differences with his partners, but that’s all to the good for his future prospects.

The reality is that the ball is Dame’s to drop. To be perfectly frank, forging new business relationships outside of The Roc is going to take him a lot of interesting places. Barring weird ass backstage stuff, his involvement with The Woodsman alone will have introduced him to players that he couldn’t access through a movie like State Property. In the short term, Jay-Z might look better because he’s following a long role and roll as a leading artist. Though Jay-Z may record again, the fact that his biggest moves now are old moves should say something about the long term. But that’s very much outside speculation on my part and it will be fun to watch whatever occurs at a safe distance.