🕵️‍♂️“Dame Dash & Kareem Burke EXPOSE Jay-Z’s Secret Deals 🤯 — Did He Sell Out His Own People for Power? 💼🔥”

It was supposed to be forever.

From the dusty hallways of hustle to the bright lights of global stages, Roc-A-Fella Records was born out of brotherhood—a bond between three visionaries: Jay-Z, Damon Dash, and Kareem “Biggs” Burke.

But what began as a revolutionary movement in hip-hop soon collapsed under the weight of ego, manipulation, and—if Dame Dash is to be believed—a betrayal that was years in the making.

For years, Dame has been sounding the alarm, warning that Jay-Z didn’t just move on—he calculated his way to the top, leaving his partners in the dust while aligning himself with the very industry players they all

once vowed to resist.

And at the center of this betrayal is a name hip-hop heads have come to loathe: Lyor Cohen.

To hear Dame tell it, Lyor wasn’t just another record executive.

He was a disruptor.

A culture vulture.

A master manipulator who used Jay-Z as a pawn to fracture Black unity in the music business, exploit the Roc’s legacy, and gain permanent control over a culture he didn’t create—but one he could profit from

endlessly.

“I don’t trust Lyor.

Period,” Dame once said.

“He’s the fake CEO of our culture.”

But this story goes far deeper than industry beef.

Because what’s leaking now paints a picture of a chessboard, not a recording studio.

And Jay? According to Dame and Biggs… he didn’t just leave the table—he flipped it.

Let’s rewind.

1995.

No one wanted to sign Jay-Z.

So instead, he did what legends do: built his own lane.

Alongside Dame and Biggs, he founded Roc-A-Fella Records.

They didn’t just create a label—they built a movement.

No middlemen.

No gatekeepers.

Just vision, hustle, and family.

By the late ’90s, Roc-A-Fella was winning.

Reasonable Doubt dropped in ’96, classic.

They signed artists like Beanie Sigel, Cam’ron, Memphis Bleek, and later, Kanye West.

The Roc symbol became a cultural icon.

But behind the scenes, the cracks had already begun to form—and according to Dame, it wasn’t by accident.

“Lyor came in with divide and conquer tactics,” Dame claimed.

“He got Jay thinking he didn’t need us.

And once he had Jay, he didn’t need Roc-A-Fella.

Just Jay-Z.”

The proof? Look at the moves.

In 1997, Jay, Dame, and Biggs sold half of Roc-A-Fella to Def Jam for $1.

5 million.

But the real play came in 2004 when Def Jam came back to buy the other half—except this time, it was only Jay at the table.

He negotiated his way into becoming President of Def Jam, while Dame and Biggs were cut out entirely.

This wasn’t just business—it was a hostile takeover.

Jay, once the face of Roc-A-Fella, now controlled the empire alone.

Jay would later claim he offered Dame and Biggs a fair deal: he’d give up all his masters, his role as CEO, even the Roc-A-Fella name—if they let him keep Reasonable Doubt, his debut album.

But they refused.

And the empire was gone.

“Someone had to move out of the presidential suite,” Jay told XXL.

“We can’t all stay there forever.”

But according to former Roc affiliate Oschino, Biggs wasn’t just hurt—he was enraged.

Quiet by nature, Biggs rarely spoke publicly.

But those who were close say he harbored even deeper resentment than Dame.

“Biggs hated Jay more than Dame did,” Oschino claimed.

“He just kept it to himself.”

And now, as more receipts emerge, fans are starting to question whether Jay really built his empire… or just hijacked it.

Because when you look at the trail, it always leads back to one man: Lyor Cohen.

Lyor—now head of music at YouTube and Google—has long been accused of exploiting Black artists while pretending to empower them.

In multiple interviews, he’s dodged questions, denied relationships, and even pretended not to know Damon Dash—the same man who helped make him millions.

“I don’t even know him,” Lyor said in a 2018 Breakfast Club interview, when Charlamagne brought up Dame’s accusations.

But Dame fired back hard.

“He’s a liar.

A vulture.

He helped erase our history and replace it with his version.”

What’s more disturbing is how deeply embedded Lyor was in the early days of Jay-Z’s rise.

According to leaked insider stories, Lyor allegedly manipulated Jay into distancing himself from Dame and Biggs, offering him executive power in exchange for control of the Roc brand.

The evidence? After the fallout, Lyor reportedly helped place Jay in power at Def Jam and later connected him to multiple industry titans—including Lucian Grainge of Universal Music Group, another mogul

whose name has recently surfaced in several industry scandals.

But there’s one moment that sticks out above all.

Back in 2002, Dame Dash attempted to promote Cam’ron to vice president of Roc-A-Fella—while Jay was on vacation.

Jay returned furious.

And not long after, the downfall began.

Was it a power struggle? Or had Jay already made up his mind to break free and build his empire elsewhere—with Lyor’s help?

Cam’ron seemed to think so.

In a 2005 diss track, Cam accused Jay of stealing Kanye, stealing Rocawear, and even hinted that his 2005 shooting may have been connected to the Roc’s internal power war.

“Before them shots was fired, I saw him throw the Roc sign,” Cam claimed.

Was it paranoia? Or a veiled threat turned real?

Meanwhile, Lyor’s real intentions came further into question during his Breakfast Club interview, where he admitted—without hesitation—that he signs artists who promote addiction, crime, and destruction…

because it sells.

Charlamagne asked why he pushes artists who glorify lean and pills.

Lyor responded coldly: “I got people to feed.

I got a business to run.”

That statement sent shockwaves.

Because if Jay-Z built his legacy on Black excellence, why is he still aligned with a man who admits to profiting off Black pain?

And then, another bombshell.

In a 2023 VladTV interview, Lyor accidentally revealed that his mother worked for the Israeli government and helped him get a job at Israel’s national bank.

For conspiracy theorists, this was fuel to the fire.

Is Lyor just an ambitious executive—or a foreign plant inserted into hip-hop to destabilize Black ownership and control?

Dame certainly thinks the latter.

And many fans… are starting to wonder the same.

Because as Jay-Z continues to expand his empire—from sports to tech to art—he does so while leaving behind a trail of silence.

He no longer addresses Dame.

He rarely speaks of Roc-A-Fella.

And the man who once shouted “I’m a businessman, not a businessman” now looks more corporate than cultural.

The legacy is undeniable.

Jay-Z is hip-hop royalty.

But at what cost?

According to Dame Dash, the cost was betrayal.

Brotherhood.

Black ownership.

“We were supposed to build something for the culture,” Dame said.

“Instead, he gave it away to people who never cared about us.”

So now the question stands:

Was Jay-Z a visionary who made the hard decisions to survive the game?

Or was he a pawn—used by men like Lyor Cohen—to destroy the very dynasty he helped build?

One thing is clear: Roc-A-Fella may be gone, but the scars remain.

And as more leaks, interviews, and insider testimonies surface… the story is far from over.