Overview
- Dame Dash, in an Art Of Dialogue interview reported Friday, said Jay-Z’s debut album Reasonable Doubt no longer matters to listeners.
- Dash argued the 1996 album “barely went gold” and claimed “nobody cares,” pointing to his shares being auctioned by New York State during his tax troubles.
- He said Kanye West’s body of work “destroys” Jay-Z’s, praising Ye’s fashion influence and solo stadium draws as proof of broader cultural reach.
- Dash added that young fans do not care about Jay-Z as a rapper and cast Jay as “cunning,” while likening Kanye to a volatile but singular artist such as Van Gogh.
- The exchange comes during the album’s 30th anniversary year and reopens attention to the long-running dispute over Reasonable Doubt and Roc-A-Fella ownership, with no new rulings reported.