Charlamagne Tha God wasted no time mocking Dame Dash during his fiery, now viral appearance on The Breakfast Club.
On Tuesday, Charlamagne engaged in an intense back-and-forth with Dame Dash, with both trading verbal jabs. Charlamagne delivered one of the harshest shots when he dubbed Dame “Debt Dash” and suggested the Roc-A-Fella co-founder start a new label called “Debt Jam.” The heated exchange followed Dash accusing Charlamagne of being biased.
"Your whole existence is gay. It sounds like you've been paid to do what you're doing. You should be objective on the radio," Dame told Charlamagne who fired back with sharp humor.
"You need to get paid to do something, then you wouldn't be in debt. Debt Dash, that's his new nickname. You should start a new label called Debt Jam," he quipped, sparking laughs from the studio despite Dame not being impressed.
"You let out a fake laugh. Nobody is checking for that. Nobody is laughing and now you got the shit face. He's trying to make himself laugh. Now you look stupid," said Dame.
The tense back-and-forth quickly went viral and had social media buzzing about Dame's career trajectory and his ongoing financial struggles. Dash has been open in recent years about facing lawsuits and mounting debt, including disputes over unpaid child support and former business ventures.
The jab about "Debt Jam" hit especially hard, given Dash's history with Def Jam Recordings. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Dash, alongside Jay-Z and Kareem "Biggs" Burke, helped Roc-A-Fella Records become one of hip-hop's most influential labels, distributing through Def Jam. The partnership produced iconic albums like Jay-Z's The Blueprint and The Black Album.
However, tensions with Def Jam executives and Jay-Z's eventual solo move into a leadership role at the label in 2004 left Dash on the outside looking in, marking the beginning of a very public downfall in the music industry. Charlamagne's comments tap into that history, labeling Dash as a once-powerful mogul now defined more by financial woes than his past accomplishments.