EXCLUSIVE: Damon Dash Gets Seven Days To Hand Over Roc-A-Fella Archives
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Damon Dash has seven days to surrender his Roc-A-Fella archives after a bankruptcy court approved his $550,000 life-rights sale.
The handover includes footage, photographs, memorabilia and materials tied to the unreleased project known as “The Roc-A-Fella Movie.”
The order filed November 10 requires Dash to deliver physical originals and digital files, including available metadata. He must also provide access information for relevant online archives and identify anyone else holding those materials.
The court ordered Dash to “not destroy, conceal, alter, transfer, encumber, or otherwise dispose of any Archival Materials.” The sale package describes video content believed to exceed 100 hours, alongside scripts, recordings and other film materials.
Everlasting Films won the October 1 auction with its $550,000 offer, beating Doug Peters’ $500,000 backup bid.
Attorney Christopher Brown, whose financial participation AllHipHop previously reported, helped fund the winning offer, although Everlasting remains the sole purchaser.
Dash did win protection against having his future swept into the deal. The sale covers his life through September 4, 2025, when he filed for bankruptcy, leaving later experiences, newly authored work and earnings from later services outside its reach.
The court also drew a line around what Dash must personally share. “Nothing in this Order requires the Debtor to disclose, record, narrate, or otherwise communicate to the Purchaser any memories, experiences, or thoughts that were not recorded, transcribed, or otherwise expressed as of the Petition Date.”
That protection doesn’t stop the buyer from portraying his earlier life using archives, public records or other lawfully obtained information. Dash also cannot interfere with the ownership or exercise of the rights transferred under the order.
Approval still leaves payment and closing ahead, with Everlasting required to complete both within ten days after entry. If that deadline passes without closing, the trustee can proceed with Peters’ backup offer without another court order.
The trustee is also investigating a previously undisclosed potential literary contract and pending book that could bring additional rights into the sale.
