Dame Dash interview for Footwear Intelligence magazine

Many of you probably think the world is round. I am here to tell you otherwise. Two weeks or so ago, I found the edge and fell off of it. I am still struggling with my time off the Earth (You'll never know how beautiful it is until you're two feet aren't standing on it!), but until I am fully recovered, here are the pages from the Dame Dash interview (click on images if you want to read--some of the things he said were really fun/interesting) I mentioned doing a while ago. I was gonna pull my favorite quotes, but I have to go buy beer for a couple of barbeques I'm going to today. Happy 4th my people!

Dame Dash

I interviewed him yesterday. The focus was on Pro-Keds, but we chatted about a LOT of stuff, including his old partner, Jay-Z. Naturally, I'm not gonna talk about details. Those get saved for the story I'm writing. But I will say that he was an interesting interview. There's that fog of fame that surrounds him, plus the fact that he talks about a million miles/hour. But what was cool was that he had NO editor. He really just said what he thought. I've interviewed LOTS of people and it's very rare that people speak like that and those who have had a lot less at stake than Dame does. Never once did he say something (and trust me he said some pretty controversial stuff) and then follow with the typical, "Don't write that." or "That was off the record." Still, while he was open, it was tough to get linear answers out of him and I think that's cause he just think like that.

p.s. As I'm typing this, I'm watching Beyonce as she narrates the many videos she made for her bonus tracks for VH1. Ya know, I don't always feel her, but damn, the music and the videos cannot be denied. And I love how close she is with her Moms. For real, this woman's talent and drive is pretty incredible.