Irv Gotti Gets Heated While Explaining Fallout With Dame Dash Over "Tales"

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Irv wanted his friend to direct an episode but it never happened.

If there's a person who knows how to ruffle a few feathers, it's Dame Dash. The media mogul is known for speaking his mind freely, often in a brash manner, causing his antics to make headlines. Recently, a leaked video of a deposition featuring Dash circulated online, showing him berating an attorney. Later, Dash would speak about the incident, calling the lawyer corny as he explained how a set of producers tried to steal his movie.

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On a recent episode of Drink Champs, Irv Gotti spoke about his friend, who he says he loves, and why they had a falling out over Irv's BET series Tales. According to Irv, he wanted to bring on Dame as a director for an episode. "I said, 'Dame, you gotta listen, you gotta work with BET. I'm a boss but I have a partner.'" Irv shared. "He was asking me, 'How much to shoot an episode?' A million and change." 

Dame told Irv that he'll just make it a movie, and Irv stated he explained to Dame that all he needed was a 40-minute episode. Dame allegedly responded by saying he would do the 40-minute episode and a movie, but Irv wasn't having it. "Everything you do has to be approved by BET and I don't need a movie," Irv said he explained to Dame again. "I said, 'Dame, we're not giving you this money to do whatever you want. You have to work with us.' So, I was like, 'Yo, you don't need to do it."

What resulted, according to Irv, was Dame deleting the Murder Inc. boss from social media and hurling insults his way. Irv believed that the conversation proved Dame was unwilling to follow the structure of command they had in place, so he dropped the idea altogether. Watch Irv get lit off the sauce in his episode of Drink Champs below and check out his story about Dame around 1:21:00. 


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Since 2019, Erika Marie has worked as a journalist for HotNewHipHop, covering music, film, television, art, fashion, politics, and all things regarding entertainment. With 20 years in the industry under her belt, Erika Marie moved from a writer on the graveyard shift at HNHH to becoming a Features Editor, highlighting long-form content and interviews with some of Hip Hop’s biggest stars. She has had the pleasure of sitting down with artists and personalities like DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt ’N Pepa, Nick Cannon, Rah Digga, Rakim, Rapsody, Ari Lennox, Jacquees, Roxanne Shante, Yo-Yo, Sean Paul, Raven Symoné, Queen Naija, Ryan Destiny, DreamDoll, DaniLeigh, Sean Kingston, Reginae Carter, Jason Lee, Kamaiyah, Rome Flynn, Zonnique, Fantasia, and Just Blaze—just to name a few. In addition to one-on-one chats with influential public figures, Erika Marie also covers content connected to the culture. She’s attended and covered the BET Awards as well as private listening parties, the Rolling Loud festival, and other events that emphasize established and rising talents. Detroit-born and Long Beach (CA)-raised, Erika Marie has eclectic music taste that often helps direct the interests she focuses on here at HNHH. She finds it necessary to report on cultural conversations with respect and honor those on the mic and the hardworking teams that help get them there. Moreover, as an advocate for women, Erika Marie pays particular attention to the impact of femcees. She sits down with rising rappers for HNHH—like Big Jade, Kali, Rubi Rose, Armani Caesar, Amy Luciani, and Omerettà—to gain their perspectives on a fast-paced industry.

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