Friday, September 5, 2025

Dame Dash Seeks Chapter 7 Protection in Florida; Petition Lists $25.3 Million Owed

Damon “Dame” Dash in a recent episode of his web series “Bosses Take Losses,” where he discussed eye surgery and dental work. The Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Florida, court papers show. (Screengrab)
On Thursday, Roc-A-Fella Records co-founderDamon “Dame” Dash filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Florida, listing about $25.3 million in liabilities and only a few thousand dollars in assets, according to the petition.

The filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida estimates one to 49 creditors and reports about $4,350 in personal property against roughly $5,200 in monthly expenses. Schedules attached to the petition list $100 in cash, a $500 phone, $2,500 in jewelry, clothing and two firearms. Dash also reported no current income.

Under Chapter 7, an automatic stay pauses most collection efforts while a court-appointed trustee reviews whether any non-exempt property can be sold to pay creditors. Certain obligations — including child support and many tax debts — are typically not dischargeable.

The petition follows a series of judgments and enforcement actions. In 2025, a federal judge entered a $4 million default judgment against Dash in a defamation case brought by filmmaker Josh Webber tied to the indie film “Dear Frank.” Earlier, in 2022, a jury awarded roughly $805,000 in a related dispute involving Webber and Muddy Water Pictures. Dash’s creditor roster in the bankruptcy includes tax agencies, support arrears and court awards stemming from those cases.

Financial pressure intensified in late 2024, when New York State purchased Dash’s one-third stake in Roc-A-Fella Records at a court-ordered auction for about $1 million to address tax liabilities — a sale that generated headlines but did not resolve his wider debts. This year, judges have pressed compliance on outstanding judgments, including orders to turn over business interests and produce records tied to Dash-controlled entities.

Dash has not issued a detailed public statement about the bankruptcy. Standard Chapter 7 procedure will now move to trustee review and a meeting of creditors.

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Thursday, September 4, 2025

Singer Montell Jordan Announces Cancer Recurrence, Will Start Proton Radiation and Hormone Blockers

Montell Jordan in a photo posted on Instagram. The “This Is How We Do It” singer said this week his prostate cancer has returned and that he will begin proton radiation and hormone therapy; he’s documenting the journey in a forthcoming film, “Sustain.” (Instagram/@montelljordan)
Montell Jordan revealed that his prostate cancer has returned — less than a year after surgery — and said he’ll begin proton radiation alongside hormone-blocking therapy next month.

“I always imagined I would be telling my prostate cancer story from the other side,” the 56-year-old “This Is How We Do It” singer said on the "Today" show on Wednesday. “My prostate was removed. There were clear margins… Close to a year post-prostatectomy, I still need to go back and have additional treatments because it’s been detected that there is still cancer.”


Jordan said follow-up testing about nine months after his surgery found “tiny amounts” of cancer in lymph nodes on the left side of his body and in the prostate bed. He plans five days a week of proton radiation for about seven weeks, supported by medication to suppress testosterone, which can fuel some prostate cancers. “It’s a radiated treatment that is specifically focused on that lymph node part of my body,” he said. “It is a seven-and-a-half week interruption of life to make sure that I have a longer life.”

The R&B veteran first learned of the disease in early 2024 when a routine PSA screening showed elevated levels. He underwent a radical prostatectomy later that year. A pathology review upgraded the diagnosis to stage 2. By late 2024 he had told fans he was cancer-free, but new scans and bloodwork prompted the plan to resume treatment.
 

Jordan framed the update with optimism and a nudge toward prevention. “I’ve already had a fantastic quality of life even following my prostate removal,” he said. “I believe that even after this next treatment… it will eradicate the cancer from my body and [I’ll] still have a great quality of life moving forward.” He credited regular screening for catching the disease early enough to give him options.
 

For fans who met him through a No. 1 hit and a run of ’90s and 2000s singles — from “This Is How We Do It” and “Somethin’ 4 da Honeyz” to “Get It On Tonite” — Jordan’s second act has also included ministry work, touring and new storytelling. He’s documenting his health journey in “Sustain,” an upcoming documentary project, and has used recent appearances to encourage men — especially those with family history or higher risk — to talk with their doctors about PSA testing.

The next step, he said, is to complete treatment and get back to everyday life. “Seven and a half weeks,” Jordan noted, “for the chance at a longer life.”
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Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Lil Jon Places Third at Muscle Beach in Fitness Debut

Lil Jon flexes with his third-place medal after competing in the Men’s Physique Masters Over 45 division at the Muscle Beach Championships in Venice, Calif., on Labor Day. (Instagram/@musclebeachvenice)
Monday. Lil Jon didn’t just show up at Muscle Beach on Labor Day — he stepped onstage. The Grammy winning “Yeah!” producer made his fitness-competition debut at the 2025 Muscle Beach Championships, placing third in the Men’s Physique Masters Over 45 division as fans packed the Venice Beach Recreation Center.


The event — run with the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks — is billed as “the greatest outdoor bodybuilding show on earth” and is open to amateurs only, a throwback SoCal spectacle where posing oil meets block-party energy. This year, the “King of Crunk” performed and competed, a full-circle Venice moment under the sun.

On camera, Jon framed the day as a lifestyle marker as much as a medal. “It’s been a lot physically — just in the gym, dedication, eating, focus. I’m winning just by being here and changing my lifestyle, mentally and physically,” he told ABC7. “One thing I hope is that I can be an inspiration to people who say, ‘I just don’t have time.’ If I can do it, you can do it too.”

His camp added a view from backstage. In an Instagram post, trainer Jay Galvin wrote, “My bro Lil Jon came straight off a plane to his first show ever @musclebeachvenice and took 3rd place,” a snapshot of what a podium day really looks like — travel, tan, macros and the nerve to be judged in a new arena.
 

The pivot tracks with his wellness era. In 2024, Jon released two guided-meditation projects — “Total Meditation” and “Manifest Abundance: Affirmations for Personal Growth” — a deliberate downshift from one of hip-hop’s loudest hype men. And he hasn’t disappeared from the culture’s biggest stages: in 2024’s Super Bowl LVIII halftime show, he joined Usher and Ludacris for a ring-shaking run that moved from “Turn Down for What” into “Yeah!”

What’s next blends work and workout. Jon’s tour calendar continues to thread clubs and festivals — from TAO/Hakkasan dates to fairground stages — while his HGTV remodel series “Lil Jon Wants to Do What?” keeps him teaming with designer Anitra Mecadon on homeowner makeovers.

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