This summer Roc-a-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash received a warning from his bank after having not made a payment on his $78,504.20-a-month mortgage since January. Now the Daily News is reporting that the bank wants his two Tribeca condos, which under the same mortgage and located at 25 N. Moore Street and 79 Laight Street. On top of losing the homes, the city is seizing his SUV and "his lawyer dropped him for not paying......

It seems hip-hop mogul Damon Dash may be an entrepreneur, but he's certainly not in the business of paying the bills. The NY Post is now reporting that the Eastern Savings Bank has filed suit against him, "charging the Roc-a-Fella Records co-founder hasn't made a payment on his $78,504.20-a-month mortgage since January." The $7.3M mortgage is split between two properties, at both 25 N. Moore Street and 79 Laight Street, and Dash and his wife......

Derek Jeter isn't alone when it comes to accusations of dodging taxes. The New York Post features a rundown of other famous New Yorkers who are on the hook for taxes owed. Near the top of the list is rap mogul Damon Dash, who allegedly owes the state $2 million.Dash, 36, is one of almost 225,000 city debtors who together have shortchanged the city and state more than $1 billion in income taxes, penalties and......

Jeez Louise! Mr. Softee has long been one of the few things in this city that we thought unimpeachably good. Sure, the music is sometimes a little much, and the trucks are spewing a billion tons of smog into the air every summer, but what beats a soft-serve cone on a hot day? Sad news, then, that Mr. Softee has turned to the dark side, threatening to kick the cream out of the cute foodie......

Is the Upper West Side a new hotbed for cellphone theft? On the heels of news that rap impressario Damon Dash sent some of his men to scare some thugs who bullied his son and stole his cellphone outside the Dwight School, it turns out two 15 year olds mugged a woman of her cellphone yesterday. The two boys used an air pistol that looked at like a gun (and is used in target practice)......

- A man tried to kidnap a five year old from her school's cafeteria! - Gawker points out the mistakes in the Post's photograph of the Conde Nast holiday lunch, which is good copy editing/research department fun - The Murder Inc. drug money laundering case closes, with Jay-Z, Damon Dash, Russell Simmons, Ja Rule, and Ashanti watching - Neighborhoodies is offering customized stockings - no coal, please! - Heroin ring busted - and the cops......

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Entertainment Lawyer...

Yesterday's SUV-jumping-a-Midtown-curb incident was actually more than an incident of just a driver losing control. It all started when the drivers of two cars got into a fight. A police lieutenant decided to intervene to "avoid a road rage" incident and asked the driver of a Honda SUV for his license. As Hugo Palamino took his license out of his wallet, a small bag with a white, drug-like substance fell out. And at that,......

Tickets for Robert Deniro’s lovechild have gone on sale, offering over 150 films, documentaries, a free movie “drive in”, and an outside street fair. While movies range from the highly praised and much hyped Mad Hot Ballroom, be aware that acclaimed home video actress Paris Hilton’s horror opus House of Wax will also debut. So please, don’t drink and buy tickets. Highlights include: Tribeca Talks Panel Series: • The Interpreter – A Conversation with......

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Realizing that what NYers need is more ice cream, Damon Dash is unleashing ROC ice cream trucks that will sell ice cream. Plus the trucks will give away ROC branded promotional materials. Of course, the press release mentions that New York will get three trucks (one with Samantha Ronson with twin C. Ronson and another with Cam'ron), but it does not mention what kind of ice cream they will be serving, which, in Gothamist's opinion,......