Kanye West is ‘our new Michael Jackson’ says Dame Dash: ‘He triggers the world’

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heal the world?Roc-A-Fella Records giant Damon Dash has nothing but good words for the “Famous” rapper.In Netflix’s new three-part documentary “Jeen-Yuhs,” filmmakers Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozahchronicle chronicle West’s meteoric rise to fame in the music industry.

The 50-year-old executive signed West, 44, to a record deal with Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s and spoke about his effect on Yeezus throughout his career.The entrepreneur compared Ye to the late great Michael Jackson, saying he was a new incarnation of the “Thriller” singer.“I was the guy who always ran around with a camera ’cause I knew that these moments were priceless, it was just a matter of when it was time,” Dash said during an interview with the Jasmine Brand.

He continued: “So, I was glad that they actually took that advice and did that, or at least followed the example. I got a lot a footage, but it’s just the time, it’s always about the times.

I think this is the right time for that.”The music mogul added that West is “our new Michael Jackson,” noting, “Whether that’s negative or positive, but that’s just what it is.”“Every move [Kanye] makes, everybody’s paying attention to.