Click to Print  The Beat Goes On  With each venture, this hip-
hop impresario keeps his rhythm. July 1, 2005  Vital stats:
Damon Dash, 34  Company:Dash Ventures  2005 projected sales:
Clothing line Rocawear alone makes $350 million annually.  Music
prodigies: Dash laid the foundation for his empire a decade ago
when he, burgeoning rapper Jay-Z and Kareem "Biggs" Burke
decided to create Roc-A-Fella Records after other record
companies wouldn't give Jay-Z a chance. Roc-A-Fella's reputation
as being bigger and better than the majors, as well as its
support for nontraditional artists and music, helped the label
grow a roster of rap all-stars. (The partners sold Roc-A-Fella
to Island Def Jam in late 2004.)  Clear intentions: Following up
with hip-hop label Rocawear, Dash launched all subsequent
ventures--boxing promotion, films, an urban lifestyle magazine,
watches, premium vodka and a line of MP3 players, to name a few
--with quality in mind. Why such diversification? "We don't want
to be known as just being good [