ﾓThere is only one woman I have ever been in love with. And my love for her is exactly the reason I had to leave.ﾔ
For the first time ever, noted FM radio programmer and West Coast hip-hop/rock producer Damion Young publicly admits his private love affair with music legend Mariah Carey. Mariah anointed her producer, live-in-boyfriend, might-as-well-have-been-manager “Damizza” to eliminate possible conflict of interest accusations for the highly successful program director of LA’s Power 106 and NY’s Hot ’97. Mariahﾒs trust was unwavering. She deferred to him in almost all things. Damion ﾓDamizzaﾔ Young‘s love for Mariah was so strong he ended their relationship for the sake of her career, knowing that his objective eye was essential to foster her climb. GBA unveils the truth behind one of the music industry’s most passionate love affairs. It’s never been Damion’s intention to exploit his relationship with Mariah; he just hopes to set the record straight.
The mastermind behind the acclaimed ﾓChronic 2001ﾔ reunion of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, his work has sold in excess of 30 million copies and spent a collective 600 weeks on the Billboard charts. Damizza, best known as a behind-the-scenes magician within the music and radio industries has been associated with Mariah, Michael Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Hootie & the Blowfish, Terry Reid, Eric Burdon, and many others. Yet what landed him on the front page of The National Enquirer was the announcement in 2008 that he’d begun working on his life story with author J. Marshall Craig (who wrote acclaimed memoirs for Eric Burdon, Chuck Leavell and others) ﾗ and the subsequent cease-and-desist-order Mariahﾒs attorneys served him with.
ﾓItﾒs the truth,ﾔ Damizza says. ﾓWhen it comes to the music industry I know how deep the rabbit hole goes … and Iﾒm taking fans along for the ride. But thereﾒs a lot more to my story than introducing Mariah to Eminem … itﾒs the truth of why Dr. Dreﾒs ﾓDetoxﾔ has been in limbo for more than a decade … itﾒs how Jay-Z became huge enough to run Def Jam Records … itﾒs how I salvaged Janet Jacksonﾒs relationship with radio programmers all over the world. Iﾒm letting loose on how records are made, promoted, leaked, paid off, corrupted, and careers and lives made and destroyed at the whims of ego and corporate corruption. I was there.ﾔ
Guilty By Association (Two Harbors Press, ISBN: 978-1-936198-98-6; 10/10/10; $16.95) will be available through www.damizzaguilty.com, bookstores everywhere, and all major online retailers beginning October 10th, 2010.
