According to Dash, who was dating late R&B star Aaliyah, who had a sexual relationship with Kelly as a minor, at the time, says Kelly’s checkered past and reputation made him leery of involving himself in the crooner and JAY’s joint album.

Learn about the real reason behind the deterioration of the working relationship between Dame Dash and JAY-Z, involving R. Kelly's controversial collaboration.

In a recent interview, Dame Dash reflects on the passing of Aaliyah and how he walked away from R. Kelly and JAY-Z‘s ‘The Best of Both Worlds‘ album,’ claiming, “I didn’t want any part of that project.

Dame Dash has once again denied he had any involvement in Jay-Z and R. Kelly 's Best of Both Worlds joint album, this time saying there was a morale line the project crossed since the singer had a troubled past.