On this heavy episode of Doggie Diamonds No Filter, we address the long-standing, public history of DeHaven Irby. For the younger generation who might not know, DeHaven isn’t just a random commentator—he is the childhood friend from the Marcy Projects whom Hov famously name-dropped on December 4th with the line, "Then DeHaven introduced me to the game." They were inseparable street partners who dodged bullets together during the rawest days of the 1980s crack epidemic. But twenty years after the Roc-A-Fella empire rose, DeHaven is still hitting platforms, writing books, and launching film concepts exclusively detailing his relationship with the billionaire mogul.
There are two sides to every corporate success story, but at some point, a man has to build his own foundation without relying on the ghost of a friendship that died twenty-five years ago. Does DeHaven have every right to clear his name and talk about Jay-Z forever, or does he need to leave the past in Marcy and move on? Let’s get active in the comments section below!