Who is D-Roc? Cassie says Biggie's friend took her to the doctor after Diddy allegedly assaulted her for planning to attend Drake's music festival

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Cassie Ventura continued giving her testimony at Diddy's trial (Image via Getty)

Cassie Ventura brought up the name of D-Roc in her testimony as she appeared at the stand during Diddy’s ongoing trial. The trial started last week, and Cassie talked at length about the freak-off parties organized by the rapper, also known as Sean Love Combs.

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The latest updates from the trial were shared by the Inner City Press through X on May 14, 2025. Cassie brought up an incident where Combs allegedly entered her residence as she was planning to attend Drake's music festival, and attempted to attack her.

Cassie Ventura was shown a photo of her eye as she said she was “thrown into the bed frame” during the dispute. While the picture of the eye was shown to Ventura, Cassie was questioned about the person who took her to the doctor. The singer and actress revealed the name of D-Roc in response.

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Also known as Damion ‘Droc’ Butler, D-Roc assisted in launching the career of The Notorious B.I.G., who died back in 2020, and shared a close friendship with the late rapper over the years, as per IMDb. He has also managed the musical career of other artists, such as Lil Kim.

As per another update shared by CNN, Diddy’s daughters were not spotted in court when Cassie Ventura gave her testimony. An insider close to Diddy’s family members stated that the daughters have been traveling for their prom in Los Angeles, which is scheduled on Saturday, May 17.

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Back on May 12, 2025, three of Diddy’s daughters - Chance, D’Lila, and Jessie - left the court when Daniel Phillip was giving his testimony, recalling the graphic alleged sexual encounters with Combs, as per People magazine.


D-Roc was a close friend of The Notorious B.I.G.: Career and other details

Damion and The Notorious B.I.G. had known each other since their childhood days, as per USA Today. Roc owned unseen footage from the time he spent with the artist, also known as Christopher Wallace, which was featured in a documentary titled Emmett Malloy’s Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell. The documentary aired on Netflix three years ago.

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In an interview with USA Today in 2021, D-Roc opened up on why he decided to share it with everyone, saying that Wallace’s former manager, Wayne Burrow, wanted to know more about Christopher.

“The fact that he really wanted to know who Chris was – he wanted to know who the artist before the rapper was," he said. "He was interested in everything that I cared about, that Wayne cared about, our team cared about, so that’s why I trusted to give him what he needed to pull this off.”
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Apart from his friendship with Wallace, D-Roc launched a record label called Bully Music, per Revolt TV. He has helped many artists start their careers over the years. D-Roc found a lyricist, Chris Matic, in 2018 and released Matic’s single Calories the same year through his company.

Chris told Revolt TV that the song inspired him to mix his feelings with the record and decided not to let go of the “signature sound.” He further stated:

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“I never sampled it, I never wanted anything, I didn’t want to remake it; I just wanted to contribute my essence to what they did. It came out great.”
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In addition, D-Roc owns a restaurant named Farm House Poconos, as stated by All Hip-Hop. Furthermore, he has even launched a clothing line called Invisible Bully.

Edited by Bharath S
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