Now it’s a harder knock life. 

The co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records was recently instructed to pay $4 million as a penalty for making derogatory comments about a filmmaker on a podcast. This is in addition to the large sum of money he already owes to the state of New York.

Damon Dash, who is already in debt to New York for $8.7 million in unpaid taxes, has been ordered by a California federal judge to pay the new fine following negative remarks he made about movie producer Josh Webber during an episode of the “Earn Your Leisure” podcast in March 2024.

On the podcast, Dash, known for his work in the music industry and his fallout with Jay Z, spoke about a disagreement he had with Webber regarding the 2019 film “Dear Frank”. Dash alleged that Webber and his associates had cheated him, which led to a defamation lawsuit filed against him in April 2024.

“And I knew this d—khead Chris Brown and Josh Webber and Muddy Waters…These guys trigger me and steal my s–t,” he said on the podcast.

Webber claimed in his suit that he lost a  $4-million producing and directing job because of the comments, which were broadcast to thousands of listeners.

Last week, Judge John Walter made the $4 million “default judgment” against Dash because he failed to “file an opposition” to the suit, Central District of California Court papers state. 

The ruling marks the latest of Dash’s financial woes, which include a $823,000 judgment in a previous legal battle over “Dear Frank,” along with a $300,000 judgement over a 2020 copyright infringement and $193,000 in unpaid child support.

Webber’s attorney claimed to The Post that Dash “has not learned his lesson and continues to defame people.”

“At some point someone on Damon Dash’s team needs to tell him that Mr. Webber will always protect his reputation and rights, at all costs,” said Christopher Brown of the firm Brown & Rosen LLC.

The on-air trash talk against Webber came after Dash insisted that Jay-Z “robbed me” over record label and clothing company dealings on a different podcast, “Big Boy’s Neighborhood,” in 2019.

“No matter what, I feel he robbed me — period,” Dash said on that podcast. “The way he went about moves with my business was dirty.”

Dash and the famed Brooklyn rapper co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records —which made hits such as “Hard Knock Life” and “99 Problems” — in 1994 but have since had a falling out over finances.

Reps for Dash and Jay-Z didn’t immediately return a request for comment Thursday.