Ruff Ryders Entertainment
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| Parent company | Universal Music Group |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Founder | Darrin "Dee" Dean Joaquin "Waah" Dean and T-Davis |
| Status | Defunct |
| Distributor(s) | Fontana Distribution (In the US) Universal Music Group (Outside the US) |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | New York City, New York |
| Official Website | RuffRyders.com |
Ruff Ryders Entertainment was a record label founded by brothers Darrin "Dee" Dean and Joaquin "Waah" Dean, uncles of producer Swizz Beatz.[1] It operated as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group, and was distributed by Fontana Distribution. The label was disbanded in 2010.
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[edit] History
Ruff Ryders' founders were initially famous for managing rappers DMX, Ma$e and The Lox who became multi-platinum stars for Def Jam Recordings and Bad Boy Entertainment in the late-1990s. After DMX's success, the management company started its own label imprint through Interscope Records, and had success with releases from female rapper Eve, former Bad Boy Records group The L.O.X. and its main rapper Jadakiss, Drag-On, and newcomer Jin, winner of BET's 106 & Park freestyle MC battle competition. The Deans' nephew Swizz Beatz is the main producer for most of the acts on the roster. In 2001 Cassidy was signed to the label through Swizz Beatz along with Full Surface labelmate Yung Wun.
As the first Reunion Project since their 2005 Album The Redemption, Vol. 4 Jadakiss and Swizz Beatz invited Drag-On, Eve, Styles P, Sheek Louch and DMX, who had just been released from jail, for the Remix of "Who's Real". A Ruff Ryders Reunion Album was announced by Swizz Beatz and was originally set to release in 2008 but it got pushed back.
In 2010, founders Joaquin and Darin Dean decided to revamp the brand through a new venture known as Ruff Ryders Indy, as a Fontana/Universal affiliated distribution company. This marked the end of Ruff Ryders Entertainment.
[edit] Artists
- DMX (Ruff Ryders/Bloodline/EMI)
- The LOX (Ruff Ryders/D-Block/Bad Boy)
- Drag-On (Ruff Ryders Indy/Hood Environment)
- Grizz Roc (Ruff Ryders)
- Flashy (Ruff Ryders/Hard Work)
- Swizz Beatz (Ruff Ryders/Full Surface/Atlantic)
- El-Gwoppo (Ruff Ryders Indy/Fetti Boy Nation)
- Eve (Ruff Ryders/Full Surface/EMI)
- Kartoon (Ruff Ryders)
- Mook (Ruff Ryders Indy)
[edit] Producers
- Swizz Beatz
- P.K. a.k.a. P. Killer Trackz
- Mahogany Music
- Elite
- Divine Bars
- DJ Shok
- Black Key
- Tuneheadz
- Dame Grease
- Jay "Icepick" Jackson"
[edit] Labels founded by Ruff Ryder artists
- Bloodline Records Founded By DMX
- D-Block Records Founded By Jadakiss, Styles P & Sheek Louch
- Full Surface Founded By Swizz Beatz
- Hood Environment Entertainment Founded By Drag-On
[edit] Releases
- It's Dark and Hell Is Hot (1998)
- Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (1998)
- ...And Then There Was X (1999)
- The Great Depression (2001)
- Grand Champ (2003)
- Year of the Dog...Again (2006)
- The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter (Greatest Hits) (2007)
- Opposite of H2O (2000)
- Hell and Back (2004)
- First Lady (1999)
- Scorpion (2001)
- Eve-Olution (2002)
- Kiss tha Game Goodbye (2001)
- Kiss of Death (2004)
- The Last Kiss (2009)
- A Gangster and a Gentleman (2002)
- Time Is Money (2006)
- Super Gangster, Extraordinary Gentleman (2007)
- Walk Witt Me (2003)
- After Taxes (2005)
- Silverback Gorilla (2008)
- We Are the Streets (2000)
- The Rest Is History (2004)
Ruff Ryders[2]
- Ryde or Die Vol. 1 (1999)
- Ryde or Die Vol. 2 (2000)
- Ryde or Die Vol. 3: In the "R" We Trust (2001)
- The Redemption Vol. 4 (2005)
- Ruff Ryders: Past, Present, Future (2011)
- Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories (2002)
- One Man Band Man (2007)
- Split Personality (2004)
- I'm a Hustla (2005)
- B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story (2007)
- The Dirtiest Thirstiest (2004)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Ruff Ryders - basic infosallmusic. Accessed October 26, 2008
- ^ Ruff Ryders - discographyallmusic. Accessed October 26, 2008
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