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Infobox record label| parent = Universal Music Group | founded = 1988| founder = Darrin "Dee" Dean
Joaquin "Waah" Dean and T-Davis| status = various| distributor = Fontana Distribution
(In the US)
Universal Music Group
(Outside the US)| genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop | country = United States | location = New York City, New York | url = http://www.ruffryders.com RuffRyders.com Ruff Ryders Entertainment was a record label founded by brothers Darrin "Dee" Dean and Joaquin "Waah" Dean, uncles of producer Swizz Beatz .Allmusic | class = artist | id = p370053 | tab = biography | label = Biography of Ruff Ryders | first = Heather | last = Phares | accessdate = October 26, 2008 It operated as a subsidiary of Universal Music Group , and was distributed by Fontana Distribution . The label was disbanded in 2010.

History


Ruff Ryders' founders were initially famous for managing rapper s DMX (rapper)|DMX , Ma$e and The LOX|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 (rapper)|Eve , former Bad Boy Records group The L.O.X. and its main rapper Jadakiss , Drag-On , and newcomer Jin (rapper)|Jin , winner of Black Entertainment Television|BET 's 106 & Park freestyle rap|freestyle MC battle competition. The Deans' nephew Swizz Beatz is the main producer for most of the acts on the roster. In 2001 Cassidy (rapper)|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.

Artists


  • DMX (rapper)|DMX (Ruff Ryders/ Bloodline Records|Bloodline / EMI )

  • The LOX (Ruff Ryders/ D-Block Records|D-Block / Bad Boy Records|Bad Boy )

  • * Jadakiss (Ruff Ryders/ D-Block Records|D-Block / Def Jam )

  • * Styles P (Ruff Ryders/ D-Block Records|D-Block / E1 Music|E1 )

  • * Sheek Louch (Ruff Ryders/ D-Block / Def Jam )

  • Drag-On (Ruff Ryders Indy/ Hood Environment )

  • Grizz Roc (Ruff Ryders)

  • Flashy (Ruff Ryders/Hard Work)

  • Swizz Beatz (Ruff Ryders/ Full Surface Records|Full Surface / Atlantic Records|Atlantic )

  • El-Gwoppo (Ruff Ryders Indy/Fetti Boy Nation)

  • Eve (rapper)|Eve (Ruff Ryders/ Full Surface Records|Full Surface / EMI Music|EMI )

  • Kartoon (Ruff Ryders)

  • Mook (Ruff Ryders Indy)


    • 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"


    • Labels founded by Ruff Ryder artists


  • Bloodline Records Founded By DMX (rapper)|DMX

  • D-Block Records Founded By Jadakiss , Styles P & Sheek Louch

  • Full Surface Founded By Swizz Beatz

  • Hood Environment Entertainment Founded By Drag-On


    • Releases


    DMX (rapper)|DMX
  • '' 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 (DMX album)|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)


    • Drag-On
  • Opposite of H2O (2000)

  • Hell and Back (2004)


    • Eve (rapper)|Eve
  • '' Ruff Ryders' First Lady|First Lady (1999)

  • Scorpion (album)|Scorpion (2001)

  • Eve-Olution (2002)


    • Jadakiss
  • Kiss tha Game Goodbye (2001)

  • Kiss of Death (Jadakiss album)|Kiss of Death (2004)

  • The Last Kiss (album)|The Last Kiss (2009)


    • Styles P
  • A Gangster and a Gentleman (2002)

  • Time Is Money (Styles P album)|Time Is Money (2006)

  • Super Gangster, Extraordinary Gentleman (2007)


    • Sheek Louch
  • Walk Witt Me (2003)

  • After Taxes (2005)

  • Silverback Gorilla (2008)


    • The LOX
  • We Are the Streets (2000)


    • Jin Au-Yeung|Jin
  • The Rest Is History (2004)


    • Ruff Ryders Allmusic | class = artist | id = p370053 | tab = discography | label = Discography for Ruff Ryders | accessdate = October 26, 2008
  • 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)


    • Swizz Beatz
  • Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories (2002)

  • One Man Band Man (2007)


    • Cassidy (rapper)|Cassidy
  • Split Personality (2004)

  • '' I'm a Hustla (2005)

  • B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story (2007)


    • Yung Wun
  • The Dirtiest Thirstiest (2004)


    • External links


  • http://www.ruffryders.com Official Ruff Ryders Website

  • http://www.ruffrydersindy.com Official Ruff Ryders Indy Website

  • http://www.ruffryderseurope.com Official Website (Europe)


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