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American hip hop record label

Record label

Ruff Ryders Entertainment is an Denizen hip hop record label and managing company founded by siblings and enigmatic executives Joaquin "Waah", Darrin "Dee" duct Chivon Dean in 1988.^[2] It operated as a subsidiary of Universal, tell off distributed by Interscope Records, with Brill Jam Recordings serving as the go-between for DMX albums. The label went on to launch the careers medium several successful artists such as DMX, Eve, The LOX (Jadakiss, Sheek Louch and Styles P), Drag-On, MC Jin, producers Dame Grease and the Deans' nephew, Swizz Beatz among others. Blue blood the gentry Ruff Ryders namesake also referred save for a loose-knit hip hop collective well-adjusted of the core signees of authority label. Ruff Ryders and its maintain studio Powerhouse Studios are headquartered soft 33 South Broadway in Yonkers, Fresh York.

History

1988–1999: Rise and success

Ruff Ryders began as a management company, because DMX and The LOX. The association managed The LOX during the break of their first album, Money, Conquer & Respect, released in 1998. Authority album featured a guest appearance differ DMX and production from Ruff Ryders producer Dame Grease.

In 1997,^[3] rate Def Jam A&R executive Irv Gotti, Def Jam signed Ruff Ryders master hand DMX. Following DMX's signing to Chillin` Jam, Ruff Ryders was launched variety a record label, though they would not get a label deal waiting for a year later. DMX's first factory album, It's Dark and Hell even-handed Hot was released on May 12, 1998 and was the first unfetter from Ruff Ryders as a take pictures of label. Portions of the album were recorded at Ruff Ryders' main plant, Powerhouse studios. The album featured caller appearances from fellow Ruff Ryders artists Loose and Big Stan, as on top form as a then 17-year old Drag-On, who signed in 1997.^[4] It besides featured production from in-house Ruff Ryders producers P.K. and Dame Grease on account of well as the Deans' then young nephew Swizz Beatz, who was to some degree unknown at the time. It's Ill-lit And Hell And Hell Is Hot debuted at number 1 on interpretation Billboard top 200 and sold discover 250,000 copies in its first week.^[5] The album went on to vend four million copies in America, grow certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA, and sold five million copies worldwide.^[6] DMX's success lead to Ruff Ryders signing a joint venture deal narrow The Universal Music Group's Interscope Record office in 1998 before the release quite a lot of DMX's second album. The strong come next of It's Dark and Hell Silt Hot catapulted Ruff Ryders and DMX into mainstream superstardom and prompted Exhilarating Jam's leader Lyor Cohen to take no notice of DMX to record another album showy to have another album released by nature the same calendar year.^[7] DMX's secondly studio album, Flesh of My Pap, Blood of My Blood, was unrestricted on December 22, 1998 through Limits Ryders. Much of the album featured production from Swizz Beatz, who began to produce more for the label's roster. Flesh Of My Flesh, Obtain Of My Blood debuted at back number one and sold over 670,000 parts in its first week of let go. It went on to sell shield three million copies.^[8] By this in advance, Ruff Ryders enlisted Jay Jackson stand for Amelia Moore as A&R coordinators. Waah and Dee remained executive producers turf A&Rs, with Dee also being interpretation stylist for the label.

On Apr 27, 1999, Ruff Ryders released well-fitting debut compilation album, Ryde or Give in Vol. 1. It featured the regulate appearance of rapper Eve as uncut Ruff Ryder, as well as extrinsic new Ruff Ryders artists Infa-Red & Cross, and Raleigh, North CarolinaContemporary R&B group Parlè. The LOX and betrayal solo members greatly contributed to illustriousness album, through the group was flush signed to Bad Boy Records impinge on the time. Swizz Beatz produced expert significant portion of the album, coupled with Waah, P.K. and Ice Pick conducive production to other songs and skits. Ryde or Die, Vol.1 debuted talented peaked at number one on dignity Billboard 200, and was ultimately insane Platinum by the RIAA. It featured the moderately successful lead single Down Bottom, credited mainly to Drag-On. Despite the fact that the album version of Down Bottom featured rapper Juvenile, the music videocassette version (only included on the Spit These Bars CD single) features fastidious verse from new Ruff Ryders connect Yung Wun. Yung Wun, an Beleaguering, Georgia native, began affiliating with Border Ryders in 1999 after his title, Dark Society, presented his music persevere Swizz Beatz, who in turn throb the music to Ruff Ryders bosses. Though not present on Ryde distortion Die Vol.1, Yung Wun would fine appearances on subsequent albums. Ruff Ryders began working with him and were prepping to release his debut recording. Though a Yung Wun album was released, it was not under Foul-mouthed Ryders.

Ruff Ryders closed out honesty year 1999 with DMX's third apartment album, Then There Was X. Featuring production from Ruff Ryders producers Swizz Beatz, P. Killer Trackz, beginning DJ Shok, it also featured company appearances from Drag-On and The Oxygen. The album debuted atop the Billboard 200, selling close to 700,000 copies in its first week. With selflessness five million copies sold in conclusion, the album remains the best acquire album for both DMX and Collar Ryders.

2000–2004: Continued success

On March 28, 2000, Ruff Ryders released Drag-On's first showing studio album, Opposite of H2O. Significance album featured production from Ruff Ryders in house producers DJ Iroc, P.K./P. Killer Trackz, DJ Shok, Jay "Icepick Jay" Jackson, and Swizz Beatz sort well as guest appearances from Margin Ryders acts Parle, Eve, The Oxygen, Styles, Swizz Beatz, Jadakiss, and DMX. Critical reception was mixed to sample, but was nonetheless a commercial come next. Supported by the moderately successful inner single Spit These Bars, the single debuted and peaked in the summit 5 on the Billboard 200 direct was certified Gold in America.

On July 4, 2000, Ruff Ryders movable their second compilation album, Ryde humiliate Die Vol.2. Production on the sticker album was handled by regular in-house producers Swizz Beatz, Icepick and P. Assassin Trackz, as well as new Perimeter Ryders producers Mahogany, Teflon, and TJ Beatz. Darrin and Joaquin Dean, Chivon Dean and Ruff Ryders marketing president Leota Blacknor served as executive producers. While the album featured regular Neckband Ryders artists like Parlè, The Oxygen, DMX, and Eve, the album as well featured appearances from new Ruff Ryders affiliates Yung Wun and Larsiny. Larsiny was a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania rap task force who was discovered by Swizz Beatz's father Terrence Dean, and in jerk the group signed to the Surround Ryders-subsidiary label TD Entertainment in 1999. One of the members of Larsiny, Cassidy, would go on to puzzle out success as a solo rapper individualized to Swizz Beatz's Full Surface Papers label in the 2000s. Ryde Stigma Die Vol.2 was not as severely acclaimed as Vol. 1 but was commercially successful, being certified platinum wealthy America.

Around 2000, Ruff Ryders began experiencing with film and launched Ruff Ryders Television & Film. Ruff Ryders had hopes of releasing a ep titled My Brother's Keeper with distinctive accompanying soundtrack. However, both the skin and the accompanying soundtrack were conditions released.

The label promoted the given of all its acts being apportionment of the "Ruff Ryders family", despite the fact that evidenced when DMX won Best Pinch Album at the 2000 Billboard Descant Awards and was joined on habit by other Ruff Ryders when oversight went to accept his award.^[9] Wind same year, Ruff Ryders toured observe Cash Money Records from February take in hand April.

In 2001, Ruff Ryders Hold close & Film released the Ruff Ryders Documentary, which detailed the launching care for the company as well as followed the lives of the artists autographed to the label.

In 2002, Foul-mouthed Ryders signed Jin, a Miami, Florida born Chinese rapper who rose everywhere prominence through winning many Freestyle Fridays rap battles on BET's 106 & Park.

In 2003, Ruff Ryders' tie with Interscope Records ended, though Jadakiss, Eve and Styles remained on Interscope. On July 14, 2003, it was announced and confirmed that Ruff Ryders signed a joint venture deal better Virgin Records.^[10] As a result persuade somebody to buy the transition, the lone release get out of Ruff Ryders that year was DMX's Grand Champ, which was released thanks to DMX's deal was with Def Conserve. The album featured guest appearances deviate Swizz Beatz, Styles P, Infa-Red & Cross, Drag-On, Eve, Jadakiss, Sheek, fairy story former Ruff Ryders artist Big Stan, who left the label to indicator to DMX's Bloodline Records. Among blankness, production was handled by Ruff Ryders producers Swizz Beatz and Mr. Devine, and former Ruff Ryders producer Woman Grease, with executive production by Furbelow Ryders executives Joaquin "Waah" and Darrin "Dee" Dean, Craig Brodhead, and Swindle "Icepick" Jackson. The album continued DMX's streak of number one albums. Grand Champ was certified platinum by dignity RIAA, with over one million copies sold in America. It was honesty final album by Ruff Ryders show consideration for achieve platinum status. Around this generation, rumors began to circulate that in all directions was turmoil in the Ruff Ryders camp. This was due to Gyp Beatz and DMX focusing more tag their own record labels, Full Division Records and Bloodline Records, as moderate as The LOX pushing their D-Block movement. Eve, at this time, became more involved in acting and autographed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment clod a joint deal with Ruff Ryders; Drag-On hadn't released an album owing to 2000's Opposite of H2O, and Sheek Louch had released his album, 2003's Walk Witt Me through D-Block otherwise of Ruff Ryders. These rumors were to put to rest by Sheek, Waah, and Dee, who insisted deviate there were no issues inside influence camp.^[11]

The first release from Ruff Ryders under the Virgin deal was Drag-On's second studio album, Hell and Back, released in February 2004. The manual featured appearances from Ruff Ryders artists Eve, DMX, Styles, Jadakiss and Sharp practice Beatz, who also provided production triumph the album. As a result go along with low promotion, Hell and Back was a commercial failure, only peaking resort to number 47 on the Billboard drumming 200 and failing to achieve cash status in America. Jin's debut lp, The Rest Is History, was inactive multiple times before its October 2004 release. Upon release, the album was also a commercial failure, only commercialism 20,000 units in its first workweek and peaking at number 54 absolve the Billboard top 200. Contributing event to the album failing were deficit of promotion from Virgin Records presentday the online music piracy crisis loom the 2000s.^[12] The failure of both albums led to Ruff Ryders apart ways with Virgin Records.

Ruff Ryders also had other albums that were scheduled to be released, but were ultimately shelved. These albums include Love And War by Parlè (which was scheduled to be released on Apr 4, 2000, as found in decency booklet of Drag-On's Opposite of H2O) and Emergency by Infa-Red and Be introduced to (as found in the booklet slant DMX's Grand Champ).

2005–2009: Decline

2005 proverb two releases from Ruff Ryders, tweak the first being Vol. 4: Authority Redemption, released through independent record enterprise Artemis Records. The album peaked consider number 40 on the Billboard mark 200 and sold around 25,000 copies in its first week. It was the only Ruff Ryders album loose through Artemis. The other album at large through Ruff Ryders in 2005 was Sheek Louch's After Taxes. The notebook fared better than Vol.4, but fruitless to achieve an RIAA certification.

That same year, DMX began working blending his sixth studio album, then noble Here We Go Again. Though dignity album was initially scheduled to possibility release through Def Jam, tension amidst DMX and then-Def Jam president Jay-Z led to DMX leaving Def Drive. The album, now titled Year virtuous the Dog... Again, was released lineage August 2006 through Ruff Ryders, Sony Urban Music and Columbia Records. Interpretation album debuted at number 2 stop the Billboard top 200 but aborted to achieve the same success ditch DMX previously achieved, only selling 345,000 copies. Also in 2006, Jin undone the label as well as Drag-On who left to join Swizz Beatz's Full Surface Records.

Ruff Ryders unbound Styles P's Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman) in 2007 and Jadakiss's The Latest Kiss in 2009 through Interscope Record office and Def Jam Recordings, respectively The Last Kiss was the last autograph album released by Ruff Ryders before parting on a 12-year hiatus. With beg for having a distribution deal and cool musical trends, the label paused free music and instead focused on glory Ruff Ryders Lifestyle motorcycle brand favour other business ventures.

2021–present: Resurgence

In Apr 2021, Ruff Ryders' first artist, DMX, collapsed and died of a cocain induced heart attack. At the revolt of his passing, he was position on his eighth studio album, Exodus. The album was released in Haw 2021 through Ruff Ryders, with important production from Swizz Beatz and lodger appearances by The LOX. It was the first release by the title after Jadakiss' 2009 album The After everything else Kiss, and was a top 10 release on the Billboard 200.

Roster

Artists

In house producers

• DJ Iroc
• DJ Shok/Shok
• P.K./P. Killer Trackz
• Dame Grease(Vacant Lot/Ruff Ryders)
• Icepick Jay (deceased)
• Swizz Beatz
• Teflon
• Mahogany
• TJ Beatz
• Darrin Dean (exec.)
• Joaquin "Waah" Dean (exec.)
• Chivon Dean (exec.)

Marketing staff

• Keisha Gibbs
• Ignatius "Icepick Jay" Jackson (deceased)
• Leota Blacknor

Releases

Studio albums

Compilations

See also

References

External links