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Ruff Ryders

Overview
Ruff Ryders Entertainment is a New York
New York
New York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

-based record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

 and management
Management
Management in all business and human organization activity is simply the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives. Management comprises planning, organizing, staffing, leading, directing, facilitating and controlling or manipulating an organization or effort for...

 company, specializing in hip hop music
Hip hop music
Hip hop music is a musical genre which developed alongside hip hop culture, and is commonly based on concepts of loop, rapping, freestyle, DJing, scratching, sampling and beatboxing. The music is used to express concerns of political, social, and personal issues...

. It was founded in 1988 by Chivon Dean and her brothers Dee and Waah, uncles of producer Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Dean better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer and rapper. Swizz, wife R&B singer Mashonda, and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records.-Personal life:...

. The misspelling is deliberate, and a take off of Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States. He is well remembered for his energetic persona, his range of interests and achievements, his model of masculinity, and his "cowboy" image. He was a leader of the Republican Party and founder of the short-lived Bull Moose Party...

's band of Rough Riders
Rough Riders
The "Rough Riders" was the name bestowed on the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish-American War and the only one of the three to see action. The United States army was weakened and left with little manpower after the Civil War roughly 30...

, the 1st Volunteer Cavalry Regiment during the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was an armed military conflict between Spain and the United States that took place between April and August 1898, over the issues of the liberation of Cuba. The war began after American demands for the resolution of the Cuban fight for independence were rejected by Spain...

.

Ruff Ryders' founders were initially famous for managing rapper DMX
DMX (rapper)
Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is an American entertainer who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name stands for Dog Man X, the name he used when he first started rapping in 1990. To date, his best-selling album is his 1999 album ...And Then There Was X, which featured...

, who became a multi-platinum star for Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings is a United States based hip-hop record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Music Group...

 in the late-1990s.
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Ruff Ryders Entertainment is a New York
New York
New York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

-based record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...

 and management
Management
Management in all business and human organization activity is simply the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives. Management comprises planning, organizing, staffing, leading, directing, facilitating and controlling or manipulating an organization or effort for...

 company, specializing in hip hop music
Hip hop music
Hip hop music is a musical genre which developed alongside hip hop culture, and is commonly based on concepts of loop, rapping, freestyle, DJing, scratching, sampling and beatboxing. The music is used to express concerns of political, social, and personal issues...

. It was founded in 1988 by Chivon Dean and her brothers Dee and Waah, uncles of producer Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Dean better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer and rapper. Swizz, wife R&B singer Mashonda, and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records.-Personal life:...

. The misspelling is deliberate, and a take off of Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States. He is well remembered for his energetic persona, his range of interests and achievements, his model of masculinity, and his "cowboy" image. He was a leader of the Republican Party and founder of the short-lived Bull Moose Party...

's band of Rough Riders
Rough Riders
The "Rough Riders" was the name bestowed on the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish-American War and the only one of the three to see action. The United States army was weakened and left with little manpower after the Civil War roughly 30...

, the 1st Volunteer Cavalry Regiment during the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
The Spanish–American War was an armed military conflict between Spain and the United States that took place between April and August 1898, over the issues of the liberation of Cuba. The war began after American demands for the resolution of the Cuban fight for independence were rejected by Spain...

.

Ruff Ryders' founders were initially famous for managing rapper DMX
DMX (rapper)
Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is an American entertainer who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name stands for Dog Man X, the name he used when he first started rapping in 1990. To date, his best-selling album is his 1999 album ...And Then There Was X, which featured...

, who became a multi-platinum star for Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings is a United States based hip-hop record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as a part of The Island Def Jam Music Group...

 in the late-1990s. After DMX's success, the management company started its own label imprint through Interscope Records
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...

, and had success with releases from female rapper Eve
Eve (rapper)
Eve Jihan Jeffers , who performs under the mononym Eve, is an American recording artist and actress. Her first three albums have so far reached 7 million copies sold world wide. In 2003, she became the star of her own TV show, Eve, which lasted for 3 seasons...

, former Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records is an East Coast record label, dealing largely in Hip-Hop/R&B music, founded by producer/rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs in 1993...

 group The L.O.X. and its main rapper Jadakiss
Jadakiss
Jadakiss is an American rapper. He is a member of the group The LOX. Jadakiss is one of three owners of the imprint known as D-Block. He recently signed to Roc-A-Fella Records, an imprint under Def Jam Recordings....

, Drag-On
Drag-On
Mel Jason Smalls , better known as Drag-on, American rapper from The Bronx, New York City. He's the founder of the label Hood Environment and of African-American and Jamaican-American descent.-Music career:...

, and newcomer Jin
Jin (rapper)
Jin Au-Yeung , who performs under the stage name MC Jin, is a Hong Kong hip hop rapper, songwriter and actor. Growing up as an overseas Chinese, he decided to reside permanently in his motherland, Hong Kong. Because of his multicultural background, he is fluent in both Cantonese and English...

, winner of BET
Black Entertainment Television
Black Entertainment Television is an American cable network based in Washington D.C., and targets young African-American audiences in the United States. Robert L. Johnson founded the network in 1980...

's 106 & Park
106 & Park
106 & Park is a music video show, set up in a countdown format, that airs weekdays on BET. Currently, it is the network's number one rated show.-History:...

freestyle MC battle
Freestyle rap
Freestyle rap commonly refers to rap lyrics which are improvised, i.e. performed with few or no previously composed lyrics, off the top of the head...

 competition. The Deans' nephew Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Dean better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer and rapper. Swizz, wife R&B singer Mashonda, and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records.-Personal life:...

 is the main producer for most of the acts on the roster. In 2001 Cassidy was signed to the label through Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Dean better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer and rapper. Swizz, wife R&B singer Mashonda, and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records.-Personal life:...

 along with Full Surface labelmate Yung Wun
Yung Wun
James Anderson, better known by his stage name Yung Wun is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia.-Biography:Yung Wun was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Yung Wun was raised in Eastlake Meadows housing projects, otherwise known as "Little Vietnam". Yung Wun was very quickly exposed to the effects of...

.

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 just got out of Jail, for the Remix of "Who's Real
Who's Real
"Who's Real" is the fourth official single by rapper Jadakiss from his album The Last Kiss. It features Swizz Beatz & OJ Da Juiceman, it features production from Swizz Beatz as well...

". A Ruff Ryders Reunion Album was announced by Swizz Beatz and was originally set to release in 2008 but it got pushed back. The new Ruff Ryders Album is now scheduled to be released in 2010.

Artists

  • The L.O.X. (Ruff Ryders/D-Block
    D-block
    The d-block of the periodic table of the elements consists of those periodic table groups that contain elements in which, in the atomic ground state, the highest-energy electron is in a d-orbital...

    /Bad Boy Records
    Bad Boy Records
    Bad Boy Records is an East Coast record label, dealing largely in Hip-Hop/R&B music, founded by producer/rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs in 1993...

    )
    • Jadakiss
      Jadakiss
      Jadakiss is an American rapper. He is a member of the group The LOX. Jadakiss is one of three owners of the imprint known as D-Block. He recently signed to Roc-A-Fella Records, an imprint under Def Jam Recordings....

      (Ruff Ryders/Roc-A-Fella/D-Block
      D-block
      The d-block of the periodic table of the elements consists of those periodic table groups that contain elements in which, in the atomic ground state, the highest-energy electron is in a d-orbital...

      /Def Jam)
    • Styles P
      Styles P
      David Styles better known as Styles Pinero or Styles P, is a hip-hop rapper and a founding member of the groups The Lox and D-Block.-Solo Albums:* A Gangster and a Gentleman * Time Is Money...

      (Ruff Ryders/E1 Music/D-Block
      D-block
      The d-block of the periodic table of the elements consists of those periodic table groups that contain elements in which, in the atomic ground state, the highest-energy electron is in a d-orbital...

      )
    • Sheek Louch
      Sheek Louch
      Sean Divine Jacobs , better known as Sheek Louch, is an African American rapper and member of D-Block, the group formerly known as The Lox...

      (Ruff Ryders/E1 Music/D-Block
      D-block
      The d-block of the periodic table of the elements consists of those periodic table groups that contain elements in which, in the atomic ground state, the highest-energy electron is in a d-orbital...

      )
  • DMX
    DMX (rapper)
    Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is an American entertainer who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name stands for Dog Man X, the name he used when he first started rapping in 1990. To date, his best-selling album is his 1999 album ...And Then There Was X, which featured...

    (Ruff Ryders/Bodog Music/Bloodline Records
    Bloodline Records
    Bloodline Records is a Hip-Hop record Label founded by rapper Earl Simmons, also known as DMX. The label used to be distributed by Def Jam but is currently searching for a distributor since DMX left Def Jam Records for Sony Records.-Current roster:Artists:...

    )
  • Drag-On
    Drag-On
    Mel Jason Smalls , better known as Drag-on, American rapper from The Bronx, New York City. He's the founder of the label Hood Environment and of African-American and Jamaican-American descent.-Music career:...

    (Ruff Ryders/Full Surface Records
    Full Surface Records
    Full Surface Records is an American record label founded by hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz in 2000 with the help of Cassidy though he has left due to legal and money issues.The label operates through Sony Music Entertainment, and is primarily distributed by J Records & Interscope; the label, however,...

    /Hood Environment)
  • Grizz Roc (Ruff Ryders)
  • Flashy (Ruff Ryders/Hard Work)
  • Swizz Beatz
    Swizz Beatz
    Kasseem Dean better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer and rapper. Swizz, wife R&B singer Mashonda, and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records.-Personal life:...

    (Ruff Ryders/Full Surface/Universal Records
    Universal Records
    Universal Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...

    )
  • Lynne Timmes (aka LT) (Ruff Pop)
  • Eve
    Eve (rapper)
    Eve Jihan Jeffers , who performs under the mononym Eve, is an American recording artist and actress. Her first three albums have so far reached 7 million copies sold world wide. In 2003, she became the star of her own TV show, Eve, which lasted for 3 seasons...

    (Ruff Ryders/Full Surface/Geffen
    Geffen Records
    Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...

    )
  • Kartoon (Ruff Ryders)
  • Infa-Red & Cross (Ruff Ryders)
  • Pirate (Ruff Reggaeton)
  • Tony Sunshine
    Tony Sunshine
    Tony Sunshine is an R&B singer of Puerto Rican descent, famous for singing on a large amount of Terror Squad's songs. He sang on tracks such as Cuban Link's Still Telling Lies, Fat Joe's All I Need and Big Pun's 100%. He released his own single on Jive Records titled: "Oh My God" featuring P...

    (Ruff Ryders)
  • Murda Mook (Ruff Ryders)

Producers

  • Swizz Beatz
    Swizz Beatz
    Kasseem Dean better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer and rapper. Swizz, wife R&B singer Mashonda, and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records.-Personal life:...

  • Neo Da Matrix
    Neo Da Matrix
    Neo Da Matrix is an American hip hop producer born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but attended Stone Mountain High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He has worked with Swizz Beatz as an in-house producer for Ruff Ryders Entertainment and has produced for the likes of Cassidy...

  • P.K. a.k.a. P. Killer Trackz
  • Elite
  • Devine Bars
  • DJ Shok
  • Black Key
  • Mahogany
  • Tuneheadz
  • Dame Grease
    Dame Grease
    Damon Blackmon, or Dame Grease, is a Harlem, New York based video and music producer.-Music career:After first establishing himself with The LOX’s “We’ll Always Love Big Poppa” and DMX’s breakout single “Get At Me Dog,” Dame Grease has gone on to sell over 30 million records and produce for a...

  • Icepick Jay

Labels Founded By Ruff Ryder Artists

  • D-Block Records
    D-Block Records
    D-Block Records is an American hip hop record label.-Roster:-External links:****...

    Founded By Jadakiss
    Jadakiss
    Jadakiss is an American rapper. He is a member of the group The LOX. Jadakiss is one of three owners of the imprint known as D-Block. He recently signed to Roc-A-Fella Records, an imprint under Def Jam Recordings....

    , Styles P
    Styles P
    David Styles better known as Styles Pinero or Styles P, is a hip-hop rapper and a founding member of the groups The Lox and D-Block.-Solo Albums:* A Gangster and a Gentleman * Time Is Money...

     & Sheek Louch
    Sheek Louch
    Sean Divine Jacobs , better known as Sheek Louch, is an African American rapper and member of D-Block, the group formerly known as The Lox...

  • Bloodline Records
    Bloodline Records
    Bloodline Records is a Hip-Hop record Label founded by rapper Earl Simmons, also known as DMX. The label used to be distributed by Def Jam but is currently searching for a distributor since DMX left Def Jam Records for Sony Records.-Current roster:Artists:...

    Founded By DMX
    DMX (rapper)
    Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is an American entertainer who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name stands for Dog Man X, the name he used when he first started rapping in 1990. To date, his best-selling album is his 1999 album ...And Then There Was X, which featured...

     
  • Full Surface Founded By Swizz Beatz
    Swizz Beatz
    Kasseem Dean better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer and rapper. Swizz, wife R&B singer Mashonda, and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records.-Personal life:...

  • Hood Environment Entertainment Founded By Drag-On
    Drag-On
    Mel Jason Smalls , better known as Drag-on, American rapper from The Bronx, New York City. He's the founder of the label Hood Environment and of African-American and Jamaican-American descent.-Music career:...


Releases


DMX
DMX (rapper)
Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is an American entertainer who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name stands for Dog Man X, the name he used when he first started rapping in 1990. To date, his best-selling album is his 1999 album ...And Then There Was X, which featured...

  • It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
    It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
    It's Dark and Hell Is Hot is the debut album of rapper DMX, released May 19, 1998 on Def Jam subsidiary Ruff Ryders Records. The album featured four singles with music videos, "Get at Me Dog", "Stop Being Greedy", "How's It Goin' Down" and the "Ruff Ryders Anthem"...

    (1998)
  • Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
    Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
    Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood was the second album released in 1998 by rapper DMX. It entered the charts at number one with an impressive 670,000 units shipped in the first week. The album eventually went 3x Multi-Platinum. DMX released his debut album It's Dark and Hell Is Hot in 1998 as...

    (1998)
  • ...And Then There Was X
    ...And Then There Was X
    …And Then There Was X is a hip hop album by American rapper DMX, released on December 21, 1999.The first single of the album, the club banger 'What's My Name' was released, which got heavy rotation on both radio and television. The album sold very well, reaching 6x Platinum status making it DMX's...

    (1999)
  • The Great Depression
    The Great Depression (DMX album)
    The Great Depression is the fourth solo album released by New York based rapper DMX. Released October 23 2001, it was DMX's fourth straight album to debut at number one. The album demonstrated his still strong allegiance with the Ruff Ryders. The Great Depression went platinum quickly, but lacked...

    (2001)
  • Grand Champ
    Grand Champ
    Grand Champ is the fifth album by American rapper DMX, released in 2003. Grand Champ features the popular singles Where the Hood At? and Get it on the Floor...

    (2003)
  • Year of the Dog...Again
    Year of the Dog...Again
    Year of the Dog... Again is a hip hop album released on August 1 2006. It is the sixth studio album released by New York rap artist DMX. The first singles released from the album were "We in Here" and "Lord Give Me a Sign"....

    (2006)
  • The Definition of X: The Pick of The Litter
    The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter
    The Definition of X: The Pick of the Litter is a greatest hits album from rapper DMX, released on June 12, 2007 in the United States.The album debuted at number 26 on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling about 35,000 copies in its first week...

    (Greatest Hits) (2007)
  • Walk with Me Now
    Walk with Me Now
    Walk with Me Now is rapper DMX's seventh studio album and was set to be released on October 14, 2008 but has since been pushed back to a later date. This is his debut on the new label Bodog Music after he left Sony BMG/Columbia Records after differences with his last album, Year of the Dog... Again...

    (2009)
  • You'll Fly with Me Later
    You'll Fly with Me Later
    You'll Fly with Me Later is rapper DMX's eighth studio album. Originally set to be released on October 14, 2008, it has been pushed back to a later date. This is his second album on label, Bodog Music after he left Sony BMG/Columbia Records after differences with his last album, Year of the Dog.....

    (2009)


Drag-On
Drag-On
Mel Jason Smalls , better known as Drag-on, American rapper from The Bronx, New York City. He's the founder of the label Hood Environment and of African-American and Jamaican-American descent.-Music career:...

  • Opposite of H2O
    Opposite of H2O
    Opposite of H2O is the debut album by rapper, Drag-On. It was released on March 28, 2000 through Interscope Records and Ruff Ryders Entertainment and was produced by Several Producers, including Swizz Beatz, Dj Iroc, And P.K....

    (2000)
  • Hell and Back
    Hell and Back
    Hell and Back is the second album by rapper Drag-On. It was released on February 10, 2004 for Virgin Records and featured production from the likes of Swizz Beatz and Rockwilder...

    (2004)


Eve
Eve (rapper)
Eve Jihan Jeffers , who performs under the mononym Eve, is an American recording artist and actress. Her first three albums have so far reached 7 million copies sold world wide. In 2003, she became the star of her own TV show, Eve, which lasted for 3 seasons...

  • First Lady
    Ruff Ryders' First Lady
    Let There Be Eve…Ruff Ryders' First Lady is the 1999 debut album of Philadelphia born rapper Eve. It is the second album in history by a female rapper to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200. The album has sold over 1.9 million copies and is certified Double Platinum. The album features singles such...

    (1999)
  • Scorpion
    Scorpion (album)
    Scorpion is the critically acclaimed, Grammy-nominated second album ofrapper Eve. The album debuted at #4 of the Billboard 200 and went platinum...

    (2001)
  • Eve-Olution
    Eve-Olution
    Eve-Olution is the third album from Grammy award-winning rapper Eve. The album debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200. The album was not as successful as her first two albums, but it was certified Gold, selling 635,000 units. The album features the hit single "Gangsta Lovin'" featuring Alicia Keys,...

    (2002)
  • Flirt (2009)


Jadakiss
Jadakiss
Jadakiss is an American rapper. He is a member of the group The LOX. Jadakiss is one of three owners of the imprint known as D-Block. He recently signed to Roc-A-Fella Records, an imprint under Def Jam Recordings....

  • Kiss tha Game Goodbye
    Kiss tha Game Goodbye
    Kiss Tha Game Goodbye is a 2001 album by Yonkers, New York rapper Jadakiss. It is Jadakiss' debut solo release, and would later be followed by the 2004 album Kiss of Death. It featured the singles "Knock Yourself Out", "We Gonna Make It", and "Put Ya Hands Up". It also features the Beanie Sigel...

    (2001)
  • Kiss of Death
    Kiss of Death (Jadakiss album)
    Kiss of Death is a 2004 album by rapper Jadakiss. It is the follow up to his 2001 debut album Kiss tha Game Goodbye. It was released in the U.S on the 22nd of June and reached #1 on both the Billboard 200 and the Rap albums charts. In the UK it peaked at #65. Kiss Of Death was a popular album among...

    (2004)
  • The Last Kiss (2009)


Styles P
Styles P
David Styles better known as Styles Pinero or Styles P, is a hip-hop rapper and a founding member of the groups The Lox and D-Block.-Solo Albums:* A Gangster and a Gentleman * Time Is Money...

  • A Gangster and a Gentleman
    A Gangster and a Gentleman
    A Gangster and a Gentleman is Yonkers, New York rapper Styles P's solo debut after a series of two LOX albums and three Ruff Ryder volumes. Styles is the second to be debuted solo, after Jadakiss, and before the other member of the LOX, Sheek Louch....

    (2002)
  • Time Is Money
    Time Is Money (Styles P album)
    Time Is Money is the second album by hip hop artist Styles P.It was originally scheduled to be released on November 14, 2006 but was delayed for a month. According to D-Block President Supa Mario, the album was not coming out when it was supposed to due to "Styles not beating Super Mario Bros 3...

    (2006)
  • The Ghost Sessions (2007)
  • Super Gangster, Extraordinary Gentleman (2007)


Sheek Louch
Sheek Louch
Sean Divine Jacobs , better known as Sheek Louch, is an African American rapper and member of D-Block, the group formerly known as The Lox...

  • Walk witt Me
    Walk Witt Me
    Walk witt Me is the debut solo album by rapper Sheek Louch of rap group The L.O.X.. The album gained little mainstream recognition despite being on a major label, Universal. However, the album did manage to generate a buzz for the single produced by DJ Green Lantern titled "Mighty D-Block ", which...

    (2003)
  • After Taxes
    After Taxes
    After Taxes is the second solo album by rapper Sheek Louch. It was released via the independent label Koch Records instead of on a major label like Walk witt Me, Sheek's first album. His sophomore release spawned a minor hit with "Kiss Your Ass Goodbye"...

    (2005)
  • Silverback Gorilla
    Silverback Gorilla
    Silverback Gorilla is rapper Sheek Louch's third solo album. It was released on March 18, 2008. Its first single is "Good Love", produced by Red Spyda. The video is already out and has been shown on BET's "Rap City" and MTV Jams. The second single is set to be "Keep Pushin...

    (2008)


The L.O.X.
  • Money, Power & Respect
    Money, Power & Respect
    Money, Power & Respect is the debut album released by The LOX. It was released on January 13, 1998 through Bad Boy Records and featured production from The Hitmen, Dame Grease and Swizz Beatz...

    (1998)
  • We Are the Streets
    We Are The Streets
    We Are the Streets is the 2000 album by East Coast hip hop group The LOX. It was their second album as a group, and is mainly produced by Swizz Beatz. Its commercial success was driven primarily by the hit singles "Wild Out," produced by Swizz Beatz, and "Ryde or Die, Bitch", produced by...

    (2000)
  • New L.O.X. Order
    New L.O.X. Order
    New L.O.X Order is the upcoming third studio album by hip hop group The L.O.X. It is set to release in the fourth quarter of 2009, and will be released on Bad Boy Records. This will be The LOX's first Bad Boy release since their debut in 1998....

    (2009)


Jin
  • The Rest Is History
    The Rest Is History
    The Rest Is History is Jin's debut album. It was released on October 18, 2004.-Background:Originally titled Almost Famous, the album was delayed for over a year. Originally slated for a Summer 2003 release it was pushed back to an October 2003 date. After plans did not materialize, the album's...

    (2004)


Ruff Ryders
  • Ryde or Die Vol. 1
    Ryde or Die Vol. 1
    Ryde or Die Vol. 1 is a 1999 album by the New York-based rap group Ruff Ryders. The album was released on April 27, 1999, and is one of the best selling rap compilations ever.-Track listing:-Chart positions:...

    (1999)
  • Ryde or Die Vol. 2
    Ryde or Die Vol. 2
    Ryde or Die Vol. 2 is a 2000 album by the New York based Rap group Ruff Ryders. The album was released on July 4th of that year. Album debuted at #2 on Billboard 200, by selling 254,000 copies in first week in stores.-Track listing:...

    (2000)
  • Ryde or Die Vol. 3: In the "R" We Trust (2001)
  • The Redemption Vol. 4
    The Redemption Vol. 4
    The Redemption Vol. 4 is a 2005 album by the New York based Rap group Ruff Ryders. The album was released on July 26th of that year. It debuted at number 40 on the Billboard 200 by selling 24,949 copies in first week .- Track listing :...

    (2005)


Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Dean better known by his stage name Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer and rapper. Swizz, wife R&B singer Mashonda, and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records.-Personal life:...

  • Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories
    Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories
    G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories is a compilation album by Swizz Beatz. It debuted on number 50 on the Billboard 200 album chart after SoundScan counted 59,000 sold the first week.-Tracklisting:-Chart positions:-Singles:...

    (2002)
  • One Man Band Man
    One Man Band Man
    One Man Band Man is the solo debut album from record producer Swizz Beatz, released on August 21 2007 through Full Surface and Universal Motown Records. Guests included Drag-On, Lil' Wayne, R. Kelly, Jadakiss, and Chris Martin of Coldplay...

    (2007)
  • Life After the Party
    Life After the Party
    Life After the Party is rapper/producer Swizz Beatz' second studio album.-Album information:Daunted by the disappointing sales of his latest album, One Man Band Man, Swizz Beatz is already hard at work on his sophomore album...

    (2009)


Cassidy
  • Split Personality (2004)
  • I'm a Hustla
    I'm a Hustla
    I'm a Hustla is Cassidy's second album and is considered to his fans as his best work to date. It includes the singles "I'm a Hustla" and "B-Boy Stance". It debuted at #5 on the U.S. Billboard 200, with 93,000 copies sold in the first week...

    (2005)
  • B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story (2007)


Yung Wun
Yung Wun
James Anderson, better known by his stage name Yung Wun is an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia.-Biography:Yung Wun was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Yung Wun was raised in Eastlake Meadows housing projects, otherwise known as "Little Vietnam". Yung Wun was very quickly exposed to the effects of...

  • The Dirtiest Thirstiest
    The Dirtiest Thirstiest
    The Dirtiest Thirstiest is the debut album of rapper Yung Wun. It took an exceptionally long span of time to be released, almost eight years....

    (2004)

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