Ruff Ryders' founders were initially famous for managing rapper DMX, who became a multi-platinum star for Def Jam Records 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 2006 Cassidy was signed to the label through Swizz Beatz along with Full Surface labelmate Yung Wun.
Founder(s)
* Darrin "Dee" Dean
* Joaquin "Waah" Dean
* Chivon Dean
Artists
* D-Block (Ruff Ryders/D-Block/Koch)
o Jadakiss (Ruff Ryders/Roc-A-Fella/D-Block)
o Styles P (Ruff Ryders/Koch Records/D-Block)
o Sheek Louch (Ruff Ryders/Koch Records/D-Block)
* DMX (Ruff Ryders/Bodog Music/Bloodline Records)
* Eve (Ruff Ryders/Full Surface/Aftermath/Geffen)
* Swizz Beatz (Ruff Ryders/Full Surface/Universal Records)
* Lynne Timmes (aka LT) (Ruff Pop)
* Cassidy (Ruff Ryders/Full Surface/J Records)
* Yung Wun (Ruff Ryders/Full Surface/J Records)
* Kartoon (Ruff Ryders)
* Flashy (Ruff Ryders)
* Infa-Red & Cross (Ruff Ryders)
* Aja Smith (Ruff Ryders)
* My-My (Ruff Ryders)
* Grizz (Ruff Ryders)
* Flipside (Ruff Ryders)
Former Artists
* Drag-On (1998-2005)
* Fiend (1998-2001)
* Jin (2002-2005)
* Parle
Producers
* Swizz Beatz
* Neo Da Matrix
* P.K. a.k.a. P. Killer Trackz
* Elite
* Devine Bars
* DJ Shok
* Black Key
* Mahogany
* Tuneheadz
* Dame Grease a.k.a. Damon Blackman
Affiliated artists
* Jay-Z
* Ja Rule
* Nas
* Method Man
* Redman
* Big Pun
* Fat Joe
* Beanie Siegel
* Memphis Bleek
* Busta Rhymes
* Limp Bizkit
* Metallica
Labels Founded By Ruff Ryder Artists
* D-Block Records Founded By Jadakiss, Styles P & Sheek Louch
* Bloodline Records Founded By DMX
* Full Surface Founded By Swizz Beatz
Releases
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 (2001)
* Grand Champ (2003)
* Year of the Dog...Again (2006)
* The Definition of X: The Pick of The Litter (Greatest Hits) (2007)
* Walk With Me Now and You'll Fly With Me Later (2008)
Drag-On
* Opposite of H2O (2000)
* Hell and Back (2004)
Eve
* First Lady (1999)
* Scorpion (2001)
* Eve-Olution (2002)
* Here I ** (2008)
Jadakiss
* Kiss tha Game Goodbye (2001)
* Kiss of Death (2004)
* Kiss My Ass (2008)
Styles P
* A Gangster and a Gentleman (2002)
* Time Is Money (2006)
* The Ghost Sessions (2007)
* Super Gangster, Extraordinary Gentleman (2007)
Sheek Louch
* Walk Witt Me (2003)
* After Taxes (2005)
* Silverback Gorilla (2008)
The L.O.X.
* Money, Power & Respect
* We Are The Streets (2000)
Jin
* The Rest Is History (2004)
Ruff Ryders
* 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)
Swizz Beatz
* Presents G.H.E.T.T.O. Stories (2002)
* One Man Band Man (2007)
Cassidy
* B.A.R.S. The Barry Adrian Reese Story (2007)
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Ruff Ryders Nedir?
Ruff Ryders Nedir?
Ruff Ryders New York tabanlı ve yönetimli özel bir Hip Hop şirketidir. 1988 yılında Chivon Dean ve kardeşleri Dee ve Waah tarafından temelleri atılmıştır. Birçok ünlü Rapper(Swizz Beatz, Eve, Yung Wun...) bu grupta yer almaktadır fakat grubun en önemli üyesi tabiki DMX'tir. Eastside tarzı bir rap grubudur.
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Ayrıca geniş hayran kitlesinin çoğunluğunu motorsiklet tutkunları oluşturur. Zaman zaman bu motorsiklet grupları bir araya gelerek çeşitli şovlar ve aktivitelerde bulunmaktadır.
[1898'deki İspanyol - Amerikan savaşında çarpışan 1.amerikan gönüllü süvari birliğine verilen isim(Rough Riders).]
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