1999: On April 27, 1999, Ruff Ryders Entertainment made their full introduction to the rap game as a family when they dropped their first compilation album, Ryde or Die Vol. 1. "With the loss of ...

Swizz Beats' production on DMX's two platinum-plus albums has made him a hot commodity in the rap world, but his repetitive, inorganic work isn't about to make anyone forget Dr. Dre or DJ Premier.

I’m taking it all the way back to, “Ryde or Die Vol. 1,” which dropped in 1999. The track features Sheek Louch, Jadakiss, Styles P., Eve, Drag-On & DMX. Leave your thoughts on who dropped the hottest ...

DMX’s longtime record label Ruff Ryders will be paying tribute to the late rapper on the 2nd anniversary of his death. On Tuesday (March 7), the label took to social media to share the news with their ...

"Waah" survives poverty, violence and hustling on the streets of New York and sets his sites on making it in the music business. He founds Ruff Ryders and signs his first artist, DMX, known for ...

The album, his first since 2012’s Undisputed, was also a reunion of sorts as longtime collaborator Swizz Beatz executive produced the album and it was released on Def Jam. Joaquin “Waah” Dean, CEO of ...

On this day, Dec. 18, in hip-hop history... 2001: Following the success of the group's first two compilation albums, the Ruff Ryders drop Ryde or Die Vol. 3: In the "R" We Trust, which marked their ...