Ruff Ryders: Biography

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• The Notorious B.I.G.
• Big Punisher
• The LOX
• Jay-Z
• Junior M.A.F.I.A.
• Wu-Tang Clan
• Nas

• EPMD
• Public Enemy
• N.W.A.
• Boogie Down Productions

• The Diplomats

• Styles
• Sheek Louch
• Jin
• Styles P
• Eve
• Jadakiss
• P. Killer

• Earl Simmons

Formed:

Jan 1, 1999

Genres:

Gangsta and Hardcore Rap Music, East Coast Rap Music

Decades Active:

1990's|2000's

The all-star hip-hop collective/production team Ruff Ryders included CEOs Chivon, Dee, and Waah Dean, producers Swizz Beatz, DJ Shok, and PK, and gold and platinum-selling rappers DMX, Eve, Drag On, and the LOX (Shawn "Sheek" Jacobs, Jayson Phillips, and David Styles). This incarnation of the Ruff Ryders crafted 1999's Ryde Or Die Vol. 1, which also featured appearances from Big Pun, Mase, Jay-Z, and Jermaine Dupri. Parle, Yung Wun, and Cross Infa-Red also appeared on Ruff Ryders tracks, with Ruff Ryders Vol. II hitting the streets in mid-2000.

- Heather Phares, All Music Guide