Ruff Ryders' Anthem

E139449
single song

"Ruff Ryders' Anthem" is a landmark late-1990s hip-hop single by DMX, produced by Swizz Beatz, that became an iconic street anthem and breakout hit for both artist and producer.

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Label Occurrences
Ruff Ryders' Anthem canonical 7
"Ruff Ryders' Anthem" 1
Ruff Ryders' Anthem (Remix) 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
albumArtist DMX ⓘ
artist DMX ⓘ
associatedAct Ruff Ryders ⓘ
associatedMovement Ruff Ryders collective rise ⓘ
breakthroughWorkFor DMX ⓘ
Swizz Beatz ⓘ
chronologyInArtistSingles Get at Me Dog ⓘ
surface form: follows Get At Me Dog

precedes How's It Goin' Down ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalImpact became signature song for DMX ⓘ
helped popularize Ruff Ryders brand ⓘ
decade 1990s ⓘ
describedAs iconic hip hop single ⓘ
street anthem ⓘ
featuredOn various DMX greatest hits compilations ⓘ
format 12-inch vinyl ⓘ
CD single ⓘ
digital download ⓘ
genre hardcore hip hop ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ
hasChantStyleHook yes ⓘ
hasMusicVideo yes ⓘ
includedInLists classic 1990s hip hop songs ⓘ
influencedPerceptionOf DMX as major rap star ⓘ
Swizz Beatz as hit producer ⓘ
labelImprint Ruff Ryders ⓘ
language English ⓘ
laterReleaseType commercial single ⓘ
length approximately 3 minutes 34 seconds ⓘ
musicVideoDirector Ruff Ryders ⓘ
surface form: Ruff Ryders collective
notableLyric "Stop, drop, shut 'em down, open up shop" ⓘ
originalReleaseType album track ⓘ
parentAlbumReleaseYear 1998 ⓘ
partOfAlbum It's Dark and Hell Is Hot ⓘ
performer DMX ⓘ
producer Swizz Beatz ⓘ
recordedByLabel Def Jam Recordings ⓘ
surface form: Def Jam
recordingArtistNationality American ⓘ
recordLabel Def Jam Recordings ⓘ
Ruff Ryders ⓘ
surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
releaseYear 1998 ⓘ
subgenre East Coast hip hop ⓘ
writer DMX ⓘ
Swizz Beatz ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Swizz Beatz → notableWork → Ruff Ryders' Anthem ⓘ
DMX → notableWork → Ruff Ryders' Anthem ⓘ
Kasseem Daoud Dean → notableWork → Ruff Ryders' Anthem ⓘ
Kasseem Daoud Dean → notableWork → Ruff Ryders' Anthem ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders' Anthem (Remix)
Ruff Ryders → hasSignatureSong → Ruff Ryders' Anthem ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders’ Anthem
How's It Goin' Down → followsSingle → Ruff Ryders' Anthem ⓘ
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot → hasSingle → Ruff Ryders' Anthem ⓘ
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot → notableTrack → Ruff Ryders' Anthem ⓘ
What's My Name? → precededBySingle → Ruff Ryders' Anthem ⓘ
Earl Simmons → notableSong → Ruff Ryders' Anthem ⓘ
this entity surface form: "Ruff Ryders' Anthem"