Ruff Ryders

E140304
hip hop collective record label

Ruff Ryders is a prominent hip-hop collective and record label known for artists like DMX, Eve, and producer Swizz Beatz, influential in late 1990s and early 2000s rap.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Ruff Ryders Entertainment 38
Ruff Ryders canonical 34
Ruff Ryders collective 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hip hop collective ⓘ
record label ⓘ
activeInPeriod early 2000s ⓘ
late 1990s ⓘ
associatedAct DMX ⓘ
Drag-On ⓘ
Eve ⓘ
Jadakiss ⓘ
Sheek Louch ⓘ
Styles P ⓘ
Swizz Beatz ⓘ
The LOX ⓘ
associatedLabel Def Jam Recordings ⓘ
Interscope Records ⓘ
associatedMovement late 1990s New York rap resurgence ⓘ
businessActivity artist management ⓘ
music publishing ⓘ
record production ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalImpact contributed to mainstream visibility of biker culture in hip hop ⓘ
helped popularize aggressive, anthem-style rap singles ⓘ
genre hip hop ⓘ
rap ⓘ
hasProducer Swizz Beatz ⓘ
hasSignatureSong Ruff Ryders' Anthem ⓘ
surface form: Ruff Ryders’ Anthem
hasSubBrand Ruff Ryders self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment

Ruff Ryders Indy ⓘ
influencedPeriod early 2000s hip hop ⓘ
late 1990s hip hop ⓘ
influencedScene East Coast hip hop ⓘ
locationOfFormation New York City ⓘ
notableFor launching DMX’s mainstream career ⓘ
launching Eve’s mainstream career ⓘ
motorcycle and bike culture imagery ⓘ
prominent role in late 1990s East Coast rap ⓘ
notableMember DMX ⓘ
Drag-On ⓘ
Eve ⓘ
Jadakiss ⓘ
Sheek Louch ⓘ
Styles P ⓘ
Swizz Beatz ⓘ
The LOX ⓘ
notableRelease Ruff Ryders’ Ryde or Die Vol. 1 ⓘ
Ruff Ryders’ Ryde or Die Vol. 2 ⓘ
Ruff Ryders’ Ryde or Die Vol. 3 ⓘ
signatureSongPerformer DMX ⓘ
style hardcore rap ⓘ
street-oriented lyrics ⓘ

Referenced by (78)

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Swizz Beatz → memberOf → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
Swizz Beatz → recordLabel → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
DMX → recordLabel → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
DMX → associatedAct → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
DMX → movement → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders collective
Styles P → associatedAct → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
Kerry Brothers Jr. → associatedAct → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
The LOX → recordLabel → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
The LOX → associatedAct → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
No Love 4 Me → recordedBy → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
No Love 4 Me → associatedAct → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
No Love 4 Me → label → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
The Lox → recordLabel → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
The Lox → associatedAct → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
Kasseem Daoud Dean → memberOf → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
Kasseem Daoud Dean → associatedAct → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
Ruff Ryders' Anthem → recordLabel → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
Ruff Ryders' Anthem → musicVideoDirector → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders collective
Ruff Ryders' Anthem → associatedAct → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
Ruff Ryders' Anthem → labelImprint → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
Party Up (Up in Here) → recordLabel → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
Party Up (Up in Here) → associatedAct → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
Fancy → recordLabel → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
subject surface form: Fancy (Swizz Beatz song)
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
Jigga My Nigga → associatedAct → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
Full Surface Records → associatedAct → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
Full Surface Records → collaboration → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
Ruff Ryders → hasSubBrand → Ruff Ryders self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
How's It Goin' Down → recordLabel → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
How's It Goin' Down → labelImprint → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
It's Dark and Hell Is Hot → recordLabel → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
Exodus → recordLabel → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
Dark Man X → associatedWith → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
X Gon' Give It to Ya → recordLabel → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
X Gon' Give It to Ya → associatedAct → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
Where the Hood At? → recordLabel → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
Where the Hood At? → associatedAct → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
Where the Hood At? → labelImprint → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders/Def Jam
Get at Me Dog → label → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
Get at Me Dog → associatedAct → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
Get at Me Dog → recordLabelImprint → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders / Def Jam
Slippin' → recordLabel → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
Slippin' → associatedAct → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
What's My Name? → recordLabel → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
What's My Name? → associatedAct → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
Who We Be → recordLabel → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
We Right Here → recordLabel → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
We Right Here → associatedAct → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
Stop Being Greedy → recordLabel → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
What These Bitches Want → recordLabel → Ruff Ryders ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ruff Ryders Entertainment
What These Bitches Want → associatedAct → Ruff Ryders ⓘ