![]() Contributing factors to the album failing was lack of promotion from Virgin Records and the online music piracy crisis of the 2000s. Upon release, the album was also a commercial failure, only selling 20,000 units in its first week and peaking at number 54 on the Billboard top 200. Jin's debut album, The Rest Is History, was delayed multiple times before its October 2004 release. ![]() As a result of low promotion, Hell and Back was a commercial failure, only peaking at number 47 on the Billboard top 200 and failing to achieve gold status in America. The album featured appearances from Ruff Ryders artists Eve, DMX, Styles, Jadakiss and Swizz Beatz, who also provided production on the album. The first release from Ruff Ryders under the Virgin deal was Drag-On's second studio album, Hell and Back, released in February 2004. That same year, Ruff Ryders signed Jin, a Miami, Florida born Chinese rapper who rose to prominence through winning many Freestyle Fridays rap battles on BET's 106 & Park. ![]() Shortly thereafter, Ruff Ryders signed a joint venture deal with Virgin Records. In 2003, Ruff Ryders' deal with Interscope Records ended, though Jadakiss, Eve and Styles remained on Interscope. That same year, Ruff Ryders toured with Cash Money Records from February to April. The label promoted the idea of all its acts being part of the "Ruff Ryders family", as evidenced when DMX won Best Rap Album at the 2000 Billboard Music Awards and was joined on stage by other Ruff Ryders when he went to accept his award. A Parle album, originally scheduled for an Aprelease, was ultimately shelved. Supported by the moderately successful lead single Spit These Bars, the album peaked in the top 5 on the Billboard top 200 and was certified Gold in America. Killer Trackz, DJ Shok, Jay "Icepick Jay" Jackson, and Swizz Beatz as well as guest appearances from Ruff Ryders acts Parle, Eve, The LOX, Styles, Swizz Beatz, Jadakiss, and DMX. The album featured production from Ruff Ryders in house producers P.K./P. On March 28, 2000, Interscope and Ruff Ryders released Drag-On's debut studio album, Opposite of H2O. Dee and Waah remained executive producers and A&Rs, with Dee also being the stylist for the label. By this time, Ruff Ryders enlisted Jay Jackson and Amelia Moore as A&R coordinators. The album sold over 670,000 units in its first week of release, and went on to sell over four million copies. DMX's second studio album, Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood, was released on Decemthrough Ruff Ryders and debuted at number one the Billboard Top 200. The strong success of the album catapulted Ruff Ryders into mainstream success and prompted Def Jam's leader Lyor Cohen to challenge DMX to record another album quickly to have another album released within the same calendar year. The album went on to sell four million copies in America, being certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA, and sold five million copies worldwide. It's Dark And Hell And Hell Is Hot debuted at number 1 on the Billboard top 200 and sold over 250,000 copies in its first week. and Dame Grease as well as the Deans' then teenage nephew Swizz Beatz, who was relatively unknown at the time. It also featured production from in-house Ruff Ryders producers P.K. The album featured guest appearances from fellow Ruff Ryders artists Loose and Big Stan, as well as a then 17-year old Drag-On, who signed in 1997. Portion of the album were recorded at Ruff Ryders' main studio, Powerhouse studios. DMX's first studio album, It's Dark and Hell is Hot was released on and was the first release from Ruff Ryders as a record label. Following DMX's signing to Def Jam, Ruff Ryders was launched as a record label. In 1997, through Def Jam A&R Irv Gotti, Def Jam signed Ruff Ryders artist DMX. Ruff Ryders began as the managers of DMX and The LOX. The collective's de facto leader was the label’s flagship artist DMX. The Ruff Ryders namesake also referred to a loose-knit hip hop collective composed of the core signees of the label. The label went on to launch the careers of several successful artists such as DMX, Eve, Drag-On and the Deans' nephew, Swizz Beatz, among others. It operated as a subsidiary of Universal, and distributed by Fontana Distribution. Ruff Ryders Entertainment is an American hip hop record label and management company founded by siblings and record executives Joaquin "Waah", Darin "Dee" and Chivon Dean. 33 S Broadway, Yonkers, New York,10701, U.S.
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