This problematic arrival shows too in the final product, but the problem may not be the much maligned rapper's ability or inspiration but the constant mishandling of his material. In a genre where albums frequently miss their street date, Jadakiss' The Last Kiss is an especially late hip-hop release, having been pushed back, retitled, and retooled numerous times. Ruff Ryders brought the hood back in the late nineties and early thousands, and brought it back with pride.Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs. While Ruff Ryders, as a label, isn’t around anymore, the legacy of the label shows the incredible talent of the artists and the behind the scenes team. The result was a triple platinum bomb that exploded onto the masses and brought the dark and cold streets back to a mainstream, worldwide appeal.Ĭonsidered a classic among many, X’s debut has definitely stood the test of time. Not one to stay on just that first firestarter, he dropped the classic “Ruff Ryders Anthem” and the hood-dude-loves-around-the-way-girl ode “How’s It Going Down”, to show just how mean his star power was about to become. Garnering a sick buzz with appearances on LL’s “5,4,3,2,1” and his underground cut “Born Loser”, DMX first presented us with the adrenaline-fueled and grimy “Get At Me Dog” – which set the stage for one of the most different, but incredible debuts to close out the nineties, It’s Dark & Hell Is Hot. The album that put Ruff Ryders on the map massively.

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