New Ruff Ryder signee, Brillo, hails from Bridgeport, CT and sat down with DJ Vlad to discuss his rough upbringing and subsequent path to getting signed. Brillo talks about his experience being incarcerated at the age of 19 and how he literally grew up in jail. But it was Brillo’s rapping background coupled with the […]
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Ruff Ryders CEO Waah Dean shared stories from the label’s past, including shopping Ma$e and The Lox to Diddy, who later signed both acts. Dean explained that Bad Boy was buzzing due to Biggie being on the label, which he thought would be a good look for The Lox. Later on, things didn’t work out […]
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Ruff Ryders founder Waah Dean here continues telling the story of the label and the many artists he worked with during its development–DMX, the Lox, Swizz Beatz, Irv Gotti, and more. Waah Dean speaks about DMX’s troubled past but notes that DMX at his core is a good man: “He tries to do the right […]
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Philadelphia lyricist joined VladTV to break down some of his more provocative lyrics from the Ruff Ryders reunion tour at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn. Cassidy explains: “I’m about bars, real hip hop…[mumble rappers] should be in their own category, but they put them in the same category as me.” Watch above.
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