Why isn't Ruff Ryders more revered now a days .. they deadass had the streets on lock at one point

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Uncle Grime. said:
imo i think its cause they all went off to do their own thing, dmx was dmx, lox did the d block shyt and just did more solo stuff, eve did eve

i dont think its swizz production, if you listen to his sound after the 90's its not actually as bad as some of u make it seem
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His production is fire. Hating on Swizz has always been an internet thing. And I'm not even the biggest Swizz fan but nikkas wildin
 
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FreshAIG said:
His production is fire. Hating on Swizz has always been an internet thing. And I'm not even the biggest Swizz fan but nikkas wildin
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Before I started dwellin on forums , I thought Swizz was commended by all hip hop listeners ... the swizz criticism I witness on here is like stepping in the twilight zone :why: & Swizz not even in my Top 10 producers but the shyt here outlandish
 
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They fell off when the owner lost his legs. Music probably wasn't his first priority anymore.
 
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From 98 with X:fire: Double R had a great 5 yr run with Eve/Swizz/Lox/ and even Drag-On:yeshrug:
 
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Ruff Ryders is a gang breh....it pretty much always has been. They are like Hells Angels.....bikers who traffic drugs.
 
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i have not heard an actual good swizz beat in so, so long. i would like for you to change that, but i dont think beyonce and alicia keys are what i, or for that matter even you, actually have in mind.
 
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DMGAINGREEN said:
I remember when I left Jamaica and came to the BX when I was four and my first memories of Hip Hop was mostly Ruff Ryders (X , The Lox , Eve , Drag On etc) ... I remember almost everyone on my block either bumping We Are The Streets or Ryde or Die vol 1 & 2 , especially my uncle that nicca used to bump those compilations faithfully taking me to school lol , but after like 01 their momentum vanished for some strange reason , till this day it's weird to me , their run was short but made a potent impact on the streets
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The label is dead none of the artist rep it so no one cares.......... The label was officially shutdown in 2010. DMX, Eve and Swizz on Production carried the label commercially. Once they left/weren't popping it was a wrap for that.

"DMX smokes crack" Uncle Murda Voice and the music suffered after a few albums although as stated he sold a hell of lot of records.

The Lox - Sold more on bad boy I believe, started promoting D Block and mentioning/promoting there past with puff/bad boy more than ruff ryders when it counts (Guess they got screwed again)

Eve - Started doing TV shows Movies and white men (Maximillion Cooper) so she fell off musically.

Drag - On - Never was really really popping mainstream had one gold album and left the label

Jin - 106 and Park freestyle Friday winner tried to teach us Chinese no one cared so he said "I quit"

Swizz - Started full Surface so guess his uncles wasn't treating him right tho I never heard that. But he actually signed alot of old Ruff Ryders acts and was even about to sign DMX so something had to have gone wrong at that label with the bosses.......

So in my opinion its not revered because no one reps it musically and the former artist dont seem to have any love for it. Puff still reps bad boys and keeps the name out there with artist and reunion perfromances, Suge sort of did the same for deathrow before it was out of his hands and the former artist have done things together. Even Jermaine Dupree tried a SO SO Def reunion. There are no Ruff Ryder reunion concerts, tracks, collaborations ect but if you were alive you remember it.
 
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