Ruff Ryders

Last year, Ruff Ryders -- who include chart-topping DMX and his Wunderkind producer,
Swizz Beats -- overthrew hip-hop's Puffy-centric status quo in a bloodless coup. Ryde or
Die Vol. 1 features various crew members, plus a police lineup of hip-hop's most wanted --
Jay-Z (who benefited from Swizz Beats' production on his last album), Big Pun and Juvenile
-- pounding their chests and belting out a barrage of black-fingernailed threats a... More >