Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music, East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap
Released: Jul 03, 2000
℗ 2000 Interscope Geffen (A&M) Records A Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Ryde or Die Vol. 2 is a 2000 album by the New York based Rap group Ruff Ryders. The album was released on July 4 of that year. Album debuted at #2 on Billboard 200, by selling 254,000 copies in first week in stores.
Track List:
1. Ruff Ryders (feat. Jadakiss, Scarface, Snoop Dogg & Yung Wun) - WW III
2. Ruff Ryders (feat. Method Man, Redman & Sheek Louch) - 2 Tears in a Bucket
3. Ruff Ryders (feat. Eve & Jadakiss) - Got It All
4. Ruff Ryders (feat. Larsiny & Yung Wun) - Ryde or Die Boyz
5. Ruff Ryders - It's a Holiday (Skit)
6. Ruff Ryders (feat. Styles P) - Holiday
7. Ruff Ryders (feat. Drag-On) - Weed, Hoes, Dough
8. Ruff Ryders - Fuck da' Haters (Skit)
9. Ruff Ryders (feat. Busta Rhymes & Swizz Beatz) - Fright Night
10. Ruff Ryders (feat. Jadakiss) - My Name Is Kiss
11. Ruff Ryders (feat. Twista & Drag-On) - Twisted Heat
12. Ruff Ryders (feat. The LOX) - Go Head
13. Ruff Ryders - I'm a H-O-E (Skit)
14. Ruff Ryders (feat. Trick Daddy & Yung Wun) - Stomp
15. Ruff Ryders (feat. DMX) - The Great
16. Ruff Ryders (feat. Parle) - It's Going Down
iTunes Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ryde-or-die-vol.-2/id106988

Genre: Reggae
Date: Sept 11, 2001
2001 Universal Mowtown Records, a divison of UMG Recordings, Inc.

Track List:
1. It Was Written (featuring Stephen Marley, Capleton and Drag-On)
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/halfway-tree/id88036

Grand Champ is the fifth album by American rapper DMX, released in 2003. Grand Champ features the popular singles Where the Hood At? and Get It On The Floor. The album sold 312,000 in its first week and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. The album originally contained a song entitled "Ruled Out", a hard-hitting diss track aimed towards former collaborator and friend Ja Rule, however, Def Jam Recordings (who coincidentally owned the distributor rights to Rule's The Inc. Records at the time) were highly displeased by the track and urged for its removal . A previous version of "Fuck Y'all" was also considered to be the lead-off single for 'The Great Depression', but due to the obvious explicit content of the title alone, the song would have substantial problems gaining radio airplay (changing the title of the song was out of the question).On the UK edition of the album, the hit single X Gon' Give It to Ya from the 2003 film Cradle 2 the Grave is included as a bonus track."Grand Champ" was also released in an "edited" version that replaces some violence, most drug content, and all profanity with sound effects and in some instances, blanks them out completely leaving only the music. "Grand Champ" is the most highly censored of all of DMX's albums, including "Year of the Dog... Again". The explicit version censors out the words "reloaded" and "slugs" on the track, "Where The Hood At?". Only "slugs" is censored from the edited version however. The title "Grand Champ" is an explicit reference to American "street" dog fighting. The term "grand champion" refers to a fighting dog that has won at least five bouts with no losses. This was DMX's final album release on Def Jam Recordings.
Track Listing
    1.    Dog Intro
    2.    My Life feat. Chinky
    3.    Where The Hood At?
    4.    Dogs Out
    5.    Get It On The Floor feat. Swizz Beatz
    6.    Come Prepared (Skit)
    7.    Shot Down feat 50 Cent & Styles P
    8.    Bring The Noize
    9.    Untouchable feat. Sheek, Syleena Johnson, Infa Red & Cross and Drag-On
    10.    F*** Y'all
    11.    Ruff Radio (Skit)
    12.    We're Back feat. Eve and Jadakiss
    13.    Ruff Radio 2 (Skit)
    14.    Rob All Night (If I'm Gonna Rob)
    15.    We Go Hard feat. Cam'Ron
    16.    We 'Bout To Blow feat. Big Stan
    17.    The Rain
    18.    Gotta Go (Skit)
    19.    Don't Gotta Go Home feat. Monica
    20.    A'Yo Kato feat. Magic and Val
    21.    Thank You feat. Patti LaBelle
    22.    The Prayer V
    23.    On Top feat. Big Stan
    24.    X Gon' Give It To Ya (UK Bonus Track)

One Man Band Man is the debut studio album by a record producer Swizz Beatz, released on, August 21, 2007 through Full Surface and Universal Motown Records. The album features a guests included Drag-On, Lil Wayne, R. Kelly and Jadakiss. Swizz Beatz himself has produced half of the album, with other producers contributing such as Needlz, also new-comers Young World Music and more.

Track Listing:
1. Product Man
2. It's Me Snitches
3. Big Munny
4. Bust Ya Gunz (feat. Drag-On)
5. You Know Your Boy Did That
6. The Funeral
7. Take A Picture
8. Top Down
9. Money In The Bank
10. Part Of The Plan
11. Snoop (Skit) [Performed by Snoop Dogg]
I2. 1t's Me (Remix) [feat. Lil Wayne, R. Kelly & Jadakiss]

It's Dark and Hell is Hot is the debut album of American rapper DMX, released May 19, 1998 on Ruff Ryders Entertainment and Def Jam Recordings.The album featured four singles with music videos, "Get at Me Dog", "Stop Being Greedy", "How's It Goin' Down" and the "Ruff Ryders Anthem". The album is widely considered classic by numerous hip hop fans and critics. Before the album was released, DMX collaborated with producers Irv Gotti, P.K., Dame Grease, and Swizz Beatz. Each producer utilized their particular style while creating the album's instrumentals. It's Dark and Hell Is Hot features Gothic instrumentals created mostly by P.K.; DMX raps mostly about violence. DMX is commonly known for his rough voice; "dog barks" and "dog growls" are featured throughout the album. Many of the songs on It's Dark and Hell Is Hot are made up of dark beats and harsh lyrics, showing anticipation of violence. Compared to aggressive songs like "Intro", tracks like "Ruff Ryders' Anthem", "How's It Goin' Down" have a lighter theme and delivery. The album also features more introspective tracks including "Let Me Fly", "For My Dogs", and others. "Damien" is a story, with characters voiced by DMX highlighting the relationship between DMX and a character named Damien (who happens to be the devil), with whom the rapper makes a deal which involves committing acts of violence in return for fortune. The story is of the classic selling one's soul to the devil theme.
Track List:
1 Intro
2 Ruff Ryders' Anthem
3 Fuckin' Wit' D
4 Storm (Skit)
5 Look Thru My Eyes
6 Get at Me Dog
7 Let Me Fly
8 X-Is Coming
9 Damien
10 How's It Goin' Down
11 Mickey (Skit)
12 Crime Story
13 Stop Being Greedy
14 ATF
15 For My Dogs
16 I Can Feel It
17 Prayer (Skit)
18 The Convo
19 Niggaz Done Started Something