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He went on to sign multiple artists to the label, including Eve, Mashonda and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, among others.
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Working with DMX as his producer, DJ and hype man helped Dean gain prominence as a high-profile personality in hip hop.ĭean later found a protégé in Philadelphia-based rapper Cassidy, whose success helped the launch of his own label imprint, Full Surface, in 2001. At the age of 18, he started to gain recognition in the hip hop industry through his family's record label, Ruff Ryders, as well as his friendship and work with East Coast rapper DMX. Born and raised in The Bronx, Dean embarked on his musical career as a DJ. When one wins we all win.âįor(bes) The Culture is Forbesâ recently launched hub for Black and brown professionals.Kasseem Daoud Dean (born September 13, 1978), known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, rapper, and businessman from New York City. ÂWe raise our artists and they grow up in the industry to go on and do bigger and better things,â Waah says. She still very proudly claims the Ruff Ryders name, and continues to receive support from the brand.
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Ruff Rydersâ original âfirst lady,â Eve, would eventually leave music to pursue her acting career, snagging the hit TV show Eve along the way. The two, along with fellow rapper and cousin Benny the Butcher and in-house producer Daringer, form the core of the Griselda Records roster.
The music label was founded in 2014 by rappers and brothers Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine. Newer generations of music executives have woken up to the value of running a family business. In my family, we donât pray for money, we pray for wisdom.â âWe come from generations of poor people and the only way to break that generational curse is with a firm hand of education. ÂFamily is everything to me,â Master P told For(bes) The Culture founder Rashaad Lambert, echoing Waahâs sentiment. Both are part of BETâs ode to spotlight âfamily, hustle and legacy.â His five-part No Limit Chronicles docuseries, also produced by BET, concludes right ahead of the premiere of the Ruff Ryders series. No Limit Records founder Percy âMaster Pâ Miller, who rose to fame around the same time as the Dean trio, founded his company on the same familial basis as Ruff Ryders. Working with family was a source of solace.
As a result, leaders in the nascent business were often ostracized.
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You have to embrace family to work with us or youâll be too left out to be successful.âĪs ubiquitous as the music genre may be now, in the late â80sâwhen Ruff Ryders first emergedâhip-hop was associated with poverty, crime and, most notably, the crack epidemic. âThey may be the experts but we want our people to be the new experts and the best way you become that is by watching and learning. But even the most established professionals need to learn the Ruff Ryder ropes: âAnytime would send someone to us, we would put one of our family members with them so they could learn what theyâre doing,â says Waah. The goal was always for this to be something for the three of us because this has always been about family.âĪ three-person team canât sustain a multifaceted business on its own, so theyâve recruited other members. âSo I went to Atlanta with Chivon to build the foundation. ÂDee was a little reluctant at first as the allure of the streets had him focused elsewhere,â Waah says. The trio was separated during their adolescent years, and Waah was determined to get to know them again. In 1988, he formed Ruff Ryders and recruited his siblings, Dee and Chivon, as founding partners. After a stint in prison for armed robbery in the early â80s, Waah Dean was determined to pull his family off the streets. Thereâs certainly a rich history to be told. The Dean Family circa 1970 Courtesy of Ruff Ryders Entertainment