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 Ruff RydersRyde or Die, Vol. 1 Release Date: 1999 04 13 Label: Ruff Ryders Rating:  |
Ruff Ryders, the production team behind DMX's first two platinum-plus albums, made their bid for superstardom with Ryde or Die, Vol. 1. The trio appeared to be following the blueprint of No Limit's Master P: they've formed their own label, assembled a cast of wide-ranging acts under its umbrella, and surrounded them with a variety of productions by Ruff Ryders associates like Swizz Beatz and DJ Clue? Ryde or Die, Vol. 1 features tracks from established names like the LOX, Jay-Z, Jermaine Dupri, Big Pun, Mase, and DMX himself, plus new signees to the label like Eve and Drag-On. Though several of the track productions are excellent (including the New Orleans horns of "Down Bottom," featuring native-born Juvenile, and the salsa rhythms on "What Ya Want"), the album suffers elsewhere by trying to be everything to everyone. It's got a few hardcore tracks, a few bounce tracks, and a few midtempo R&B tracks, but it's far too scattershot and never jells as it should (two complaints often lodged against No Limit albums). The team saves their best productions for DMX spotlights: the minute-long "Bugout" and the title track. John Bush, All Music Guide
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Ryde or Die | Smalls, Simmons, Philips, Styles, Ifill, Shaw, Jacobs, Jefferies | 4:01 |
| 2 | Down Bottom | Grey, Smalls, Dean | 4:55 |
| 3 | What You Want | Dean, Jefferies | 4:21 |
| 4 | Jigga My Nigga | Dean, Carter | 4:39 |
| 5 | Takin' Money (Skit) | :40 | |
| 6 | Dope Money | Styles, Philips, Fields | 4:23 |
| 7 | I'm a Ruff Ryder | Bryce, Hall | 5:10 |
| 8 | Bugout | Dean, Simmons | 1:19 |
| 9 | Kiss of Death | Dean, Philips | 3:43 |
| 10 | Hood | Green, Small, Linen, Lynch, Grant, Dean, Philips | 3:51 |
| 11 | Platinum Plus | Dean, Betha, Dupri, Cross | 3:39 |
| 12 | Buff Ryders (Skit) | :33 | |
| 13 | Do That Shit | Jeffries, Dean | 3:51 |
| 14 | Piņa Colada | Dean, Rios, Jacobs | 4:11 |
| 15 | Some X Shit | Simmons, Dean | 4:47 |
Other Releases:
| Ryde or Die, Vol. 1 [Clean] Release Date: 1999 Label: Interscope Records |
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