How Swizz Beatz's Hit Record For DMX Caused Bad Blood With His Team | Ruff Ryders Chronicles E2 Clip

[@ludovicmoudissa8140]

DMX and Swizz Beatz: the definition of loyalty.

[@trentyates418]

And the definition of Real hip hop

[@miguelmejia4656]

@@trentyates418 these fucking retarded rappers of today can never come close to ruff riders creativity.

[@medfadel351]

And the definition of chemistery

[@trentyates418]

@@miguelmejia4656 Right. These rappers today couldn't handle them. They would get hurt

[@FediMayn]

You mean the nephew that kept a leash on him after X went a-wall...........

[@StupidRalph]

Swizz was still in school after a lot of these songs dropped. We went to an alternative High School and i remember riding the Marta w/ him and Yung Won talking about making music w/ X and Jay-Z and ppl was laughing when claimed producer credit. He left for a few weeks came back talked to the teachers and wasn't seen again....that is until Eve 1st video single dropped showcasing Swizzy loud and clear. Proud for all your accomplishments.

[@ericyoung3358]

33

[@michaelclayton7603]

Daaaaaaaaamnnnnn that's a hell of a story bruh💯💯💯💯 You still in The A (ATL) or somewhere here in GA??

[@artgalore6391]

Copied. It's not your story.

[@StupidRalph]

@@artgalore6391 Bruh im from Atlanta before it was a black music hub. Graduated from Open Campus in '98. We used to catch 2 buses and a train to get to a shuttle bus from Avondale station. If i wanted to write fictional on the net I'd get paid for it.

[@severalpiece7105]

What video

[@essj3334]

Who else grew up listening to DMX and the Ruff Ryders? Best hip hop era ever kids today missed out on this.

[@stevemill8959]

Umm everyone that watches this

[@schaftsson7392]

I did as well,still remember how hard it was to get tre rr cds 💿 or cassettes here in Russia ✌🏾

[@josephrivera4459]

Mane I’m frm Houston and i remember when it’s dark and hell is hot and stealing the the cd frm my older sister 😂. I was in 5th grade and that album was a classic! That era of rap was legendary

[@adeezy617newonenation]

Im 27 man im glad i was old enough to witness the late 90s and early 2000 scene

[@IN-tm8mw]

37 myself, 80s and 90s were something else....early 2000 felt something too, around 2010 is when i noticed stuff changing fast.

[@tsusurflawyer2432]

You ain't witness nothing at 27

[@user-dv3kq3rm4h]

@@IN-tm8mw I noticed a massive change from 2006 onwards- especially when Flo-rida and Chamillionaire came out with those poppy anthems.

[@adeezy617newonenation]

TSU SURF LAWYER lmaoo 😭😭😂😂😂 I remember 98 97 i was 4 or 5 had alot of older cats around me

[@adeezy617newonenation]

vv756 lmaoo🤣🤣😂😂😂😂 oo please my g u was on myspace too haha

[@TiffanyMoore1007]

I'm 32 so this music raised me 😍😍 DMX was such a beast. The rapping and then prayers omg I felt all that!

[@kiddiessecretecorner1msubs523]

Not too many females can say that. Props for feeling hiphop n X

[@tonyg4811]

I’m 32 as well , most young people will never understand real music ! Salute

[@leyland2725]

Say it again. Even in Zimbabwe we had this radio DJ who would come at midnight and start by playing those prayers. It was something else

[@k1llmoore580]

32 as well.... rip to dmx ....this is a sad day

[@MiamiPush2theLimit]

@@kiddiessecretecorner1msubs523 many females can say that. DMX had 5 platinum albums. He didn’t do that with only male fans. He was a big mainstream star for several years.

[@beedabee1221]

“I wrote Anthem in 15 mins.. it was elementary” 💁🏾 sheesh so much talent! I’m so glad I was able to witness the hype era in music!!

[@Virginiabluee]

You didn’t see her quotations?!

[@tarrbaby7318]

@@nicholeblackshear880 🤦‍♂️❓

[@DirtyJamesUK]

It was elementary. At the start of the track I'm sure DMX says "something new" like it was an experimental bouncy track for the mainstream. I'm not surprised a good writer wrote it in no time.

[@amareshkaimal2972]

I think he's talking about how simple swiss beatz r

[@reneeashby2413]

Dude is genius.

[@NeishaNineStarz]

No one really gives Dame Grease his flowers. It’s Dark and Hell is Hot was a masterpiece that he largely produced.

[@trentyates418]

Damien was his sickest production!

[@jesus755serrano]

FACTS I C U KNOW VACANT LOT PRODUCTIONS I BELIEVE

[@yescyer3420]

Big facts

[@togonumber]

pretty lady :)

[@Flair.forever]

Dame grease is one of the greatest producers to come out of the ny hip hop scene

[@adaneboateng]

Alot of these kids have no idea how monumental these movements were...Bad Boy, Deathrow with Pac, Snoop & Dr. DRE, then came No Limit, Ruff Ryders, Cash Money, Rocaffella w/ Jay-z Bleek Beanie. Shady-After Math, G-unit.

[@scarletbouvier520]

Dmx better than pac

[@2pacisgay955]

Pac was the weakest and fruittiest link of the bunch though 🤣🌈👯‍♀️

[@adaneboateng]

@@2pacisgay955 lol how

[@adaneboateng]

@@scarletbouvier520 got more classics than X though... fan of both. Heavy fan

[@trentyates418]

Don't forget rawkus w/ mos def and kweli aftermath with dre and em and g unit with 50

[@KD_SWAGGER]

DMX's Get At Me Dog is a forever classic to me. RUFF RYDERS FOREVER!

[@2pacisgay955]

He dissed pac raw on the original version too

[@trentyates418]

That and stop being greedy

[@KD_SWAGGER]

@@trentyates418 Yes sir! 🎶🎶🎶

[@KD_SWAGGER]

@@2pacisgay955 From what I remember yeah.

[@torrijones8434]

One of mine too rest n peace baby boy

[@trentyates418]

If it wasn't for swizz, the ruff Ryder anthem wouldn't exist. Him and X are the 🐐's

[@bronxbully6261]

Not true infared wrote that song bro

[@trentyates418]

@@bronxbully6261 swizz is a legend for that beat. And it had X name written all over it

[@bronxbully6261]

@@trentyates418 Swiss did his thing but let's not act like he didn't steal dame grease whole sound

[@trentyates418]

@@bronxbully6261 I agree. Bc dame and swizz beats were real similar

[@bronxbully6261]

@@trentyates418 💯

[@Kevin.branum]

Dmx and swizz still tight to this day all the other producers just talking so you see the love they had for each other

[@trentyates418]

Swizz and X were like jordan and pippen. They did damage

[@RobFrank22]

Dame Grease still makes beats for DMX too

[@blaqdiemenz]

Dame grease did the bulk of dmx last 3 albums. I think p killer is what's missing from ruff ryders

[@reddfoxx1382]

I need more than these 10 min clips....

[@TOLEDOTOPATOP]

you read my mind

[@moorpapi154]

Realtalk

[@BETNetworks]

we're glad you still enjoy the snippets we can give you! you can watch the full episodes on the BET app!

[@juanboss560]

BETNetworks So you upload the first episode & that's it?

[@dwatson3995]

Right!!!

[@ganzo86]

A real life lesson there. Blood is thicker than water. Be smart, play your cards right when dealing with others because at the end of the day they gonna choose family over you. Swizz beats is widely known and credited for RR while most people dont even know how talented Grease is and what hes done for the 90's rap game.

[@enzigenes]

With family, you can control the situation how you want to. Especially when they're young.

[@ganzo86]

@@enzigenes agreed

[@topsouljas1]

Best comment I've read

[@MrMG76]

DAME GREASE =IT'S DARK AND HELL IS HOT... X AND DAME ARE LIKE SHAQ AND KOBE

[@enzigenes]

@@MrMG76 That's for sure.

[@Goatchild90]

I was 7 years old when Ruff Ryder's Anthem came out and I remember the video being played all the time.

[@jasonwaterfalls9615]

I remember being the same age and all the older kids in my hood screaming the hook together at the park

[@ManaFate321]

I was 7 too lol I feel old

[@skipg73]

Should have seen the energy in clubs when that came on.

[@user-dv3kq3rm4h]

@4.04 DMX says 'I pay them no mind'- his one liners always make me chuckle!

[@Jazz-wk4pz]

“A cab is a free ride... I’m not paying them. I paid em no mind FOH”😂😂😂 .......We love you X ❤️🕊

[@tmdtheghost]

That energy

[@tamirsharif314]

X was indeed a wild brother. Rest in peace & bless the soul eternally of DMX.

[@RingDAlarm-xn1zq]

Your "love" is why the rest of the world fears us.

[@AvarexNJTV]

Yooooooo u heard that part 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@robertbassakarobvillin2970]

It’s dark and hell is hot is one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time

[@carterbaby25]

I'm glad DMX was able to smell his flowers ♥️

[@anatejada1100]

Yes sir! Everyone loves X never seen no one say anything negative about him! RIP X🙏🏽

[@sebastienc.2257]

I mess with Swizz but I definitely understand PK and Dame. Grease is one of the most under-appreciated producers

[@inzodarello7251]

True. All the songs on DMXs albums that i thought where phenomenal were by grease. They were just not commercial. But they are timeless.

[@deathangel7681]

I think it's PK not DJ

[@trentyates418]

Grease is slept on. People don't know how many dope joints he made

[@trentyates418]

@@inzodarello7251 and sick as hell

[@enzigenes]

He's a better producer than swizz, swizz was given first priority because he. was a punching mag. They were able to manipulate swiss. Grease and PK were not suckers. So they had to get them out the way. Grease is a phenomenal producer.

[@essj3334]

That first DMX album Its dark and hell is hot was one of the best hip hop albums ever made. I grew up in my teens listening to that album.

[@jamesk3784]

My favourite the second album it's so energetic and raw

[@essj3334]

@@jamesk3784 The tracks Slippin, No love for me, We dont give a f, dogs for life were my best songs on that

[@WiL_M87]

I pray DMX recovers and gets better soon.

[@tidianetheboss]

@Inspiringaihkhalia 😥

[@DaileyShorts]

REST IN PEACE X

[@greatest-man-alive]

@Inspiringaihkhalia ya stole my comment 😭😭😭

[@khensuahabuhetepre1372]

He took his seats back with the Ancestors

[@clementine4133]

We wanted that too... blessings and peace to him.

[@n.dewayneb9258]

Can’t be mad that Swiss made his way through. His beats is crazy. Nephew or not, he developed a sound that rap fans love. DMX’s album wouldn’t have been what it was without that “Ruff Ryders Anthem” track.

[@ProdByBashP]

Exactly. "Ruff Ryders Anthem" made DMX into an international superstar.

“Pay them no mind, that’s the only thing I was paying them” DMX lmbo!!

[@tinikac368]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@deedavis8962]

😂😂😂😂😂🙏🏼RIH X I love you 🖤👑💗

[@marcusbaker404]

Who’s here after the unfortunate announcement of DMX’s passing? Respect!

[@stylecompassmedia]

🙏🏼

[@gaynellgabriel7215]

RIP

[@prettyboyboo6901]

Me, bih.

[@ddayyinternational]

After and before........ya knoooooo!

[@zacharythomas8247]

Me🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@shannonaman264]

Y'all don't be sad about X. He is in such a better place now then to be, here, hell on earth. He up there with true legends, Big, Pac, big L, and so on. making more hit records for the ppl in heaven. You'll eventually see him again.

[@jayo552]

I HAVEN'T SEEN OR HEARD 1 PERSON PASS AWAY N COME BACK TO SAY ITS A BETTER PLACE IN HEAVEN THAN EARTH, IT MIGHT BE BUT THERES NO PROOF, BC FOR ONE JUDGMENT DAY HASNT EVEN COME YET, NOBODY'S SOUL HAS BEEN SENT EITHER DIRECTION ASCENSION OR DESCENTION

[@shannonaman264]

@@jayo552 good piece

[@PowerIsWithin]

Looking forward to the DMX movie I’m speaking it into existence now

[@Tiger24kicks]

When you think of Ruff Ryder's you think of DMX facts he was the voice of the streets.

[@Cab0408]

And now, as I watch this, DMX, the voice of a generation lies in critical condition.

[@robrodriguez4866]

2 platinum albums in a year. Ain’t been done since.

[@antoniosiguenza576]

prairs !

[@My_Lacrimosa]

He's laying on his back looking at the roof of the church What I mean is he's dead

[@joshuawalker8585]

Dmx dead

[@robrodriguez4866]

If your heart was as big as your mouth, you’d be real. But it’s not, so I know if you get knocked you’ll squeal

[@ummmouhamad10]

Dmx is definitely a legend ❤️❤️❤️He in my top 5 rapper

[@dmxisbetterthantupac6528]

I put dmx over tupac in anyone's list

[@scarletbouvier520]

Dmx was like a 2.0 pac

[@scarletbouvier520]

@Mkm 2pac is a 2.0 ballerina with super spin kicks

[@2pacisgay955]

@Mkm u gonna get blocked off this dmx vid u feminine baller8na worshipper 🤣🌈👯‍♀️

[@trentyates418]

This dude is a top 3 rapper

[@wrightterence680]

DMX was that dude during the 2000s He spit that 🔥🔥

[@trentyates418]

Nobody in the 2000s was spitting like X. And Jay couldn't touch him.

[@wrightterence680]

@@trentyates418 I remember those times lol DMX was coming out with hit record & multi-platinum albums

[@trentyates418]

@@wrightterence680 he also had 5 albums that were No. 1 on the charts. Jay is nice. But X is the real deal

[@BigHeadUgly]

Late 90s and early 2000

[@Stonecoldalston]

@@trentyates418 I wouldn't say the 2000s cause By 01 Jay surpassed X but from 97-2000 X was untouchable

[@zakariaal8747]

Dame grease beats are legendary that man don't get much credits

[@joea6326]

Live On Lenox is an epic classic

[@NeoNitty]

Those who know, know💯

[@troyevans9981]

Exactly he made some hot joints 🔥.

[@jpilot07]

They were biased cuz it was they nephew lol

[@slimthizzle11]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 when swizz said X got mad at him in the cab, and asked him was he getting rich on him cuz he ain't wanna ditch the cab, I'm ctfu cuz that reminded me of when x got mad at nas in belly when they was in the car cuz he wanted to read more 🤣🤣🤣 I knew that was really how X was lol

[@jermaineartis4323]

😂😂😂 good catch! “Yo, shorty can’t eat no books man”!

[@treygosby5541]

🤣🤣🤣

[@galvatron3290]

Your seed can’t eat no books dawg! 😂

[@trentyates418]

Nas: Yo when was the last time you read anything man? Dmx: Never Muthafutha 😂

[@treygosby5541]

@@trentyates418 🤣🤣

[@chrismcmeekin9943]

Classic. There aren't many albums that have no skips, for me at least, but It's Dark And Hell Is Hot is one them. It held up so well, to this day it's just as powerful, atmospheric, and haunting.

[@PITUFO_CWV]

My favorite album

[@DsJ98]

People gone always feel like they not getting enough when in actuality they getting more

[@wtt747]

Very true. Them man there weren't getting paid before Swizz came in. And they mad as hell.

[@Dwaynesname30]

No the record company gets more ... the Artist gets enough

[@MaadAzzGang]

@@wtt747 WHAT? Not true in this situation at all. Do you know Dame Greases production credits before X's album?

[@taraJerseyC]

I was in high school when DMX came out, the best school dances because of his music!!! Rest in paradise DMX

[@bigcohiba298]

Exactly

[@HUSTLER-AT-HEART]

These chronicle stories are dope 💯

[@d-staxworldwidestax7112]

Yeah

[@kamrynjay]

Get well DMX. WE LOVE YOU!!!! We can’t lose you , not yet. 💙🙏🏽

[@team69racing11]

I'm 42 i lived that era!! That album was like d anthem on d eastcoast!! Biggie pun dmx was doing they thang 4sho!!

[@geeksquad2575]

Swizz: Went to Atlanta cause my friends was going to jail or dying. Also Swizz: Running round with X getting into all sorts of illegal shenanigans.

[@Kingdizzleltdinc615]

DMX:”I ain’t paying no cab,yeah I pay them no mind!”🤣🤣🤣

[@dbradandthem2727]

As a producer of RAPcity tha Basement, I am very proud of the effort we all put in to help visually, push them even further. #facts #respect #hiphop

[@marievorter1690]

Prayers 4 DMX

[@veligotti]

Seeing how music comes together is incredible, you never know when a moment in history can be created

[@viceversa95]

Dame Grease a legend!

[@trentyates418]

Underrated!

[@Itsgeestatus]

Grease's Introduction On X 1st Album Was Scorching!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@troyevans9981]

He's extremely underrated.

[@adeezy617newonenation]

CAB IS A FREE RIDE..DMX LMAOO 🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂

[@BETNetworks]

lol DMX was real wild back then!

[@trentyates418]

Dmx and swizz did what they had to do to eat and survive

[@notorious1211]

Lmfaooo X a legend

[@NineDouble]

Lmfao

[@trentyates418]

@Sauce McAdams true you right

[@dkgkeepitso]

Dmx need a biopic his story doc

[@ericyoung3981]

So basically everyone was clowning on him and not realizing they were sitting on a gold mine because they was too envious...

[@mariobtron5907]

They'll tell you negative things cause you're talented

[@shannonaman264]

@@mariobtron5907 bible says they will hate you for the truth but forgive you for the lies. Shouldn't it be the other way around though???

[@b3at2]

No..swizz just got better and surpassed the others. but PK and the others were better... but swizz stole that triton demo lmao and it was a wrap after that. I wanted to be like swizz growing up lol.

[@versewonderstrikes5353]

Or just short sighted

[@Kwaku211]

That's how alot of empires, groups and families fell over the course of Human Civilization...

[@Houseonwheels3]

Swizz was ahead of his time and he had numerous classics under his belt...salute a 🐐 when you see one

[@moorpapi154]

This is one of the realest chronicles I've ever seen!👍

[@BETNetworks]

we're glad you like it! have you seen the full series yet?

[@moorpapi154]

@@BETNetworks no but where can I find it?

[@trentyates418]

@@BETNetworks no limit and death row were nice. But this chronicle takes the 🎂. Bc i was able to see how X became a legend

[@BRIDEOFYAH7]

moor papi I watched it on the philo app today but I guess bet app got it too. You gotta watch all the full episodes had me reminiscing this docuseries is 🔥🔥

[@amsf1]

Don't forget the pitbull explosion that resulted from DMX and Ruff Ryders lol

[@desireedurant20]

that's a fact... guys was messing with ROTTS back then 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@jethrojones3608]

@@desireedurant20 slipped my mind

[@rateraps3194]

@drewski5217 pits were apart of the landscape in New York also, you do know DMX is from New York right? DMX made pits MORE popular everywhere.

[@LivelifeLit]

Midwest n East Coast. We grew up off that. X just showed yall how we were playing already.

[@Naz-M]

In the end Swiss came out with something amazing and better than the rest. He deserves the recognition.

[@jalenkidd9044]

Yeah but at the end of the day they taught him everything he know 🤷‍♂️

[@xaviersales92]

There will be no one like DMX again. He needs more recognition

[@mrdunnepoetryreallifetvuk1934]

Trust me

[@rks5457]

Prob won't see another artist as authentic and raw like him. Takes a lot for a soul like him to be in the public eye and scrutinized for so long.

[@matthewmann8969]

X himself was hardcore and was surrounded by hard peeps

[@scarletbouvier520]

Dmx> 2pac

[@trentyates418]

Dmx> Jay

[@trentyates418]

@@scarletbouvier520 true facts!

[@onmywayto974]

That's cause DMX did the real dirt, he's part of the front lines.

[@trentyates418]

@@onmywayto974 and that's why at that time, X was untouchable

[@drwahweee]

I was 13 years old at the time DMX dropped "Lord Give Me a Sign" & that song single-handedly solidified his spot in my Top Ten G.O.A.Ts!

[@finalthought3888]

"Cabs were a free ride, I paid'm no mind" 🤣🤣🤣 X cddddazy!

[@ChrisDodges123]

10:05 How Swizz came at the tale end and he made the 1 record that REALLY poped RUFF RYDER off?? The Anthem made Ruff Ryders.

[@redbeard6512]

Never knew Swiss was the nephew of the boys 🇮🇪🇮🇪🙌

[@redbeard6512]

M O A T V I E W D R I V E W A R L O C #X

[@trentyates418]

Im glad this chronicle was made. Bc there are some facts about ruff ryders i didn't know about

[@redbeard6512]

@@trentyates418 yeah bro same here ,and the fact that all the other hard brothers come from Yonkers is a plus 😉💚🇮🇪 waiting intently for ep 2

[@PRINCEBABYBOY305]

What flag is that

[@IYC0370]

RIP X - This death affected me more then Pac, this one has really hit my heart. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@croxtoncrimefiles]

Same here!

[@mikemurphy8996]

The ruff ryders anthem beat by Swiss beatz is literally one of the greatest hip hop beats of all time.

[@jameshayden2538]

But On The Other Hand "Get At Me Dog" And "Stop Being Greedy" Is So Infectious To The Ears

[@mikellblackonblackluv645]

DMX waz where it waz at💯

[@dmxisbetterthantupac6528]

Dmx better than 2pac

[@dmxisbetterthantupac6528]

@MFS whatever

[@trentyates418]

X would rip Pac. X was raw

[@trentyates418]

@MFS if X is not raw or better. Who is he Then?

[@arthurpeters7412]

Irv Gotti: when I saw anthem...I KNEW I had to make ja rule try to sound just like X! You swagga Jacka

[@ladyindaroom]

"It's the Rule Babbbbbay" I kid you not, he say it so Raspy Just like DMX says things Raspy 🤣🤣🤣

[@godofthisshit]

@Arthur Peters Irv was part of that team.

[@aneedkassim9727]

no Irv was part of them

[@ednice1345]

Irv gotti got x signed to def jam people get ur stories correct Irv was a Huge part in dmx ...read up

[@youngblacmale]

@@ednice1345 not just X but Jay Z too. Ppl don't give Irv enough credit for it.

[@iteilejm]

Ruff Ryders anthem was huge in the South. Swizz, knowingly or not, produced a record that resonated down here. And it was probably due to his GA links. I remember thinking it felt like a Southern type of record but soooooo New York. DMX was that dud from 98 to 00.

[@3eyeWatching]

98-2006

[@byekidd1361]

I love it. Always will..

[@iam_btf9281]

Forever my favorite rapper the Dawg salute got to see him perform like 5xs even two years ago in. Baton Rouge 504 got love for the dogg

[@papo517]

Rest in heaven my dog dmx a true legend and will never be forgotten for on what he accomplished and needs to be in the music hall of fame

[@EbonyJoneskuye]

Swizz is my age and DMX was my generation of music ... so proud to be from this era of music.

[@iamjuniorwizkid]

It's crazy how underrated a producer is. Swizz Beatz helped DMX obtain his first hit single with "Ruff Ryder's Anthem", just like Irv Gotti helped Ja Rule with "Between Me And You".

[@enzigenes]

Ja Rule had two hits before Between Me and You. He had Holla Holla, and Can I get A with Jay Z.

[@ApexNYC]

Get at me Dog by Dame Grease was his first hit and set the stage for everything else.DAME gets NO CREDIT

[@ApexNYC]

7 areallius produced those hit records for Ja rule not Irv Gotti.

[@enzigenes]

@@ApexNYC Irv Produced Can I get A with Jay, and Holla Holla. Irv did a lot of tracks. I can't name them all.

[@ApexNYC]

Not those first records.Im talking Murder Inc hits with Ja and Ashanti.His biggest songs with J-lo,Mary j blige,Bobby brown," i wanna be your chick" etc Just check the credits. Google : 7 arelius or Channel 7.That is the guy who was behind the boards on those records.Irv got a lot of credit for his work.Not saying Irv dont produce,just not everything people THINK he did but give this man his props.Til this day people still think Swizz did " I get money" for 50 cent.lmao

[@frederickwilliamsjr4390]

Prayers for DMX 🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@goldenstar_1007]

The producers on the label was jealous of him because he prospered quickly. Some people just prosper quickly at certain things.

[@trentyates418]

And swizz went for his. He didnt wait for other producers to make beats. He just progressed much better

[@arthurpeters7412]

That's not true! They was mad cause THEY worked the whole album, swiss worked on ONE joint. Infact, if swiss wasn't related to ppl, he wouldn't have even got that shot. YOU LITTLE YOUNG ASS DUDES DON'T KNOW SHIT, WAS YOU EVEN BORN IN 98? herb.

[@mermaidtingzzz]

Yeah, there really is a matter of some people just having "it", you know? It can hurt when someone works at something and someone else just catches on quickly and innovates faster, but it's often someone just stepping into what they're meant to do, or who they're meant to be. We gotta always work on appreciating stuff like this instead of becoming jealous.

[@uptownscenery9175]

The produced majority of its dark and hell is hot and swizz made the hot single but only Swiss got the notoriety from the album. Anyone will feel some type of way, if you build a house and someone comes and decorates but everyone tells the decorator how beautiful the home is without acknowledging the people who designed and built

[@enzigenes]

He was the nephew, he didn't know the business, he was vulnerable, he was taken advantage of, he signed things PK and Grease would never sign, so yea, they made him a first priority.

[@djayb2259]

I still remember getting X's first album in 98. I think it came with a compilation disk introducing the ruff ryders and had the LL Cool J diss track to Cannibus called Can I bust does anyone else out there remember this?

[@mrdunnepoetryreallifetvuk1934]

Yep, yet my sick & twisted Jehovah’s Witness nan felt to give another relative permission to steal my whole entire rap collection as punishment for exposing abuse within the family... 😥

[@jrobbin24]

Those guys all deserve credit for making a perfect album. Dame Grease is one of the best producers of all time. I love his beats especially "Family" on Nastradamus featuring Mobb Deep. Seriously dope ASF

[@khrashingphantom9632]

A big thing you don't really hear in a lot of hip hop documentaries and even less concerning things from the city itself is that Atlanta was really an integral crockpot and weight station for an enormous chunk of hip hop. You'd never know that from listening to the radio there now, but it really was the epicenter for a lot of hip hop artist from all over the country, and it seems like very few people highlight that. Either way I'm loving this documentary.

[@kwamecobb581]

Because of Erick Sermon. There was no Hip Hop scene in Atlanta until he got there.

[@andrewpeterson285]

Pk a hater. Swiss stayed locked in and focused on his craft and became a legendary producer that’s still giving us bangers. Prime example to always work hard and keep doing what you love

[@MaadAzzGang]

Idk about all that. Swizz worked/works hard yes, but he obviously got ahead & given more shots him being their family. He wasnt a solid producer & overall is what made RR sound sound dated with them cheap casio beats (a few exceptions tho!). Grease & PK were more established & had produced more & for bigger artists already, at least Grease.

[@andrewpeterson285]

MaadAzzGang I get what you saying, but keep in my mind, outside of ruff ryders, swizz made beats for Memphis Bleek, Cam’ron, Nore, Busta Rhymes, flipmode squad , and the lox while they were on bad boy. Did his uncles look out to a certain extent? Yes but his uncles made sure he proved his self before throwing him on albums. They threw one of his beat cds out the window lol. What has PK done recently? Dame grease is still producing and putting in work

[@MaadAzzGang]

@@andrewpeterson285 Swizz was also accused of stealing beats at the time as well tho. Like Nore's "Banned from TV", DJ Shok allegedly played Dee the demo, Swizz re-made it & put his name on it. He's been accused of that many times. Yeah maybe you're right. Maybe they didnt work as hard as Swizz but i still think a large part is due to him being their nephew.

[@Nilz-ie8li]

Swizz established the RR sound. End off. PK being salty.

[@blaqdiemenz]

No pk was being honest... Look at dmx and the lox 1st album, swizz only did 1 track on each of those albums and none on mase.. Then lox and dmx 2nd album.. Swizz produced bulk of the album and Ryde or die volume 1.. Pk produced only by the song on each of those albums.. It was a complete flip in 1 year.. Pk didn't get to be a primary producer again till styles p gangster and a gentleman album.. Where he did 4 tracks..

[@cherrylynn7173]

I’m sad to hear about DMX. I hope he pulls through and recovers. He is such a genius with talent that can’t be matched

[@austinarroyo8662]

And rip he passed😔

[@NA-du5vm]

Bruh DMX was like an unstoppable force of nature. Seemed like back then he was putting out two albums a year or something and everyone going platinum. X is without a doubt a true living legend of Hip Hop.

[@mrdunnepoetryreallifetvuk1934]

💯

[@willmatic84]

Swizz in the picture change up the game especially working with x 😎🙌🏽 and thank God he still helps dmx to this very day regardless to what x been thru and hopefully dmx comes out with another great album double R 4life

[@go-goog2531]

I HOPE DMX PULL THRU THIS ONE.. PRAYERS UP!! 💯

[@girlmeetsreality4644]

I can't believe there was a time that Swizz didn't know how to make beats. Wow

[@LGKids]

We all gotta start somewhere, I used to Ryhme bat with ball, until my Grandma taught me how to Ryhme! Peace!

[@fashionista.talenista96]

Like I always said, *Evoryone starts from nothing to be something*

[@SDSOverfiend]

Swizz looking like his pops Right Now😂

[@djwalkerfemaledj]

SDS Overfiend 😂🤣

[@Jodymillz]

Lmfaoo

[@lamarsmith657]

All this music was my middle school and high school years and it definitely got me thru some shitty times

[@georgecharnock1094]

All these guys are game changers 4 sure! LEGENDARY

[@bigdaddylocdiesel5688]

Idc what anyone says. Had 2Pac & Biggie been alive DMX STILL wudda took over Hip-Hop in 98 🔥🔥🔥

[@robbingrafton4364]

Facts

[@roderickdeal]

Lol 98 would have been a crazy year for sure.

[@VETERANMASTER]

Woulda, shoulda, coulda… if if was a spliff 🚬☘️🥴

[@denisbarbosa6638]

THATS A FACT!!!

[@delanetv757]

My man DMX said about the cab "I'm not paying...No mind. 🤣🤣🤣

[@BrianParuch]

Pray for DMX

[@04Baby]

the bark really turns nostalgia levels from 8 to 88 long live DMX

[@justablokepostingfunvids7137]

Man I can’t find the full episodes anywhere in the U.K. wish Ud put the rest up in full on here

[@rapacapella917]

Get well soon DMX ,

[@Synchronite]

Give Pk and Grease they flowers 👏🏾 the music industry is shady asf

[@bjvu9460]

How is it shady if swiss is a better producer? Swiss have worked with everyone in the biz, why couldn't the jealous ones prove their worth and do the same? Did someone force jay-z to take swiss tracks or Beyonce or ja rule or puff or Luda ?

[@TheStoryhasbeensold]

@@bjvu9460 Swizz had some good production at one time but he is overrated as hell. While he gets credit for the birth of RR, that doesn't mean he was a better producer.

[@LastBref]

@@bjvu9460 Much of Swizz's keyboard-based beats were cheesy and basic. All the best beats on the classic It's Dark and Hell is Hot were produced by Dame Grease and PK, and certainly Flesh of My Flesh would've been a better album if it had more Dame Grease/PK type production instead of Swizz. The same is true for the Ruff Ryders compilation albums, and especially the Drag-On album. Swizz really ruined that Drag-On album, which is unfortunate because Drag-On had an interesting style. The thing is, keyboard beats were beginning to become more popular at that point in time, with Mannie Fresh, The Neptunes, and Timbaland gaining popularity. Sample-based beats stopped being popular for a few years until Jay-Z's Blueprint in 2001. So, since Dame Grease beats were more sample-based and grimey, he wasn't nearly as popular or in-demand as Swizz. I do give Swizz credit for making all those club songs which made X a bigger household name, but I personally never liked most of those joints. I'll take "Stop Being Greedy" over "Party Up" any day.

[@torianmcneill3794]

@@LastBrefcome on Party Up is a hit Swiss was being himself come on I know all his beats may have not been perfect but come on if X could flow on the beat that’s all that matters

[@mariomendoza6419]

I remember when I first heard ruff ryders anthem I didn’t like it because you heard it everywhere , but then my uncle bumped it in his 12” speakers 🔊 and after that I was whooo... I like that

[@VeeWiz-knowledgeoflife907]

You look at the song so differently when you hear the back story !! 🔥 rip DMX

[@SB-sd3qx]

“Pay them no mind , that’s the only thing I was paying them “ 😂😂

[@DJDollar719]

Here before anyone saying RIP to Dmx. THE DOG LIVES ON FOREVER !!!

[@flipsvaldes8325]

Damn watching this today while X is in hospital, hope he makes it through all good,praying for you D

[@tsusurflawyer2432]

It's who you Know In the business Swizz basically had the right connections

[@hhova29]

In many and arguably in all forms of business. Nepotism

[@trentyates418]

Swiss was all about business. That's why he's a great

[@enzigenes]

@@trentyates418 Swizz didn't know the business. He was taught a skill, used that skill, but was blindly robbed by the record labels.

[@trentyates418]

@@enzigenes agreed. But gotta admit swizz was a beast in the ruff ryders tho.

[@mistahmst]

Swizz had his connections, but he still delivered and ultimately ended up making the hottest beats on Ruff Ryders, which is why the other producers were salty

[@HakeemTheDream616]

I just listened to that entire album yesterday...a complete classic that brought back alot of memories...RIP DMX 🙏

[@Truth.Keeper]

Prayers for DMX

[@steviecritiquenewby7874]

Rest in peace DMX all dogs goes to heaven 💯🙏🏿🕊️

[@mariolyndennis522]

Good 1

[@scLefQ]

I remember reciting DMX's Prayer #1 for a poetry assignment in 2000 English class. While everyone else was choosing the likes of Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, and others, I chose X; and moved the whole room! X was that dude and I don't think he gets enough appreciation from the Hip Hop community for his impact.

[@garrettgrant6817]

I was 18 when DMX hit, what a rush, he's the best. I hope he pulls through. X is the Best.

[@beardy5315]

Glad I was born in 84 and lived through the best Era in rap and hip hop. Doubly glad I was born and raised in Yonkers NY!!!!

[@thescales5247]

Facts!!! Everybody was a Ruff Ryder🙌🏾💯❤️❤️❤️ still is world wide seriously!!! That’s legendary that’s iconic his impact is real like you was ‼️‼️🙌🏾