The Ruff Ryders are back. The highly influential late 1990's rap label and management company, which launched the careers of DMX, Eve, Drag-On and The LOX, has announced that it will be releasing several projects in 2010, via its new label Ruff Ryder Indy.
The label will provide distribution to independent artists of all budget types. Ruff Ryder Indy's first release will be Drag-On's My Life, My Legacy, My Melody, due out in March, as part of a joint venture with Drag's label, Hood Environment, which he founded in 2006. "I've reinvented myself and created a whole new sound," Drag-On said in a recent statement. "I'm trying to create another umbrella in this game with my label and my artists Da Dude and Eyez B. However, I'm still the original 'Fire-Man."
Ruff Ryder Indy's second release will be Ruff Ryders Evolution: Generation I, which will be helmed by super-producer Swizz Beatz, featuring all of the original Ruff Ryders, including Jadakiss, Styles P, Sheek Louch, Eve, DMX, Drag-On and newest signing, Mook.
"Over the last 20 years, my family and I have built the Ruff Ryders brand on good music, original talent and hard work," Ruff Ryder CEO Waah Dean said. "Now, we are entering a new chapter of our company.
Last month, New York radio station Power 105.1 (WWPR)
announced singer Chris Brown would be headlining its Powerhouse
concert this year, marking his first major promotional event since his
February 8 altercation with ex-girlfriend Rihanna. Now, Jive
Records -- the label Brown is signed to -- has revealed that he will also be
going on a 19-city, small venue tour.
Dubbed the Fan Appreciation tour and aimed at acknowledging and
thanking Brown's fans for their support, the trek begins at the House of
Blues in Houston, TX, on November 14 and makes stops in
Los Angeles, Atlanta and Brown's hometown of Virginia,
before ending on December 13 in Philadelphia.
A portion of the proceeds from the tour will be donated to Best Buddies
International, a non-profit organization devoted to providing jobs and
leadership opportunities for people with developmental disabilities. The
Jenesse Center, a non-profit that provides culturally sensitive services to
strengthen families and is based in Los Angeles, will also receive a portion of
the proceeds.
As previously reported, Brown recently released his first official track, the
Swizz Beatz-produced "I Can Transform Ya," featuring Lil' Wayne.
The song is said to be the lead single from his upcoming album, Graffiti.
The Fan Appreciation tour dates are as follows:
November 14: Houston, TX (House of Blues)
November 15: Dallas, TX (Palladium)
November 18: Los Angeles, CA (Avalon)
November 19: San Francisco, CA (The Fillmore)
November 22: Richmond, VA (Landmark)
November 25: Detroit, MI (Royal Oak)
November 26: Chicago, IL (House of Blues)
November 29: Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Revolution)
December 1: Orlando, FL (House of Blues)
December 2: Atlanta, GA (CenterStage)
December 4: Washington, D.C (Warner Theater)
December 5: Providence, RI (Lupo's)
December 6: Boston, MA (House of Blues)
December 11: Baltimore, MD (Sonar)
December 12: Wallingford, CT (Chevrolet Theater)
December 13: Philadelphia, PA (Electric Factory)
Apparently, R&B singer Chris Brown pays no attention to the naysayers about the demise of his career with regard to his run-in with the law for beating ex-girlfriend pop singer Rhianna. Brown drops the first single from his upcoming Graffiti album titled "Transform Ya." The single features ubiquitous guest rapper Lil' Wayne and simple beat maker Swizz Beatz, both who steal the shine away from Chris on the single. Though the song does not horrendous, it does possess a noisy instrumentation recycled by beats Swizz used for R&B superstar Beyonce for 2005's "Check On It" and 2007's "Get Me Bodied."
If Brown is perceived to be one of R&B's A-list talents, he should hire an innovative producer who can create a timeless beat with a top-notch songwriter to scribe top-notch lyrics.
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