''Ryde or Die Vol. 1'' is a
compilation album
A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...
from American
hip-hop record label and collective
Ruff Ryders
Ruff Ryders Entertainment is an American hip hop record label and management company founded by siblings and record executives Joaquin "Waah", Darin "Dee" and Chivon Dean. It operated as a subsidiary of Universal, and distributed by Fontana Dist ...
, released on April 27, 1999 through
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M imprint. Founded in late 1990 by Jimmy Iovine and Ted Field as a $20 million joint venture with Atlantic Records of Warner Mus ...
and
Ruff Ryders
Ruff Ryders Entertainment is an American hip hop record label and management company founded by siblings and record executives Joaquin "Waah", Darin "Dee" and Chivon Dean. It operated as a subsidiary of Universal, and distributed by Fontana Dist ...
. The album debuted at #1, selling roughly 285,000 copies in its first week and was certified platinum on June 2, 1999.
Track listing
Chart positions
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
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List of number-one albums of 1999 (U.S.)
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List of number-one R&B albums of 1999 (U.S.)
References
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1999 compilation albums
Albums produced by Swizz Beatz
Albums recorded at Unique Recording Studios
Hip hop compilation albums
Interscope Records compilation albums
Record label compilation albums
Ruff Ryders Entertainment compilation albums