''Ryde or Die Vol. 2'' is the second
compilation album by American hip hop collective and record label
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 ...
. It was originally scheduled for release on March 7, 2000, but was delayed to July 4, 2000 and released via
Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place at
Chung King Studios
Chung King Studios was a recording studio that operated in New York City under that name from 1986 to 2015. It was founded by producer John King and engineer Steve Ett with financial backing from the Etches brothers, occupying three different locat ...
,
Sony Music Studios
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, Battery Studios, Powerhouse Studios in
New York City
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, at the
Record Plant, the Enterprise,
Westlake Audio
Westlake Recording Studios is a music recording studio in West Hollywood, California.
History
Westlake Recording Studios was founded in the early 1970s by the American audio engineer Tom Hidley under the name Westlake Audio. Hidley was experi ...
in
Los Angeles
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, at the Hit Factory Criteria in
Miami
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.
Production
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was handled by
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Daoud Dean (born September 13, 1978), known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, rapper, disc jockey (DJ) and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, Dean embarked on his musical career as a DJ. At the ag ...
, Mahogany, Teflon, Icepick, P. Killer Trackz and TJ Beatz, with Darrin Dean, Joaquin Dean, Chivon Dean and Leota Blacknor serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from
Busta Rhymes,
Method Man & Redman
Method Man & Redman (also referred to as Meth & Red, Red & Mef, John Blaze and Funk Doc or Funk Doctor Spock and Johnny Blaze) are an American hip hop duo, composed of East Coast rappers Method Man (of Wu-Tang Clan) and Redman (of Def Squad) ...
,
Scarface,
Snoop Dogg,
Trick Daddy
Maurice Samuel Young (born September 27, 1974), better known by his stage name Trick Daddy, is an American rapper from Miami's Liberty City.
Early life
Trick Daddy was born on September 27, 1974, at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida. ...
and
Twista
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.
The album debuted at number two on
''Billboard'' 200, selling 254,000 copies in its first week in stores
and was certified Platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America on August 18, 2000.
Track listing
Samples
*Track 4 embodies an interpolation from "I'm Holding You Responsible" written by
George Clinton and
Eddie Hazel
Edward Earl Hazel (April 10, 1950 – December 23, 1992) was an American guitarist and singer in early funk music who played lead guitar with Parliament-Funkadelic. Hazel was a posthumous inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 19 ...
*Track 16 embodies an interpolation from "
Yearning for Your Love
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" written by
Oliver Scott and Ronnie Wilson
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
*
{{Ruff Ryders
Sequel albums
2000 compilation albums
Albums produced by Swizz Beatz
Gangsta rap compilation albums
Record label compilation albums
Albums recorded at Chung King Studios
East Coast hip hop compilation albums
Ruff Ryders Entertainment compilation albums