Ruff Ryders' Playlist

Pirate

"Sucker M.C.'s" (Track 1): "The beat was hot and the style of rap at that time."

"I Need a Beat" (Track 2): "The beat had me and his voice on the hook."

"Five Minutes of Funk" (Track 3): "The lyrics and the beat had me going."

"Don't Stop...Planet Rock" (Track 4): "It was a hot party beat."

"Jingling Baby" (Track 5): "The beat again had me hooked, the verses was also hot."

"360 Degrees (What Goes Around)" (Track 6): "The beat had me again."

"Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" (Track 7): "The lyrics and the style of rap he had at that time."

"Ryde or Die, Bitch" (Track 8): "I like the story of how he's lookin' for a bad girl."

"Best of Me" (Track 9): "I love the mix of R&B & rap together."

"Forgot About Dre" (Track 10): "The story was how people forgot about him and how he's making a comeback."

"It's so Hard" (Track 11): "I like the beat and the whole Spanish movement."


Infrared & Cross

"Wild Wild West" (Track 12): "Based on Harlem."

"Runaway Child, Running Wild" (Track 13): "First hit record that my dad put me on to. That beat was so hard I knew it was a hit. I was 5 years old at that time."

"Pusherman" (Track 14): "Basically that song took over Harlem in the late '70s."

"Mind of a Lunatic" (Track 15): "I heard them in 1989. That was a hardcore record, that was a classic song to me."

"Mahogany" (Track 16): "In his love songs he painted a pic of a women that was so good."

"Slippin'" (Track 17): "When X made this song he showed his ups & downs in life."

"Wild Out" (Track 18): "From when they got released from Bad Boy and felt free."

"Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)" (Track 19): "How there's no love in the hip-hop game no more."

"Money Ain't a Thang" (Track 20): "These guys have so much money that they feel its nothing: they can buy whatever they want."

"Children's Story" (Track 21): "He just has mastered the art of telling a story in a rhyme."


Drag-On

"Oh" (Track 22): "The beat was hot."

"Goodies" (Track 23): "It's about men that just want her for her body."

"One, Two Step" (Track 24): "This song was a nice club hit."

"Just a Moment" (Track 25): "The hook on this song had me thinking about all my friends that die."

"Be Easy" (Track 26): "The energy he had on that song was crazy."

"U Don't Know Me" (Track 27): "Another hit from him, that just tells people that don't know you to stop putting their hands out."

"No Love 4 Me" (Track 28): "This was a summer hit, the energy was right."


Kartoon

"Ain't No Fun" (Track 29): "That was a classic, it was about sharing with your homie."

"How to Survive the South Central" (Track 30): "I'm from South Central, that's were it all started: gangster rap. He was breaking 10 rules on how to survive in the hood."

"Colors" (Track 31): "'Colors' was the first song that showed gangs on a worldwide level."

"Growin' up in the Hood" (Track 32): "Street classic, his point of view of the hood."

"Straight Up Menace" (Track 33): "That's another street classic. He was telling a story about how his family was gang members."

"Peace Treaty" (Track 34): "That song came out when the Bloods & Crips was having their peace treaty."

"Dusted 'n' Disgusted" (Track 35): "This song was about how 2 hoods made a peace treaty that went bad when one side didn't hold up to it."

"Project Window" (Track 36): "This song's about Nas writing a rhyme while looking out of his window and seeing different hoods worldwide."

"Feel Me" (Track 37): "The way he was, tells how he grew up and what's going on his life now."

"Gangsta Gangsta" (Track 38): "That song came out at the prime of gang banging."


Flashy

"Da Bridge 2001" (Track 39): "Brought me more closer to qb! I was just a shorty, had never been there but MC Shan was one of my favorite pioneers at the time!"

"The Bridge Is Over" (Track 40): "Kris shut down a mua****a who I was thinking was that n***a! I already felt Kris from the South Bronx record but 'The Bridge is Over' sealed it!"

"I Ain't No Joke" (Track 41): "This n***a was just my mua****in' idol! When he said, 'I ain't no joke,' I was just like, 'You damn right!'"

"Rock Box" (Track 42): "I grew up on Run-DMC and 'Rock Box' hit me like a pair of brass knuckles 'cause that rock twist to it had my face on mean mug 24/7!"

"La Di Da Di" (Track 43): "I love to party and this kept the club poppin!"

"You Gots to Chil" (Track 44): "EPMD was a major impact on hip-hop and when this dropped I liked the song but the video with stezo dancin' and s**t made me start trying to dance and I got 2 left feet!"

"Life's a Bitch" (Track 45): "When Illmatic dropped I was feeling Nas like a mua****a but this other n***a was airin' this joint just like esco! I bought Illmatic like 10 times 'cause n***az kept stealing' my s**t!"

"Shook Ones pt. 2" (Track 46): "This joint started me drinking Hennessey when I seen the video!"

"Protect Ya Neck" (Track 47): "The f***in' video was cheap as s**t and I still was like this the best video yet and a crew of MC's who was reppin the 5 Percent at that time I was being enlighted wit the lessons — anything righteous I f***ed wit!"

"Time For Sum Aksion" (Track 48): "This n***a was from Jersey! Nuf said!"

"Takeover" (Track 49): "He dissed Nas!!!!!!!!!! Nuf said!"

"Ether" (Track 50): "Nas dissed Jay!!!!!!!!!! Nuf said! Great battle!"

"Check the Technique" (Track 51): "Gang Starr!!!! Premo is my favorite producer and this beat had me like what the f***k!"


L.O.X. / D-Block

"Shoot Outs" (Track 52): "This was for anyone that had any problem with us."

"Best of Me" (Track 53): "Mya is a talented artist, I enjoyed working with her."

"Knock Yourself Out" (Track 54): "It was a nice summer time hit, all the girls loved it."

"Put Ya Hands Up" (Track 55): "This song is about me rocking a party."

"Mighty D-Block (2 Guns Up)" (Track 56): "This song here stamped the D-Block name in the hood."

"Welcome to D-Block" (Track 57): "Shady did a great job producing this track. The song is telling about where we from."

"Big Poppa" (Track 58): "Man, this song was hard to do 'cause B.I.G was our man. We was just showing love and respect."

"Wild Out" (Track 59): "This was our first single off We Are the Streets. When we left Bad Boy we felt free."

"By Your Side" (Track 60): "Everyone in the hood loved that song 'cause its about how you need someone by your side when things go bad."

"I'm a Ruff Ryder" (Track 61): "I made this song 'cause life is a ruff ryde."

"Get Paid" (Track 62): "When is the artist finally getting paid?"

"Daddy Get That Cash" (Track 63): "It's about (time) for us to get that money."

"Jenny from the Block" (Track 64): "U know we hood n****s and the track name fits, we from the block."

"I'm Black" (Track 65): "After the 'Why' song I just wanted to make something that I felt was real."

"Good Times" (Track 66): "Get high having fun."

"Locked Up" (Track 67): "This is for everyone who was or has someone in the system."

"Walk Witt Me" (Track 68): "This was one off my single. I tell people that don't know me about me."

"Nasty Girl" (Track 69): "This song's was about how I need a good girl by my side."

"A Gangster and a Gentleman" (Track 70): "It's about everyone has a good & bad side."