Ryde or Die Vol. 1 is the first compilation album by American hip-hop collective and record label Ruff Ryders. It was released on April 27, 1999 via Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place at Platinum Island Studios, Powerhouse Studios, Soundworks Recording Studio and DMH Studios in New York City and at Festival Studios in New Orleans. Production was handled by Swizz Beatz, Dave "Jam" Hall, DJ Clue?, Jay "Icepick" Jackson, Joaquin "Waah" Dean, Ken "Duro" Ifill and P. Killer Trackz.
In the United States, the album debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, with roughly 285,000 copies sold in its first week. It received a platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 2, 1999 for selling 1,000,000 units in the US alone.
Track listing
Sample credits Track 1 contains a sample from "Head Banger" performed by EPMD. Track 8 contains a sample from "Funky Worm".
Personnel
Jason "Jadakiss" Phillips – performer (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 10) Melvin "Drag-On" Smalls – performer (tracks: 1, 2, 10) Eve Jeffers – performer (tracks: 1, 3, 13) Earl "DMX" Simmons – performer (tracks: 1, 8, 15) David "Styles P" Styles – performer (tracks: 1, 6) Sean "Sheek Louch" Jacobs – performer (tracks: 1, 14) Terius "Juvenile" Gray – performer (track 2) Tamir "Nokio the N-Tity" Ruffin – performer (track 3) Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter – performer (track 4) Parle' – performer (track 7) Shandel "Infa-Red" Green – performer (track 10) Dwight "Beanie Sigel" Grant – performer (track 10) Mysonne Linen – performer (track 10) Wallace "New Child" Lynch – performer (track 10) Jermaine Dupri – performer (track 11) Shawn "Cross" Martin – performer (track 11) Mason "Ma$e" Betha – performer (track 11) Christopher "Big Punisher" Rios – performer (track 14) Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean – producer (tracks: 2-4, 8-11, 13-15) Ernesto "DJ Clue" Shaw – producer (track 1) Ken "Duro" Ifill – producer & recording (track 1), mixing (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 8, 15) Joaquin "Waah" Dean – producer (track 5), executive producer, art direction, design Anthony "P. Killer Trackz" Fields – producer (track 6) Dave "Jam" Hall – producer (track 7) Jay "Icepick" Jackson – producer (track 12), A&R Rich Keller – recording (tracks: 2-4, 6, 8-11, 13-15), mixing (tracks: 3, 6, 9-11, 13, 14) Dave Hyman – recording (track 7) Acar Key – mixing (track 7) Blair Wells – digital editing Tony Dawsey – mastering Darrin "Dee" Dean – executive producer, A&R Charles "Sleep" Duffy – art direction, design Fred Stewart – art direction, design Jonathan Mannion – photography L. Londell McMillan – legal
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1999) PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 1US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 1
Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position US Billboard 200 35 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 6
Certifications
See also List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1999 List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1999
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