“Jigga My Nigga” is a prime example of the Roc-A-Fella Records/Ruff Ryders Entertainment musical chemistry. Backed by two female accomplices and a legendary Swizz Beatz production, Hov uses the opportunity to further muse on his hustler and rapper personae.
It was released as single from the Ruff Ryders compilation album Ryde or Die, Vol. 1 on May 28, 1999. It also appeared as a hidden track on Jay’s fourth studio album Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter. The track peaked at #28 on the Billboard “Hot 100” chart. Read more on Last.fm.
Ruff Ryders Entertainment is a New York City-based record label and management company, specializing in hip-hop music. It was founded in 1988 by Chivon Dean and her brothers Dee and Waah.
Ruff Ryders' founders were initially famous for managing rapper DMX, who became a multi-platinum star for Def Jam Records in the late-1990s. After DMX's success, the management company started its own label imprint through Interscope Records, and had success with releases from female rapper Eve, former Bad Boy Records group The LOX (consisting of its main rapper Jadakiss), Drag-On, and newcomer Jin, winner of BET's "106 & Park" freestyle MC battle competition. The Deans' nephew Swizz Beatz is the main producer for most of the acts on the roster.
As of 2006 the roster is:
Kartoon
Aja
Drag-On
Jadakiss
Styles P.
D-Block (Styles P, Jadakiss, Sheek Louch & J-Hood)
Flashy
Sheek Louch
Infa Rad & Cross
Pirate
Devilz Son
Recently, Jadakiss and Styles P have announced that they are going to depart from the label and probably sign with Def Jam. The rest of D-Block (J-Hood) are signed to D-Block Records under Koch.
Discography
1999: Ruff Ryders Ryde or Die Vol. 1
2000: Ruff Ryders Ryde or Die Vol. 2
2001: Ruff Ryders Ryde or Die Vol. 3: In The "R" We Trust
2005: Ruff Ryders Ryde or Die Vol. 4: Redemption Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.