Ruffhouse Records is an American record label founded in 1989 by Chris Schwartz and Joe Nicolo as a joint venture with Columbia Records. In 1999, Schwartz and Nicolo closed the label, and Schwartz and Kevon Glickman continued with RuffNation Records. Ruffhouse's artist roster at the time of its original closing included The Fugees, Cypress Hill, Kris Kross, Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, and Leela James.
The label was relaunched on July 12, 2012, through EMI, with Beanie Sigel as the first artist to be out through its relaunch with the release of his album This Time (2012).
Notable artists
Discography
| Artist | Album | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Larry Larr | Da Wizzard of Odds
(released with Columbia) |
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| Cypress Hill | Cypress Hill
(released with Columbia) |
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| Tim Dog | Penicillin on Wax
(released with Columbia) |
|
| Kris Kross | Totally Krossed Out
(released with So So Def/Columbia) |
|
| The Goats | Tricks of the Shade
(released with Columbia) |
|
| Dandelion | I Think I'm Gonna Be Sick
(released with Columbia) |
|
| Tim Dog | Do or Die
(released with Columbia) |
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| C.E.B. | Countin' Endless Bank
(released with Columbia) |
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| Cypress Hill | Black Sunday
(released with Columbia) |
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| Kris Kross | Da Bomb
(released with Columbia) |
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| The Fugees | Blunted on Reality |
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| Schoolly D | Welcome to America
(released with Columbia) |
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| The Goats | No Goats, No Glory
(released with Columbia) |
|
| Keith Martin | It's Long Overdue
(released with SME) |
|
| Dandelion | Dyslexicon
(released with Columbia) |
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| Cypress Hill | III: Temples of Boom
(released with Columbia) |
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| Kris Kross | Young, Rich & Dangerous
(released with So So Def/Columbia) |
|
| The Fugees | The Score
(released with Columbia) |
|
| Wyclef Jean | The Carnival
(released with Columbia) |
|
| Psycho Realm | The Psycho Realm
(released with Columbia) |
|
| Armand van Helden | Sampleslaya: Enter the Meatmarket
(released with Columbia) |
|
| King Britt Presents Sylk 130 | When The Funk Hits The Fan
(released with Ovum Recordings/Columbia) |
|
| Josh Wink | Herehear
(released with Ovum Recordings/Columbia) |
|
| John Forté | Poly Sci
(released with Columbia) |
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| Sporty Thievz | Street Cinema |
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| Lauryn Hill | The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
(released with Columbia) |
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| Cypress Hill | IV
(released with Columbia) |
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| Pras | Ghetto Supastar
(released with Columbia) |
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| Kool Keith | Black Elvis/Lost in Space
(released with SME/Columbia) |
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| Beanie Sigel | This Time
(released with State Property/EMI) |
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| Glenn Lewis | Moment of Truth
(released with EMI) |
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