02/15/08 - Ruthless Records Relaunches With Sony Deal

Black Superman · 02-15-2008, 01:59 PM

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By Chris Richburg
Longstanding independent music label Ruthless Records will hit the ground running this year with a string of new albums, as it celebrates 20 years of existence.

Despite Ruthless Records’ unprecedented success with rappers like NWA, The D.O.C., Above The Law, JJ Fad, Michele, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and others, the company suffered a major setback when founder Eric "Eazy-E" Wright succumbed to AIDS in 1995.

After a legal battle over Eazy-E’s estate and a public dispute with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony which eventually saw the group leave the label, Eazy’s wife Tomica Woods-Wright has relaunched Ruthless Records.

As President and CEO, Woods-Wright recently renegotiated its distribution deal with Sony and is gearing up to unveil a diverse line up of artists, including rapper/songwriter/producer Hopsin and bilingual pop song bird Agina.

"It's about one thing right now, the artists -- what their contributions will be and the next layers they will add to the legacy of the label," Woods-Wright stated.

The new artists are the latest entertainers to be associated with Ruthless, which was founded in 1987 by the late Eric "Eazy-E" Wright.

The rapper started the label with $7,000 of his own money as well as 5,000 twelve-inches of his single, "Boyz N The Hood."

In addition to Hopsin and Agina, the label will release albums this year from R&B singer Nashay, rapper Stevie Stone and rhyme collective Street Runnaz Click.

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DemonicSinn · 02-15-2008, 04:42 PM

Props. But Ruthless iz finished just like Death Row

SlapaHoeGangsta · 02-15-2008, 04:45 PM

Is Eazy-e Makeing A Come Back?

xzist · 02-15-2008, 09:20 PM

she shud put her son lil eazy on.

AllFrumThaEye · 02-16-2008, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by SlapaHoeGangsta

Is Eazy-e Makeing A Come Back?

Yes he is on tour right now

Dangermouf · 02-18-2008, 12:30 AM

Another blood sucking bitch if u ask me, it aint gonna last without Eazy or at least Lil Eazy being involved

nwoite13 · 02-21-2008, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by xzist

she shud put her son lil eazy on.

lil eazy is not her son at all . eazy e is lil eazy's dad but Tomica Woods-Wright is not his mother . that is the reason little eazy did not live with eazy e but instead lived with his grandparents in compton where eazy-e was raised .eazy-e had kids woth more then one women. Tomica Woods-Wright did not want lil eazy living with them at all & so he was raised by grandparents in compton.Tomica Woods-Wright is gold diggemn blood sicking bitch that ruined Ruthless Records .

02-15-2008, 01:59 PM	#1
Black Superman Show Time Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,588 Repped: 259 Repped 5,423 Times in 619 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 11 Times in 9 Posts	02/15/08 - Ruthless Records Relaunches With Sony Deal 02/15/08 - Ruthless Records Relaunches With Sony Deal Download Ringtones By Chris Richburg Longstanding independent music label Ruthless Records will hit the ground running this year with a string of new albums, as it celebrates 20 years of existence. Despite Ruthless Records’ unprecedented success with rappers like NWA, The D.O.C., Above The Law, JJ Fad, Michele, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and others, the company suffered a major setback when founder Eric "Eazy-E" Wright succumbed to AIDS in 1995. After a legal battle over Eazy-E’s estate and a public dispute with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony which eventually saw the group leave the label, Eazy’s wife Tomica Woods-Wright has relaunched Ruthless Records. As President and CEO, Woods-Wright recently renegotiated its distribution deal with Sony and is gearing up to unveil a diverse line up of artists, including rapper/songwriter/producer Hopsin and bilingual pop song bird Agina. "It's about one thing right now, the artists -- what their contributions will be and the next layers they will add to the legacy of the label," Woods-Wright stated. The new artists are the latest entertainers to be associated with Ruthless, which was founded in 1987 by the late Eric "Eazy-E" Wright. The rapper started the label with $7,000 of his own money as well as 5,000 twelve-inches of his single, "Boyz N The Hood." In addition to Hopsin and Agina, the label will release albums this year from R&B singer Nashay, rapper Stevie Stone and rhyme collective Street Runnaz Click. allhiphop __________________ HH Board's Top 5 or Better... Who Hotter Than Me? HIT DA REP OR CLICK THE GREEN

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02-15-2008, 04:42 PM	#2
DemonicSinn AKA Ty-G Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cincinnati/Hanover Park, IL Posts: 4,714 Repped: 1,108 Repped 640 Times in 171 Posts Neg Reps: 76 Neg Repped at 95 Times in 56 Posts	Props. But Ruthless iz finished just like Death Row

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SlapaHoeGangsta Banned Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: FUCKING UR BITCH Posts: 687 Repped: 38 Repped 10 Times in 10 Posts Neg Reps: 115 Neg Repped at 86 Times in 42 Posts	Is Eazy-e Makeing A Come Back?

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xzist Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 9 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	she shud put her son lil eazy on.

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Dangermouf Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,223 Repped: 93 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Another blood sucking bitch if u ask me, it aint gonna last without Eazy or at least Lil Eazy being involved