Ruthless Records was the name of two different record labels, a Chicago punk label, and a Los Angeles hip hop label. == Ruthless Records, Chicago == The older label was not a real business, but a name used by three Chicago punk bands from 1981 to 1986: Big Black, the Effigies, and Naked Raygun. === External Links === * [http://www.effigies.com/ The Effigies site] has a little information on the history of Ruthless Records. == Ruthless Records, Los Angeles == The younger label was formed by Eazy-E and Jerry Heller in 1987. The label is credited with founding gangsta rap. They signed local up and coming hip hop stars Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and DJ Yella, and a year later Eazy-E formed the band NWA. Above the Law (band), Bone Thugs n Harmony, The D.O.C., BG Knoccout and the Dresta, and JJ Fad later joined the label. The label has had several distributors simultaneously. All of NWA's releases and Easy-E's first two solo releases on Ruthless were distributed by Priority Records. Releases by The D.O.C., Michel'le, and JJ Fad were marketed through Atlantic Records or its subsidiary Atco Records, while Above The Law's releases were marketed through Epic Records. In the early 1990's, Ruthless found more exclusive distribution through Relativity Records, formerly a heavy metal label. Eazy was diagnosed with AIDS and died in 1995. After Eazy died, the label was taken over by his wife, Tomica Wright. Ruthless Records is now a division of Epic Records. === External Links === * [http://www.ruthlessrecords.com/ Ruthless Records] * [http://www.donmega.com/eazyetimeline.htm Eazy-E Timeline] and [http://www.eazy-e.com/eazy-e-bio.html Biography of Eazy-E] have some information on the founding of Ruthless Records. == See also == * List of record labels Record labels
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Ruthless Records was the name of two different record labels, a Chicago punk label, and a Los Angeles hip hop label. == Ruthless Records, Chicago == The older label was not a real business, but a name used by three Chicago punk bands from 1981 to 1986: Big Black, the Effigies, and Naked Raygun. === External Links === * [http://www.effigies.com/ The Effigies site] has a little information on the history of Ruthless Records. == Ruthless Records, Los Angeles == The younger label was formed by Eazy-E and Jerry Heller in 1987. The label is credited with founding gangsta rap. They signed local up and coming hip hop stars Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and DJ Yella, and a year later Eazy-E formed the band NWA. Above the Law (band), Bone Thugs n Harmony, The D.O.C., BG Knoccout and the Dresta, and JJ Fad later joined the label. The label has had several distributors simultaneously. All of NWA's releases and Easy-E's first two solo releases on Ruthless were distributed by Priority Records. Releases by The D.O.C., Michel'le, and JJ Fad were marketed through Atlantic Records or its subsidiary Atco Records, while Above The Law's releases were marketed through Epic Records. In the early 1990's, Ruthless found more exclusive distribution through Relativity Records, formerly a heavy metal label. Eazy was diagnosed with AIDS and died in 1995. After Eazy died, the label was taken over by his wife, Tomica Wright. Ruthless Records is now a division of Epic Records. === External Links === * [http://www.ruthlessrecords.com/ Ruthless Records] * [http://www.donmega.com/eazyetimeline.htm Eazy-E Timeline] and [http://www.eazy-e.com/eazy-e-bio.html Biography of Eazy-E] have some information on the founding of Ruthless Records. == See also == * List of record labels Record labels
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