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Ruffhouse Records

American record label

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).

01Notable artists

02Discography

Artist Album Details
Larry Larr Da Wizzard of Odds

(released with Columbia)

Cypress Hill Cypress Hill

(released with Columbia)

  • Released: August 13, 1991
  • Chart position: 31 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: 2× Platinum
Tim Dog Penicillin on Wax

(released with Columbia)

  • Released: November 12, 1991
  • Chart position: 155 U.S.
  • RIAA certification:,
Kris Kross Totally Krossed Out

(released with So So Def/Columbia)

  • Released: March 31, 1992
  • Chart position: 1 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: 4× Platinum
The Goats Tricks of the Shade

(released with Columbia)

  • Released: November 1992
  • Chart position:,
  • RIAA certification:,
Dandelion I Think I'm Gonna Be Sick

(released with Columbia)

  • Released: March 1993
  • Chart position:,
  • RIAA certification:,
Tim Dog Do or Die

(released with Columbia)

  • Released: April 20, 1993
  • Chart position:,
  • RIAA certification:,
C.E.B. Countin' Endless Bank

(released with Columbia)

  • Released: July 6, 1993
  • Chart position:,
  • RIAA certification:,
Cypress Hill Black Sunday

(released with Columbia)

  • Released: July 20, 1993
  • Chart position: 1 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: 4× Platinum
Kris Kross Da Bomb

(released with Columbia)

  • Released: August 3, 1993
  • Chart position: 13 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: Platinum
The Fugees Blunted on Reality
  • Released: January 25, 1994
  • Chart position:,
  • RIAA certification:,
Schoolly D Welcome to America

(released with Columbia)

  • Released: February 1, 1994
  • Chart position:,
  • RIAA certification:,
The Goats No Goats, No Glory

(released with Columbia)

  • Released: September 20, 1994
  • Chart position:,
  • RIAA certification:,
Keith Martin It's Long Overdue

(released with SME)

  • Released: April 18, 1995
  • Chart position:,
  • RIAA certification:,
Dandelion Dyslexicon

(released with Columbia)

  • Released: August 1, 1995
  • Chart position:,
  • RIAA certification:,
Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom

(released with Columbia)

  • Released: October 31, 1995
  • Chart position: 3 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: Platinum
Kris Kross Young, Rich & Dangerous

(released with So So Def/Columbia)

  • Released: January 9, 1996
  • Chart position: 15 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: Gold
The Fugees The Score

(released with Columbia)

  • Released: February 13, 1996
  • Chart position: 1 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: 7× Platinum
Wyclef Jean The Carnival

(released with Columbia)

  • Released: June 24, 1997
  • Chart position: 16 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: 2x Platinum
Psycho Realm The Psycho Realm

(released with Columbia)

  • Released: October 28, 1997
  • Chart position: 183 U.S.
  • RIAA certification:,
Armand van Helden Sampleslaya: Enter the Meatmarket

(released with Columbia)

  • Released: November 10, 1997
  • Chart position:,
  • RIAA certification:,
King Britt Presents Sylk 130 When The Funk Hits The Fan

(released with Ovum Recordings/Columbia)

  • Released: January 27, 1998
  • Chart position:,
  • RIAA certification:,
Josh Wink Herehear

(released with Ovum Recordings/Columbia)

  • Released: March 1998
  • Chart position:,
  • RIAA certification:,
John Forté Poly Sci

(released with Columbia)

  • Released: June 23, 1998
  • Chart position: 84 U.S.
  • RIAA certification:,
Sporty Thievz Street Cinema
  • Released: August 18, 1998
  • Chart position:,
  • RIAA certification:,
Lauryn Hill The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

(released with Columbia)

  • Released: August 25, 1998
  • Chart position: 1 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: 10× Platinum (Diamond)
Cypress Hill IV

(released with Columbia)

  • Released: October 6, 1998
  • Chart position: 11 U.S.
  • RIAA certification: Gold
Pras Ghetto Supastar

(released with Columbia)

  • Released: October 27, 1998
  • Chart position: 55 U.S.
  • RIAA certification:,
Kool Keith Black Elvis/Lost in Space

(released with SME/Columbia)

  • Released: August 10, 1999
  • Chart position: 180 U.S.
  • RIAA certification:,
Beanie Sigel This Time

(released with State Property/EMI)

  • Released: August 28, 2012
  • Chart position:,
  • RIAA certification:,
Glenn Lewis Moment of Truth

(released with EMI)

  • Released: October 15, 2013
  • Chart position:,
  • RIAA certification:,
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