Psychopathic Rydas

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Psychopathic Rydas
Genre(s) Hip hop
Years active 1999-Present
Label(s) Joe and Joey Records
Members
Lil' Shank
Foe Foe
Bullet
Full Clip
Cell Block
Yung Dirt
Former members
Twin Gatz
Sawed Off
Converse

The Psychopathic Rydas are one of two supergroups, the other being Dark Lotus, associated with Psychopathic Records record label although, all their albums were actually released on Joe & Joey Records due to the large amount of plagiarism on them. All beats for the Rydas music are stolen, or used without permission, from mainstream artists such as Nelly, The Godfather and Cypress Hill. As the Rydas, the artists take on the aliases of Bullet (Violent J), Full Clip (Shaggy 2 Dope), Foe Foe (Monoxide), Lil' Shank (Jamie Madrox), Cell Block (Blaze Ya Dead Homie), and Yung Dirt (Boondox). Compared to the rest of the artists on Psychopathic Records, (though they are just aliases) the Rydas are unique in that their music is not horrorcore, but gangsta rap.

[edit] History

In 2000, Myzery left Psychopathic Records, hence removing Twin Gatz from the Rydas lineup. In 2001, their second album was released at the 2nd Gathering and was entitled Ryden Dirtay. It featured the remaining five Rydas and is widely considered to be better than the first album.[citation needed]

Also in 2002, Pendulum #7 from the Pendulum comic books was released, featuring 3 Rydas solo songs: What Rydas Do Fo Money?, by Full Clip, and Who Wanna Flex? & I Don't Wanna Die, by Bullet.

Their third album, Check Your Shit in Bitch!, was released in 2004. This album featured "Sawed Off" and "Converse", bringing the Rydas lineup to its highest at 7 members, and featured 13 brand new tracks. Plus, an untitled EP was sold alongside the album at the 2004 Gathering, featuring a song off the album called Scrimps, as well as three exclusive songs. Also, at that year's Gathering the Rydas performed at the Mystery Seminar, minus Converse.

On October 21, 2005, Esham officially left Psychopathic Records, as did Anybody Killa on February 3, 2006, therefore removing Sawed Off and Converse from the lineup.

In July 2007, a music video for the title track off their fourth album "Duk Da Fuk Down!" was released, introducing new member Yung Dirt (Boondox) to the lineup. The video shows gangsta rap imagery, continuing the classic and known Psychopathic Rydas themes. Shortly after the video's release, the full-length album Duk Da Fuk Down was released on August 14, 2007.

[edit] Discography