- JAY-Z is known to get people out of financial binds, including Ruff Ryders.
- According to Ruff Ryder's founder Darrin Dee Dean, when Hov became president of Def Jam back in 2004, he and DMZ began to beef.
- In 2006, X left the label and went to Columbia Records, where he got in debt for $12 million.
- Even though X left Def Jam, Hov came through and released him and wiped the debt clean!
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