Ruffhouse Records is a
record label founded in 1989 by Chris Schwartz and
Joe Nicolo as a
joint venture with
Columbia Records. In 1999, Schwartz and Nicolo stopped the label. Schwartz and
Kevon Glickman continued with
RuffNation Records; Chris Schwartz has worked in the music and film industry for almost 30 years. Chris has been the CEO of various companies that have been distributed through Warner Bros., EMI, Sony BMG and Universal. Ruffhouse rosters included The Fugees, Cypress Hill, Kris Kross, Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, and Leela James.