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In the meantime, Dean is focusing on developing the next generation of Ruff Ryders artists.
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Inspired by his deep musical roots, Dean and his brother, Darrin, founded Ruff Ryders Entertaiment in 1988.
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In addition to its traditional music operations, Ruff Ryders Indy will rely on an unusual business model dreamed up by Dean and his associates.
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Of course, artists will have to exhibit a certain level of skill in order to attract outside investment and to be eligible for the Ruff Ryders program.
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Dean says a trial run yielded nearly half a million applicants, and he plans to officially roll out the service as part of an overall Ruff Ryders relaunch later this fall.
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After nearly losing his brother to a motorcycle crash in 2000, Joaquin Dean scaled back his time commitment to Ruff Ryders, which is now backed by Universal, to spend more time with his family.
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