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!
Check out this interview by our Ney York Fam, The Breakfast Club.