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Ryder was born in [[Los Santos in GTA III Era|Los Santos]], likely in [[Ganton]] due to his close relationship with [[Sweet]] and [[Carl Johnson]], and he later became a member of the [[Grove Street Families]]. He was once thrown out of school for beating up a teacher who was wearing [[Ballas]] colours, although Ryder claims this was because he was too intelligent for school. He rose up the ranks of the gang until becoming one of Sweet's closest allies, being helped by the departure of [[Carl Johnson]] in [[1987]] following his [[Brian Johnson|brothers]] death. The Grove Street Families, however, began to lose influence, power and money to their arch rivals, the Ballas, due to their stance against the sale of drugs, which was fueling the Ballas' rise to prominence. [[Big Smoke]] attempted to convince Sweet about the benefits of selling drugs but failed, later meeting Ryder in his [[Ryder's House|house]] where he convinces him to join his newly formed alliance with the Ballas. The alliance is later expanded to include the [[Los Santos Vagos]] and [[Russian Mafia]], while another was established with the [[Loco Syndicate]], who began supplying the new alliance with drugs from their base in [[San Fierro]], although they do not realize that an [[Mike Toreno|undercover government agent]] is involved in the operation. Ryder and Smoke also played a part in the murder of [[Beverly Johnson]] (the mother of Sweet and Carl), which was committed by the Ballas using a green [[Sabre]], although they were aiming for Sweet.