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Birth name	Mel Jason Smalls
Born	; (1980-01-04) January 4, 1980 (age 39); The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States;
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	; Rapper, actor
Years active	1997-present
Labels	Hood Environment (current) Full Surface, Virgin Records, Ruff Ryders, Interscope (former);
Associated acts	; DMX, Swizz Beatz, Eve, The Lox, Big Sha;

American hip hop artist

Mel Jason Smalls (born January 4, 1980), better known by his stage name Drag-On, is an American hip hop recording artist and actor from the Bronx borough of New York City. Drag-On is perhaps best known as an original member of the Ruff Ryders Entertainment imprint, where he released his debut album, Opposite of H2O (2000). The album was successful, debuting at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart and eventually sold over 500,000 copies and earning a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). After leaving Interscope Records, which issued his debut alongside Ruff Ryders, Drag-On joined Virgin Records and released his second album Hell and Back, in 2004. Hell and Back did not sell like Opposite of H2O. However, it did very well for an album that did not receive any promotions, radio spins, or advertising.

Drag-On began his own record label Hood Environment in 2014. Drag-On launched his website Hood Environment.Com with a series of freestyles and mixtapes. Drag-On has appeared in the 2001 film Exit Wounds and the 2003 Cradle 2 the Grave, both of which stars his then-Ruff Ryders label-mate DMX.

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
Title	Album details	US	US R&B	Certifications
Opposite of H2O	Released: March 28, 2000 Label: Ruff Ryders, Interscope Format: CD, cassette, digital download	5	2	RIAA: Gold^[1]
Hell and Back	Released: February 10, 2004 Label: Virgin Format: CD, digital download	47	5
Hood Environment	Released: September 4, 2007 Label: Hood Environment Records Format: Digital downloads	—	—

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
Title	Year	US R&B	US Rap	Album
"Down Bottom" (with Swizz Beatz and Juvenile)	1999	43	5	Ryde or Die
"Spit These Bars" (featuring Swizz Beatz)	1999	80	–	Opposite of H2O
"Bang Bang Boom" (featuring Swizz Beatz)	2003	94	–	Hell and Back
"Put Your Drinks Down" (featuring DMX, Eve, Jadakiss, Birdman and TQ)	2003	80	–	Hell and Back
"Stand Up (The Sean Bell Tribute Song)"^[2] (with Swizz Beatz, Maino, Cassidy, Styles P and Talib Kweli)	2008	–	–	non-album single

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album
"We Got That"	1999	Warren G, Eve & Shadow	I Want It All
"MMM (Remix)"^[3]	2015	Cassidy, Fred Money, Vado, Red Café, Papoose, Maino, Uncle Murda, Fat Trel, Fred the Godson, Chubby Jag, J.R. Writer, Dave East, Compton Menace	N/A

References

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^ "Stand Up (The Sean Bell Tribute Song) – Single by Swizz Beatz, Cassidy, Maino, Styles P, Talib Kweli & Drag-On". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved May 20, 2013.

^ http://rapradar.com/2015/06/18/new-music-cassidy-ft-fred-money-vado-jr-writer-red-cafe-papoose-maino-uncle-murda-fat-trel-fred-the-godson-chubby-jag-drag-on-dave-east-compton-menace-mmm-remix/

External links

Instagram

Twitter

Facebook

Soundcloud

Youtube

Website

Drag-On at AllMusic

Drag-On on IMDb

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[2] "Stand Up (The Sean Bell Tribute Song) – Single by Swizz Beatz, Cassidy, Maino, Styles P, Talib Kweli & Drag-On". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved May 20, 2013.

[3] ttp://rapradar.com/2015/06/18/new-music-cassidy-ft-fred-money-vado-jr-writer-red-cafe-papoose-maino-uncle-murda-fat-trel-fred-the-godson-chubby-jag-drag-on-dave-east-compton-menace-mmm-remix/

v t e Ruff Ryders Entertainment
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