Drag-On

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Drag-On

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = Melvin Jason Smalls

| alias =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|1|4}}

| death_date =

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

| genre = Hip hop

| occupation = Rapper, songwriter, actor

| years_active = 1997–present

| label = {{hlist|Virgin|Interscope|Ruff Ryders|Full Surface{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/drag-on-signs-with-swizz-beatz-full-surface-records/|title=Drag-On Signs with Swizz Beatz's Full Surface- XXL|date=October 25, 2007}}}}

| associated_acts = {{hlist|Ruff Ryders|Swizz Beatz|DMX}}

}}

Melvin Jason Smalls (born January 4, 1980), {{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1428342/drag-on-arrested-on-assault-charges/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124070617/http://www.mtv.com/news/1428342/drag-on-arrested-on-assault-charges/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 24, 2020|title= DRAG-ON ARRESTED ON ASSAULT CHARGES|website= MTV}} known professionally as Drag-On, is an American rapper. He is best known for his time on Ruff Ryders, through whom 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). Drag-On released his second album Hell and Back, in 2004.

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.

Early life

Drag-On was born Melvin Jason Smalls in New York City, New York. He was raised in the Bronxdale Projects in The Bronx, New York.

Discography

= Studio albums =

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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" \| US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" \| US R&B
scope="row" \| Opposite of H2O \| Released: March 28, 2000 Label: Ruff Ryders, Interscope Format: CD, cassette, digital download \| 5 \|\| 2 \| RIAA: Gold{{Cite web \| url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=drag-on#search_section \| title=RIAA – Searchable Database: Drag-On \| publisher=Recording Industry Association of America \| access-date=April 28, 2012}}
scope="row" \| Hell and Back \| Released: February 10, 2004 Label: Ruff Ryders, Virgin Format: CD, digital download \| 47 \|\| 5 \|
scope="row" \| Hood Environment \| Released: September 4, 2007 Label: Hood Environment Format: CD, digital download \| – \|\| — \|

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details

! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Certifications

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US R&B

scope="row" | Opposite of H2O

Released: March 28, 2000
Label: Ruff Ryders, Interscope
Format: CD, cassette, digital download

| 5 || 2

RIAA: Gold{{Cite web | url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=drag-on#search_section | title=RIAA – Searchable Database: Drag-On | publisher=Recording Industry Association of America | access-date=April 28, 2012}}

scope="row" | Hell and Back

Released: February 10, 2004
Label: Ruff Ryders, Virgin
Format: CD, digital download

| 47 || 5

scope="row" | Hood Environment

Released: September 4, 2007
Label: Hood Environment
Format: CD, digital download

| – || —

= Singles =

== As lead artist ==

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scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" \| US R&B ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" \| US Rap
scope="row" \| "Down Bottom" (with Swizz Beatz and Juvenile) \|rowspan="2"\|1999 \| 43 \|\| 5 \| Ryde or Die
scope="row" \| "Spit These Bars" (featuring Swizz Beatz) \| 80 \|\| – \| Opposite of H2O
scope="row" \| "Niggaz Die 4 Me" (with DMX) \|rowspan="2"\|2000 \| — \|\| — \| Opposite of H2O

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US R&B

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US Rap

scope="row" | "Down Bottom"
(with Swizz Beatz and Juvenile)

|rowspan="2"|1999

| 43 || 5

| Ryde or Die

scope="row" | "Spit These Bars"
(featuring Swizz Beatz)

| 80 || –

| Opposite of H2O

scope="row" | "Niggaz Die 4 Me"
(with DMX)

|rowspan="2"|2000

| — || —

| Opposite of H2O

= Guest appearances =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" \| Title ! scope="col" \| Year ! scope="col" \| Artist(s) ! scope="col" \| Album
scope="row" \| "For My Dogs" \| rowspan="3" \| 1998 \| DMX, Big Stan, Loose, Kasino \| It's Dark and Hell Is Hot
scope="row" \| "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" (Remix) \| DMX, Eve, Jadakiss, Styles P \| The Professional
scope="row" \| "No Love 4 Me" \| DMX, Swizz Beatz \| Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood
scope="row" \| "100 Shiesty's" \| rowspan="8" \|1999 \| Harlem World \| The Movement
scope="row" \| "Ryde or Die" \| The Lox, DMX, Eve \| rowspan="3" \|Ryde or Die Vol. 1
scope="row" \| "Down Bottom" \| Swizz Beatz, Juvenile
scope="row" \| "The Hood" \| Swizz Beatz, Beanie Sigel, Infa-Red, NuChild, Mysonne
scope="row" \| "We Got That" \| Warren G, Eve, Shadow \| rowspan="2" \| I Want It All
scope="row" \| "I Want It All" (Remix) \| Warren G, Memphis Bleek, Tikki Diamond
scope="row" \| "Pay Per View" \| Jadakiss, Eve, Styles P \| WCW Mayhem: The Music
scope="row" \| "D-X-L (Hard White)" \| DMX, The Lox \| ... And Then There Was X
scope="row" \| "Move Right Now" \| rowspan="6" \|2000 \| Swizz Beatz, Eve \| Music from the Motion Picture Any Given Sunday
scope="row" \| "If You Know" \| The Lox, Eve, Swizz Beatz \|We Are the Streets
scope="row" \| "You Was Wrong" \| Big Pun, Fat Joe, Remy Ma \| Yeeeah Baby
scope="row" \| "Weed, Hoes, Dough" \| {{n/a}} \| rowspan="2" \|Ryde or Die Vol. 2
scope="row" \| "Twisted Heat" \| Swizz Beatz, Twista
scope="row" \| "Call Me Drag-On" \| {{n/a}} \| 60 Minutes of Funk, Volume IV: The Mixtape
scope="row" \| "Got What You Need" \| rowspan="7" \|2001 \| Eve, Swizz Beatz \| rowspan="2" \| Scorpion
scope="row" \| "Thug in the Street" \| Eve, The Lox
scope="row" \| "It's Time I See You" \| The Lox, Eve, Infa-Red, Cross \| Kiss tha Game Goodbye
scope="row" \| "It Was Written" \| Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Capleton \| Halfway Tree
scope="row" \| "Dirrty" \| Petey Pablo \| rowspan="3" \|Ryde or Die Vol. 3: In the "R" We Trust
scope="row" \| "We Don't Give a Fuck" \| Fiend
scope="row" \| "Street Team" \| Infa-Red, Cross
scope="row" \|"Untouchable" \| rowspan="1" \|2003 \| DMX, Syleena Johnson, Cross, Infa-Red, Sheek Louch \| Grand Champ
scope="row" \|"Move Back" \| rowspan="4" \|2005 \| Ol' Dirty Bastard, The Lenox Ave. Boys, Jae Millz, Cardan, Terra Blacks \| Osirus
scope="row" \|"BMW (Bronx Most Wanted)" \| Lord Tariq \| The Barcode
scope="row" \|"Knock Knock" \| Chocolate Ty \| rowspan="2" \| Vol. 4: The Redemption
scope="row" \|"Throw It Up" \| {{n/a}}
scope="row" \| "Bust Ya Gunz" \| rowspan="2" \|2007 \| Swizz Beatz \| One Man Band Man
scope="row" \| "Cook It Up" \| Big Sha, Iveta \| Хляб И Амфети
scope="row" \| "World's Greatest" \| rowspan="2" \|2011 \| Mook, DMX, The Lox, Swizz Beatz \| rowspan="2" \|Ruff Ryders: Past, Present, Future
scope="row" \| "Hip Hop" \| Swizz Beatz
scope="row" \| "Say Word" \|2015 \| Sy Ari da Kid, K Camp, DC Young Fly, Snootie Wild, OG Maco, Kap G, Tha Joker, Jarren Benton, Zach Farlow, Nyemiah Supreme, Scotty ATL, Mike Fresh, Zuse, Royce Rizzy, Wave Chapelle, Katie Got Bandz, Rich the Kid, A1 the Supergroup, Yowda, Bandit Gang Marco, Translee, Zip K, Fat Bax, D Chamberz, Math Hoffa \| S.O.O.N (Somethin Out of Nothin)
scope="row" \| "Rolling 110 Deep" \|2021 \| DJ Kay Slay, Sheek Louch, Styles P, Dave East, Crooked I, Black Thought, Conway the Machine, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Papoose, Loaded Lux, AZ, Bun B, Fred the Godson, Jim Jones, Ransom, Rah Digga, M.O.P., Trae tha Truth, Joell Ortiz, Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz, Cory Gunz, Shaquille O'Neal, Roy Jones Jr., Kool DJ Red Alert, Redman, Young Buck, MC Serch, Big Daddy Kane, MC Shan, KRS-One, Jon Connor, Twista, Chris Rivers, Nino Man, Locksmith, 3D Na'Tee, Trick Trick, Tragedy Khadafi, E-A-Ski, Cassidy, Freddie Foxxx, Gillie da King, Ice-T, Treach, Kool G Rap, Lil' Cease, RJ Payne, J.R. Writer, Shoota 93, Ms. Hustle, Vado, Mysonne, Mistah F.A.B., Saigon, Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, Havoc, Tracey Lee, E.D.I. Mean, Young Noble, McGruff, Stan Spit, Sickflo, Fredro Starr, Sticky Fingaz, Ras Kass, Termanology, DJ Doo Wop, Junior Reid, Oun P, Merkules, Wais P, Maino, Uncle Murda, PT Capone Mobstyle, Mike Cee, Royal Flush, Super Lover Cee, Page Kennedy, Rockness, Gunplay, Brand Nubian, Sonja Blade, Coke La Rock, Nice & Smooth, Consequence, Millyz, OT the Real, Ron Artest, Kaflow, Tone Trump, Hocus 45th, Omar Epps, Bodega Bamz, Bynoe, PTKNY, Aobie, King Kirk, Big Dubez, Tony Moxberg, Styleon, Chuck D, Sauce Money \| Accolades
scope="row" \| "Bae Cation" \| rowspan="2" \|2020 \| James Worthy \| Kaleidoscopes

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|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

! scope="col" style="width:16em;" | Title

! scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Artist(s)

! scope="col" | Album

scope="row" | "For My Dogs"

| rowspan="3" | 1998

| DMX, Big Stan, Loose, Kasino

| It's Dark and Hell Is Hot

scope="row" | "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" (Remix)

| DMX, Eve, Jadakiss, Styles P

| The Professional

scope="row" | "No Love 4 Me"

| DMX, Swizz Beatz

| Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood

scope="row" | "100 Shiesty's"

| rowspan="8" |1999

| Harlem World

| The Movement

scope="row" | "Ryde or Die"

| The Lox, DMX, Eve

| rowspan="3" |Ryde or Die Vol. 1

scope="row" | "Down Bottom"

| Swizz Beatz, Juvenile

scope="row" | "The Hood"

| Swizz Beatz, Beanie Sigel, Infa-Red, NuChild, Mysonne

scope="row" | "We Got That"

| Warren G, Eve, Shadow

| rowspan="2" | I Want It All

scope="row" | "I Want It All" (Remix)

| Warren G, Memphis Bleek, Tikki Diamond

scope="row" | "Pay Per View"

| Jadakiss, Eve, Styles P

| WCW Mayhem: The Music

scope="row" | "D-X-L (Hard White)"

| DMX, The Lox

| ... And Then There Was X

scope="row" | "Move Right Now"

| rowspan="6" |2000

| Swizz Beatz, Eve

| Music from the Motion Picture Any Given Sunday

scope="row" | "If You Know"

| The Lox, Eve, Swizz Beatz

|We Are the Streets

scope="row" | "You Was Wrong"

| Big Pun, Fat Joe, Remy Ma

| Yeeeah Baby

scope="row" | "Weed, Hoes, Dough"

| {{n/a}}

| rowspan="2" |Ryde or Die Vol. 2

scope="row" | "Twisted Heat"

| Swizz Beatz, Twista

scope="row" | "Call Me Drag-On"

| {{n/a}}

| 60 Minutes of Funk, Volume IV: The Mixtape

scope="row" | "Got What You Need"

| rowspan="7" |2001

| Eve, Swizz Beatz

| rowspan="2" | Scorpion

scope="row" | "Thug in the Street"

| Eve, The Lox

scope="row" | "It's Time I See You"

| The Lox, Eve, Infa-Red, Cross

| Kiss tha Game Goodbye

scope="row" | "It Was Written"

| Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Capleton

| Halfway Tree

scope="row" | "Dirrty"

| Petey Pablo

| rowspan="3" |Ryde or Die Vol. 3: In the "R" We Trust

scope="row" | "We Don't Give a Fuck"

| Fiend

scope="row" | "Street Team"

| Infa-Red, Cross

scope="row" |"Untouchable"

| rowspan="1" |2003

| DMX, Syleena Johnson, Cross, Infa-Red, Sheek Louch

| Grand Champ

scope="row" |"Move Back"

| rowspan="4" |2005

| Ol' Dirty Bastard, The Lenox Ave. Boys, Jae Millz, Cardan, Terra Blacks

| Osirus

scope="row" |"BMW (Bronx Most Wanted)"

| Lord Tariq

| The Barcode

scope="row" |"Knock Knock"

| Chocolate Ty

| rowspan="2" | Vol. 4: The Redemption

scope="row" |"Throw It Up"

| {{n/a}}

scope="row" | "Bust Ya Gunz"

| rowspan="2" |2007

| Swizz Beatz

| One Man Band Man

scope="row" | "Cook It Up"

| Big Sha, Iveta

| Хляб И Амфети

scope="row" | "World's Greatest"

| rowspan="2" |2011

| Mook, DMX, The Lox, Swizz Beatz

| rowspan="2" |Ruff Ryders: Past, Present, Future

scope="row" | "Hip Hop"

| Swizz Beatz

scope="row" | "Say Word"

|2015

| Sy Ari da Kid, K Camp, DC Young Fly, Snootie Wild, OG Maco, Kap G, Tha Joker, Jarren Benton, Zach Farlow, Nyemiah Supreme, Scotty ATL, Mike Fresh, Zuse, Royce Rizzy, Wave Chapelle, Katie Got Bandz, Rich the Kid, A1 the Supergroup, Yowda, Bandit Gang Marco, Translee, Zip K, Fat Bax, D Chamberz, Math Hoffa

| S.O.O.N (Somethin Out of Nothin)

scope="row" | "Rolling 110 Deep"

|2021

| DJ Kay Slay, Sheek Louch, Styles P, Dave East, Crooked I, Black Thought, Conway the Machine, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Papoose, Loaded Lux, AZ, Bun B, Fred the Godson, Jim Jones, Ransom, Rah Digga, M.O.P., Trae tha Truth, Joell Ortiz, Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz, Cory Gunz, Shaquille O'Neal, Roy Jones Jr., Kool DJ Red Alert, Redman, Young Buck, MC Serch, Big Daddy Kane, MC Shan, KRS-One, Jon Connor, Twista, Chris Rivers, Nino Man, Locksmith, 3D Na'Tee, Trick Trick, Tragedy Khadafi, E-A-Ski, Cassidy, Freddie Foxxx, Gillie da King, Ice-T, Treach, Kool G Rap, Lil' Cease, RJ Payne, J.R. Writer, Shoota 93, Ms. Hustle, Vado, Mysonne, Mistah F.A.B., Saigon, Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, Havoc, Tracey Lee, E.D.I. Mean, Young Noble, McGruff, Stan Spit, Sickflo, Fredro Starr, Sticky Fingaz, Ras Kass, Termanology, DJ Doo Wop, Junior Reid, Oun P, Merkules, Wais P, Maino, Uncle Murda, PT Capone Mobstyle, Mike Cee, Royal Flush, Super Lover Cee, Page Kennedy, Rockness, Gunplay, Brand Nubian, Sonja Blade, Coke La Rock, Nice & Smooth, Consequence, Millyz, OT the Real, Ron Artest, Kaflow, Tone Trump, Hocus 45th, Omar Epps, Bodega Bamz, Bynoe, PTKNY, Aobie, King Kirk, Big Dubez, Tony Moxberg, Styleon, Chuck D, Sauce Money