Opposite of H2O
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{{Infobox album
| name = Opposite of H2O
| type = Album
| artist = Drag-On
| cover = Opposite of H2O.jpg
| alt =
| released = March 28, 2000
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = East Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop
| length = 62:57
| label = {{hlist|Interscope|Ruff Ryders}}
| producer = Swizz Beatz
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Hell and Back
| next_year = 2004
}}
Opposite of H2O is the debut studio album by American rapper Drag-On.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/drag-on-mn0000170797/biography|title=Drag-On | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}} Originally scheduled for a January 25, 2000 release, it was ultimately released on March 28, 2000, through Interscope Records and Ruff Ryders.{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CigEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA180|title=Revolutions|work=Vibe|date=April 17, 2000|publisher=Vibe Media Group|via=Google Books}} It was produced by Swizz Beatz, Dj Iroc, and P.K., among others. Critical reception of the album was mixed.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000053268|title=Opposite of H2O – Drag-On|last=Conaway|first=Matt|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=August 8, 2011}}
|rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
|rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |author-link=Colin Larkin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |title-link=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=3 |page=114}}
|rev3 = Entertainment Weekly
|rev3score = C+{{Cite magazine|last=Tyrangiel|first=Josh|url=https://ew.com/article/2000/03/31/opposite-h2o|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119102952/https://ew.com/article/2000/03/31/opposite-h2o|archive-date=November 19, 2015|title=The Opposite of H2O|date=March 31, 2000|issue=533|page=70|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|location=New York}}
|rev4 = RapReviews
|rev5 = Rolling Stone
|rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |last1=Charles |first1=Pat |title=Opposite of H2O |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=April 27, 2000 |issue=839 |page=72 |department=Recordings |id={{ProQuest|220182278}}}}
|rev6 = The Source
|rev6score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite magazine|last=|first=|date=April 2000|issue=127|title=Drag-On – Opposite Of H2O|department=Record Report|magazine=The Source|page=212|location=New York}}
}}
Rolling Stone wrote that "on the darker songs, [Drag-On's] monotone rides stealthily over the album's dismal grooves, casting a morbid spell, and, ironically, when he and DMX actually collaborate, on the invigorating 'Get It Right', Drag more than holds his own."
Commercial performance
Opposite of H2O debuted and peaked at number 5 on the Billboard top 200 and number 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, with first week sales of over 150,000 copies.{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/l7l2ug/nsync-on-top-again-as-aaliyah-drag-on-hit-chart|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326183059/https://www.mtv.com/news/l7l2ug/nsync-on-top-again-as-aaliyah-drag-on-hit-chart|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 26, 2024|title='NSYNC On Top Again As Aaliyah, Drag-On Hit Chart|publisher=MTV.Com|date=April 5, 2000 |accessdate=March 26, 2024}} It spent 14 weeks on the Billboard 200 before leaving the chart. The album has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling over 500,000 copies in America.{{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}}
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title= Opposite of H2O |year= 2000 |type= booklet |publisher= Ruff Ryders, Interscope}}
{{tracklist
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Parental Advisory (Intro)
| note1 =
| writer1 =
| extra1 = Icepick Jay
| length1 = 0:41
| title2 = Opposite of H2O
| note2 = featuring Jadakiss
| writer2 = {{hlist|Mel Smalls|David Styles|Darrin Dean|Kasseem Dean}}
| extra2 = Swizz Beatz
| length2 = 3:41
| title3 = Spit These Bars
| note3 = featuring Swizz Beatz
| writer3 = {{hlist|Smalls|K. Dean|Michael Gomez}}
| extra3 = DJ Shok
| length3 = 3:43
| title4 = Groundhog's Day
| note4 =
| writer4 = {{hlist|Smalls|Anthony Fields}}
| extra4 = P. Killer Trackz
| length4 = 3:15
| title5 = High Roller (skit)
| note5 =
| writer5 =
| extra5 = {{hlist|Icepick Jay|Swizz Beatz {{small|(co.)}}|Sye {{small|(co.)}}}}
| length5 = 1:08
| title6 = Niggas Die 4 Me
| note6 = featuring DMX
| writer6 = {{hlist|Smalls|Earl Simmons|K. Dean}}
| extra6 = Swizz Beatz
| length6 = 3:52
| title7 = Here We Go
| note7 = featuring Eve
| writer7 = {{hlist|Smalls|Eve Jeffers|D. Dean|Fields}}
| extra7 = P. Killer Trackz
| length7 = 3:54
| title8 = Snipe Out
| note8 =
| writer8 = {{hlist|Smalls|David Starr}}
| extra8 = David Starr
| length8 = 3:48
| title9 = Click, Click, Clack
| note9 = featuring P. Killer Trackz
| writer9 = {{hlist|Smalls|Fields}}
| extra9 = P. Killer Trackz
| length9 = 3:26
| title10 = Get It Right
| note10 = featuring DMX
| writer10 = {{hlist|Smalls|Simmons|K. Dean}}
| extra10 = Swizz Beatz
| length10 = 3:42
| title11 = Shaquita (skit)
| note11 = featuring Capone
| writer11 =
| extra11 = Icepick Jay
| length11 = 0:52
| title12 = Ladies 2000
| note12 =
| writer12 = {{hlist|Smalls|Sheldon Harris}}
| extra12 = Teflon
| length12 = 4:27
| title13 = Drag Shit
| note13 = featuring Styles P
| writer13 = {{hlist|Smalls|Styles|D. Dean|K. Dean}}
| extra13 = Swizz Beatz
| length13 = 3:22
| title14 = Ready For War
| note14 = featuring The Lox
| writer14 = {{hlist|Smalls|Jason Phillips|Sean Jacobs|Styles|Brian Angelo|D. Dean}}
| extra14 = DJ Iroc
| length14 = 3:57
| title15 = Hot Dick (skit)
| note15 =
| writer15 =
| extra15 = {{hlist|Icepick Jay|Grimmy {{small|(co.)}}}}
| length15 = 1:00
| title16 = The Way Life Is
| note16 = featuring Case
| writer16 = {{hlist|Smalls|Jay Jackson|K. Dean}}
| extra16 = Swizz Beatz
| length16 = 4:55
| title17 = Pop It
| note17 = featuring Icepick Jay
| writer17 = {{hlist|Smalls|Jackson|K. Dean}}
| extra17 = Swizz Beatz
| length17 = 4:14
| title18 = What's It All About?
| note18 = featuring Parlé
| writer18 = {{hlist|Smalls|D. Dean|K. Dean}}
| extra18 = Swizz Beatz
| length18 = 4:53
| title19 = Life Goes On
| note19 = Bonus Track
| writer19 = {{hlist|Smalls|K. Dean|Gomez}}
| extra19 = {{hlist|Swizz Beatz|DJ Shok}}
| length19 = 3:37
}}
Charts
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= Weekly charts =
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! scope="col"| Peak |
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{{album chart|Billboard200|5|artist=Drag-On|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 16, 2020}} |
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|2|artist=Drag-On|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 16, 2020}} |
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= Year-end charts =
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scope="col"| Chart (2000)
! scope="col"| Position |
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scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2000/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 16, 2020}}
| 179 |
scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2000/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2000|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=August 16, 2020}}
| 65 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Drag-On|title=Opposite of H2O|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2000|certyear=2001}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|140994|type=album}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Albums produced by Swizz Beatz