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Infobox musical artist| name = Drag-On| image =| caption =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Mel Jason Smalls| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|1979|1|4| death_date =| origin = Bronx, New York City
United States | genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop | occupation = actor , rapper | years_active = 1997-present| label = Ruff Ryders Entertainment|Ruff Ryders | associated_acts = DMX (rapper)|DMX , Swizz Beatz
Mel Jason Smalls (born January 4, 1979), better known as Drag-On , is an United States|American rapper from The Bronx , New York City .

Drag-On was originally signed to Interscope Records under the Ruff Ryders Entertainment imprint, where he released his successful debut album, Opposite of H2O , which debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 and eventually sold over 500,000 copies and earned a gold certification from the RIAA. After leaving Interscope, Drag-On joined Virgin Records and released his second album, Hell and Back in 2004. The album failed to gain the success of his debut, only reaching 47 on the Billboard 200, and was quickly dropped from Virgin. He also appears in the 2003 film Cradle 2 the Grave as Miles and in the 2001 film Exit Wounds (both starring Ruff Ryders labelmate DMX (rapper)|DMX ).

Discography


Albums


Title Album details Peak chart positionsCertifications
US US R& B
Opposite of H2O
  • Released: March 28, 2000
  • Label: Ruff Ryders Entertainment|Ruff Ryders / Interscope Records|Interscope
  • Format: CD, cassette, digital download
  • Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA : GoldCite web | url= http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php? artist=%22Drag-On | title=RIAA – Searchable Database: Drag-On | publisher= Recording Industry Association of America | accessdate=April 28, 2012
  • Hell and Back
  • Released: February 10, 2004
  • Label: Virgin Records|Virgin
  • Format: CD, digital download
  • Hood Environment
  • Released: September 4, 2007
  • Label: T.R.U.S.T. Family
  • Format: CD, digital download


  • Singles


    Title Year Peak chart positions Album
    US R& B US Rap
    Juvenile )
    "Spit These Bars"
    "Bang Bang Boom"


    External links


  • myspace|officialdragon

  • twitter|officialdragon

  • Allmusic|id=p384225

  • IMDb name|0236657


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