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While DMX remains top dog of the Ruff Ryder family hierarchy, the emergence Eve, the Lox, and in-house producer Swizz Beatz has expedited the label's transformation from a once-emerging force into a hip-hop powerhouse of the late '90s and early '00s. The next wave of the double R movement is Drag-On, and title of his debut, The Opposite of H2O, refers to his self-acclaimed lyrical zest. Drag's high voltage persona but juvenile rhyme schemes are most pressing when aligned with his Ruff Ryders cohorts: "Here We Go" featuring Eve, "Niggas Die 4 Me" featuring DMX, and "Ready for War" featuring the Lox. But in a most unenviable catch-22, Drag's lyrical deficiencies are also magnified by these groupings, as inept solo tracks "Ladies 2000" and "Groundhog's Day" reveal an emcee who is still very codependent on his crew. Overall, Opposite of H2O crashes and burns.
© Matt Conaway /TiVo
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Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - David Styles, ComposerLyricist - Mel Smalls, ComposerLyricist - Drag-On, MainArtist - Darrin Dean, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records
Michael Gomez, ComposerLyricist - Mel Smalls, ComposerLyricist - Drag-On, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records
Anthony Fields, ComposerLyricist - Mel Smalls, ComposerLyricist - Drag-On, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Mel Smalls, ComposerLyricist - Drag-On, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records
Anthony Fields, ComposerLyricist - Mel Smalls, ComposerLyricist - Drag-On, MainArtist - Darrin Dean, ComposerLyricist - Eve Jeffers, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - David Carpenter, ComposerLyricist - Mel Smalls, ComposerLyricist - Drag-On, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records
Anthony Fields, ComposerLyricist - Mel Smalls, ComposerLyricist - Drag-On, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Earl Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Mel Smalls, ComposerLyricist - Drag-On, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records
Sheldon Harris, ComposerLyricist - Mel Smalls, ComposerLyricist - Drag-On, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - David Styles, ComposerLyricist - Mel Smalls, ComposerLyricist - Drag-On, MainArtist - Darrin Dean, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records
David Styles, ComposerLyricist - Sean Jacobs, ComposerLyricist - Mel Smalls, ComposerLyricist - Drag-On, MainArtist - Jason Philips, ComposerLyricist - Brian Angelo, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Mel Smalls, ComposerLyricist - Drag-On, MainArtist - Jay Jackson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Mel Smalls, ComposerLyricist - Drag-On, MainArtist - Jay Jackson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Michael Gomez, ComposerLyricist - Mel Smalls, ComposerLyricist - Drag-On, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Michael Gomez, ComposerLyricist - Mel Smalls, ComposerLyricist - Drag-On, MainArtist
℗ 2000 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records
Album review
While DMX remains top dog of the Ruff Ryder family hierarchy, the emergence Eve, the Lox, and in-house producer Swizz Beatz has expedited the label's transformation from a once-emerging force into a hip-hop powerhouse of the late '90s and early '00s. The next wave of the double R movement is Drag-On, and title of his debut, The Opposite of H2O, refers to his self-acclaimed lyrical zest. Drag's high voltage persona but juvenile rhyme schemes are most pressing when aligned with his Ruff Ryders cohorts: "Here We Go" featuring Eve, "Niggas Die 4 Me" featuring DMX, and "Ready for War" featuring the Lox. But in a most unenviable catch-22, Drag's lyrical deficiencies are also magnified by these groupings, as inept solo tracks "Ladies 2000" and "Groundhog's Day" reveal an emcee who is still very codependent on his crew. Overall, Opposite of H2O crashes and burns.
© Matt Conaway /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:35
- Main artists: Drag On
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Ruff Ryders RECORDS
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2000 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records ℗ 2000 Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records
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