BEEF with The Game, DMX's right hand man: Drag-On - From Rapper to Actor | What Happened to Drag On?

This Ryder was best friends with the legendary trouble maker DMX and was arguably the X's right hand man. Many say that Drag-On would never have made it without DMX and that he owed his entire career to him - which Drag has agreed with. But where did he fit in? Where did he start and where did he go? Three albums; a Gold Certification and a bond of brotherhood - today we will be chronicling the years of Drag-On; so sit tight and prepare for some real aha moments as you understand exactly how this forgotten dragon fits in to the hip-hop landscape
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[@deedwayne2752]

X put Drag in movies like CRAZY , alongside Jet Lee, they were REALLY friends...📌

[@andrecato2261]

He must've had tremendous love for him

[@paktru]

They really came off like brothers. X really took Drag-On under his wing.

[@redfox3128]

Drag-on The opposite of H2O is a classic album and he took the words right out of my mouth he is one of the best rappers out of the Bronx salute to Drag-on

[@MoneyPlethoraAlways]

His debut was mediocre could've been better

[@piffothegodtv5589]

He was trash... stole Cams style

[@redfox3128]

Tell me how the fuck did he still killa cam style ? That’s big 🧢 it’s a shame what a person would do for a Klondike bar 😂

[@storludde]

@@piffothegodtv5589 u buggin, they just got similar voice

[@comoamosto5224]

Glad you did 1 on Drag-On but Juvenile was not a labelmate as he was never signed to Ruff Ryders he was signed to Cash Money & Yang Wun replaced him in the video for Down Bottom.

[@lowkeyloki8832]

Sometimes Ali just be saying stuff. lol You can lowkey tell when a video’s an artist he actually fucks with versus an artist he googled over the weekend

[@princetv14]

I thought yung one replaced him for WW3

[@phillmoe]

I'm thinking he's confusing fiend for juvenile. Both new Orleans artist

[@dejalations]

I was just gonna bring that up. I appreciate other people that are hip hop historians, hopefully there’s a career for us soon (no joke, everything else has a whole history) because it’s actually becoming historic and it’s important people know where everything begins or every rapper gon be like Jack Harlow soon!

[@Jijuane]

@@princetv14 not replaced him but signed him as the ruff Ryder's first down south act because the south was getting big at that time.. but juvie was on that ruff Ryder's single although he was a cash money artist

[@natenoreaga6696]

You forgot to mention the hot song that he did with Eve - "Let's Talk About"

[@loucain5299]

He still be spitting idc for his new mixtapes or albums but them freestyles he be putting out straight 🔥

[@senorrobbie1985]

You ain't told nuthin' but the truth....those freestyles are 💯💯💯....what is the count up to now, 1000??😂😂😂😂

[@phillyphil201]

I remember copping 💿 and from DMX, drag on and Eve. Ruff ryders was unstoppable in those days

[@chocolateStuf]

Mad respect for drag on til this day

[@TPRES_74]

I thought Drag-On was gonna be that Dude for the early 00's. For various reasons RR decided since he wasn't focused on them they dropped him to Virgin. Which killed his career. I respect him for wanting to be his own Man.

[@mefman9]

Nice. I was always a fan of drag. He was nice. He still gets some play in my ride.

[@mcfarlane1105]

Drag-on Of RR was like the Lloyd Banks of G-Unit. He was a lyrical beast though he was under-rated.

[@Dmack4905]

He got a KZbin channel he's still doing shit.

[@frankienamosaki7547]

Yes!! Drag-On is a beast for real!!

[@skee546]

Gotta love Drag. He definitely held it down and he a straight beast. He still got bars for days.

[@deshonebonyrowland-ward4552]

Points... - Drag seems like a good dude but he wasn't what was deemed someone a top tier MC - Drag was X's Meek Mill... Had he played his lane I think his career would've went further - ego made him leave ruff ryders..sometimes u second because that's your role.. And that's no shade.. He's lived his dream but yeah.. - Game and Em dont beef with people who aren't on the radar... It's just facts - I'm glad he seems to be doing well.. - the loyalty X had... Hard to find.. - Rest in peace to DMX.. We miss you.. The end.

[@andrecato2261]

He's rock solid

[@matthewmann8969]

They would of made a great tag team back and forth if they made there own duel group together yeah

[@gregwhite7852]

For the longest I thought they were brothers for real! But now you must do a WHT YUNG WUN of the Double R?!!!!

[@retroesso]

Yung WUN was on full surface

[@tonyjones4928]

I thought they was brother to, yung won was nice

[@Bigdiego74]

On god

[@gregwhite7852]

@@retroesso REALLY? Well I was close!

[@ernestocaro9802]

Excellent video bro showing love to Drag-On, we have to show love to these artist before they're gone

[@jaegaines6487]

Closing verse was that dragon spitting 🔥 beast type shit‼️. NUFF RESPECT... DRAG-ON💯💥

[@DrematikRZN]

Drag's second album "Hell and Back" was slept on! It was a dope album! I feel it was better than "Opposite of H20"

[@MoneyPlethoraAlways]

Interesting to know after his debut I never anticipated music from him anymore.

[@Firemandrag]

Some of this is not true But I am great full for the acknowledgment “ thanks 🙏🏿

[@pbam5500]

Definitely not,Lots missing,......I LOVE YOU BABE 💯😘💕

[@ashantitraylor7240]

This was heat! Drag held it down when DMX & Lox fell back! I still listen to this!

[@frankbarber601]

I loved drag on… I was so Double R back then, even EVE album got some play from me…then I have watched enough of your videos to subscribe …..much love

[@djtimspaceking8306]

That first album it's a classic everyday is the same day spit These Bars that's the way life is he wasn't my daddy out there songs I still listen to the first album because I got memories on that album when they first came out

[@hatenonme1212]

You really know the songs. Respect

[@McQueen1217]

One thing I can say is that when LOX moved to Ruff Ryders from Bad Boy, they did so much better. Diddy got on my last mf'n nerves in everybody's video talking and dancing, I agreed with Suge Knight on that one. In my opinion Ruff Ryders, Cash Money, and Rocafella was the 3 best in the industry. But Ruff Ryders is still my favorite of all.

[@alexanderinfante9644]

2022 Versuz Should Be Drag - On vs Cassidy Killer Bars & Fire Lines 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@Jac735]

Lil Wayne would be better fireman vs fireman

[@hatenonme1212]

Drag doesn't have hits like Wayne let's be serious. Drag definitely can go bar 4 bar but not single or album

[@amandacaldwell6659]

I agree to that, and it will put them on people need to hear REAL HIP HARDCORE RAP

[@Sameolg718]

So much missing,he had a bunch of mixtape songs before his first official single,also had many mixtapes in 01 and before hell and back,he was very prominent in the mixtape game and featuring with everyone

[@Basegodalive]

Insane. I'm literally listening to opposite of h20 and this pops up. Gang membership only.

[@princezzalmighty5889]

Can you do one on Smilez & Southstar? There's not much known about them. "Tell Me" was a good song.

[@MalShakur]

If the Game really went after Drag-On NY would have lit him up.

[@montegah]

He did in 92 Bars but that's in recent years around the time Game was going at Meek. Drag On responded in a freestyle I believe it's his part 20 idk exactly but he does a lil freestyle series and also in the title of that specific freestyle is (Game Time) which indicates its a game diss by title and he mentions him and talks directly to Game in the end as well.

[@jonhampton7122]

drag still that guy. his page on youtube is still fire

[@Dmack4905]

Just said that 🤣 he's still active as fuck. How you gonna make a video about him and not know or mention that?

[@garretindall2820]

Ali starting the week off in a good way 🙏🏽💪🏽

[@antoinettehaynes198]

I respect you Mr. Dash, carry on Drag on! I always thought you were dope! Salute king!!!! Glad to see this video

[@emjay604]

Drag one the illest no cap just outshined by other rappers

[@whooked]

Discovered him a few years ago. Down bottom such a banger

[@1deep499]

Wtf You mad late bruh! Lol 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Jac735]

@@1deep499 he is probably young also growing up in the 90s as a shortie I barely heard any of his songs on the radio 📻 except down bottom over here in Chicago don't know how it was in your area

[@TheIntrovert83]

Man I used to/still love Drag-On Niggas Die For Me Video 🙏❤

[@tanyamahomes496]

Can you please do a video on what happened to the R & B girl group Rich Girl

[@symesalexander5294]

Drag - On Verse on " It was written " 🥶🔥

[@djwalkerfemaledj]

Like her song with Eve Let’s talk about is a Hip Hop classic🔥

[@antwanjones2897]

You need to do a reaction or something about Mac-10 in the Westside Connection in the sea where they are right now and how they been doing do something about the West Coast

[@frankienamosaki7547]

That whole ruff ryders camp was just ridiculous, even Eve had bars and she was the most cookie cutter of the lot gettinf a sitcom and all that! Yeah I'm man enough to admit I know about that sitcom as well haha come now surely I ent the only one? In any case RR was the shit, what was that tune with all of them on that sampled that EPMD tune? The headbanger?

[@MKnight1121]

Lol. That is crazy to think how far Eve has come.

[@thetrashtalktvshow]

I wanted his first album when it came out but couldn't get it. Those first 2 singles were fire

[@skeetz623]

Love your videos! Can you do one about young bloodz? I was listening to them on thr radio And made me remember them!! Stay up!!

[@CHANEL_D_QUEEN]

SALUTE 💪🏽💪🏽

[@danielsackey1023]

DMX tu me manque.

[@shanellsmith4919]

Trouble Maker 😒😒 where that come from.Wow

[@theonewhowokeup9987]

Whatever happened to Raheem Devaughn, Dwele, Donell Jones, India Arie, Alicia Keys, K-Jon, Frank Ocean

[@nkyezlewisful]

That track with drag on was released on the album.

[@Bigdiego74]

Drag on had plenty potential Just wasn’t a hit maker solo

[@thickmomma7247]

I need to get me a up north man....I like them deep and raspy voices 😁

[@cruzescobar187]

Come thru shorty lol

[@thickmomma7247]

@@cruzescobar187 🥰🥰🥰

[@cruzescobar187]

@@thickmomma7247 how you doing mommi

[@thickmomma7247]

@@cruzescobar187 I'm doing well how are u

[@cruzescobar187]

@@thickmomma7247 that’s wassup beloved

[@555125kevin]

He should've tried to make a career out of acting when he had the opportunity.

[@lowkeyloki8832]

Agree but I don’t think it was easy for him cause his stuttering problem was even more hectic at the time.

[@Jac735]

@@lowkeyloki8832 dang

[@AnthonyMason-cq9gi]

Well he went from Drag On to Mr. Right On. Proud of him.❤❤❤

[@flanzjones]

Can't believe you didn't talk about his 2 & a half mics in The Source (back when it was The Bible of Rap). That was a big deal at the time, him being X's lil homie. I really wanted to be a fan, but once I heard the album I knew The Source wasn't lying. Never knew he was doing songs with X on The Hard Knock Life Tour tho

[@tonyjones4928]

Your crazy every album came out of ruff ryders came was about 4 an a half

[@josephking2295]

@@tonyjones4928 yup drag was and still is dope

[@flanzjones]

@@tonyjones4928 Ruff Ryders fought Benzino's Made Men crew during the Cash Money Tour in Boston over it. Ha, I be late on my responses. & it might have only been 2 mics. Drag-on himself would verify.

[@tonyjones4928]

@@flanzjones shit I be late to it’s cool but thanks for that info I didn’t know that

[@kyleblanco5883]

Yep that 1st album was trash Im sorry. No one thought Drag-on was really dope. He was always just tolerable. No one in the 2000s was saying I cant wait for that new Drag-on album. That 2.5 mic in the Source kind of killed him too. Compared to Eve and X he kind of got lost in the shuffle.

[@camronshean1758]

You didn't mention Drag-On's beef with Lil Wayne because Drag-On had already been calling himself the Fireman and did a song called Fireman from the 2003 Cradle 2 The Grave soundtrack and then in 2005 Lil Wayne does his song called Fireman. Drag-On then disses Lil Wayne in this Sub 0 video kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGnEgHiOr9Kghpo (At 5:36 mark) and on Drag-On's song Viola

[@Jac735]

Unfortunately he wont cover it becuase he was under-rated so alot of people won't even know I didn't even know till recently

[@camronshean1758]

@@Jac735 Yeah, he won't cover it cause the video's obviously already out lool. He mentioned Drag-On's little spat with The Game so his little spat with Lil Wayne should have been covered beforehand but yeah Drag-On's not a well known artist so most people wouldn't know about it. Lil Wayne most likely didn't even know about it himself lool

[@phunku8888]

Ali did you just refer to Drag-On - Spit These Bars as a love song? Also you mention Juvenile being a label mate of Drag-On, which is wrong.

[@tiaramonee8382]

He still dope. 👋🌹.

[@shaekwonlisheen]

Drag is still around! I bump his new shyt too...follow my bae on here💪🏾😜

[@Dmack4905]

They sleeping on his KZbin channel..

[@shaekwonlisheen]

@@Dmack4905 Big Facts!

[@pbam5500]

@@shaekwonlisheen here you go Lol yes he's still around and still fire too! But he definitely ain't yo Bae,so STOP IT! 😂😂💯💯

[@camronshean1758]

Do these artists already, they should have already been done before these other ones Sharissa Cherish Shyne Estelle Chingy Mocha Nivea Mis-Teeq Horace Brown Gina Thompson Charles Hamilton

[@kevincruise3521]

Shyne~~Nivea CHYEA!!

[@MonaLisaFire]

Lol you can't tell people when to drop what on their platform. Dope list tho

[@camronshean1758]

@@MonaLisaFire Of course you can. Especially when they ask who you want to see and set up polls so people can vote on who should be covered next

[@bigboyrox7]

Drag dash on to hell and back is a great album. A seriously underrated mc.

[@redfox3128]

Wassup Ali

[@javonsumpter9678]

RIP Dog man x,salute Drag-on

[@elonmartin3294]

Drag go make some tracks with your older bros l.o.x

[@daniellereid7576]

I still can’t believe dmx is gone but drag on and dmx looked so much alike like twins and it was like Batman and robin brothethood or cousin brothers I know he be forever hurt rip dmx he was jus like yayo and that guy from busts rhymes click is to dmx but I respect he put him in films with him and jus stood up for his friend with music but he couldn’t out do dmx he was too cold in rapping and making hits sex appeal too hardcore style

[@gerardmartin9873]

DMX wasn't a perfect man, but he was a good man. From where drag on, to where DMX took him he should have never walked out on DMX. Everyone who is down on their luck, always ask God to send them an angel. God sent him an angel and him walked out him, because of his pride. Everyone will always live in the shadow of something, in the shadow of the most high, in the shadow of nature, in the shadow of man and the shadow of life and death. Never bite the hands that fed you, because the universe will not be kind to you. What these rappers didn't realize, everything DMX touch turned into gold. Life is a journey and sometimes you want someone to take you on that journey. There is no one in the rap game who doesn't have respect for DMX. He was in best hands and he walked away from it. It is foolish to think you don't want to be in anyone shadow, you will always be in the shadow of your father and mother. Life is really simple, but we intisit on making it complicated. Because some of us is so prideful.

[@cambodianbreastmilk2980]

Twisted heat ft Twista is a banger.

[@skeetz623]

Can you also do one on far east movement? Thanks!!

[@YoungBlaze]

I'm starting to think Ali is just reading a script a random intern wrote and did light research....you didn't mention nothing about his issue with the source with his first album

[@SuperNatblessed]

🔥🙌🏾

[@elonmartin3294]

The higher ish was kinda tight

[@alexprovence9313]

I used to think drag on was dmx brother

[@Kkayy020]

I thought they were blood brothers they damn near look alike

[@ZgraceLee]

The 80??! Ah... Nuh! Ruff Ryder's came I da 90s bruh.

[@kingozeemarley1664]

Do a what happened to Cassidy

[@willijs8]

Who's Ken Griffin?

[@RyanBurgett1]

His recent stuff isn’t all winners but there’s some good stuff in there.

[@montegah]

His lil freestyle series he do now is pretty dope but it don't match that OG Drag-On energy. That Opposite of H-20 album is a classic.

[@BronzeJfkay]

Can we find out what happened to the Last Emp

[@THEGOSHOW1000]

Sadly I can only remember him from 2 songs honestly

[@Jac735]

Glad im.not the only one who thinks so I only heard down bottom and a decade over I heard that one joint were they are ridding om motorcycles

[@draggoon9121]

But you still remember that's what it's about.

[@DRACOFURY]

*🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Yaaaaaaah*

[@hatenonme1212]

Drag to da dash.... PERIOD

[@2tamz603]

Juvenile was on Cash Money and they all did a collaboration together. Get it right.

[@1deep499]

Futured label mates Juvenile and Swiss Beats 😑

[@Bigdiego74]

Yea that wasn’t proper but he be correct on the rest

[@dameonmaxey2315]

Team drag-on legend legendary pioneer icon east coast Barbarian real hip hop under gound icon rip DMX legend never die🎯🎤🎧🥇🥈🥉🎖️🏆🏅 Indianapolis support the real wins over the fake every 🕙 time

[@andrecato2261]

Drag wrapped fast early.

[@thespraypainter2321]

Why did you call DMX trouble maker...🤔

[@FatiguedFuture]

🔥

[@dee5906]

Drag still nice he coming just be aware

[@john146muaythai]

The gospel means “good news”. The gospel is the proclamation of who Jesus is and what He did for His elect only. The entire Bible (Old testament and New Testament) foreshadows and proclaims who Jesus is and what He did for His elect only (John 5:39, Luke 24:44). Jesus is the Son of God (John 3:16), fully God and fully man (John 1:1 & 1:14) and second person in the Trinity (Matthew 3:16-17). The gospel is God’s testimony concerning Jesus as revealed in the Holy Scriptures by the Holy Spirit which proclaims how Jesus the Christ (John 1:41, Matthew 16:16) was born of a virgin (Matthew 1:23) and born under the law to redeem His elect who were under the law and save His elect from their sins (Matthew 1:21, Galatians 4:4). God’s elect /sheep are the people past, present and future from every tribe, tongue and nation God actively chose to redeem/ justify/save based on Christ. God chose in Christ before the foundation of the world was laid according to the good pleasure of His will for His glory (Revelations 5:9, Ephesians 1:4-5). God actively created and chose a people from every tribe, tongue and nation before they were born for salvation whom God has always loved because of Christ and only Christ (Romans 8). God’s elect are vessels of mercy prepared beforehand for glory to make known the riches of His glory (Romans 9). God’s elect/sheep are God’s chosen vessels of mercy that are Jews and Gentiles because of Christ. (John 10, Romans 9:23-26, Hosea 2:23) God is Holy (Isaiah 6:3). God’s law is holy and good (Romans 7:12). The law of God demands perfection in word, thought, and deed at all times (James 2:10). The law was given through Moses (John 1:17). The law condemned all mankind and brought knowledge of sin (Romans 3:19-20). All people are under sin and none are righteous (Romans 3:9-18). Sin entered the world through Adam and death through sin and death spread to all mankind because all sinned. (Romans 5:12-13). Jesus Christ is the Passover lamb without blemish (1 Peter 1:19) for His elect by God’s sovereign grace (1 Corinthians 5:7). Just as the Israelites were released from Egypt after the death of the firstborn (Exodus 11-13) - Jesus Christ the firstborn of all creation (Colossians 1:15) justified all His elect at the cross from the wrath of God(Romans 5:9-11). Jesus willingly went to the cross (Philippians 2:8) and offered one sacrifice for all time for His elect He sanctified (Hebrews 10:11-14) as their representative and High priest. Jesus was crucified for the elect’s sin and raised for their justification (Romans 4:25). It pleased God the Father to crush His only begotten Son( Isaiah 53:10) and God the Father accepted Jesus’ perfect sacrifice on behalf of His sheep( Acts 2:23) . Jesus paid His elect’s sin debt and there is now no condemnation for those who are married to Christ (Romans 7-8). By Christ’s knowledge He justified all His elect (Isaiah 53:11) and finished His mission (John 19:30). All of God’s sheep will believe God’s testimony concerning Christ because Jesus justified them by His perfect sacrifice on the cross. Not one sheep Jesus died for will perish. Jesus is the good shepherd. Faith(believing God’s testimony concerning Jesus) is the fruit of what Jesus accomplished for His sheep. God’s sheep are righteous before God by the imputed righteousness of Christ provided at the cross as prophesied in Psalm 32 and fulfilled in John 19. All Jesus died for are regenerated at God’s appointed time to believe God’s testimony concerning Christ on who Christ is and what He did at the cross( Acts 13:48).

[@BLewTheKake]

Legendary trouble maker? Man watch your mouth

[@markgraham6243]

that label wasn’t in the 80s late 90s

[@anteup75]

@0:00. Waah and Dee shelved him for no reason. That’s what happened.

[@stevenbeets9863]

What happened to currency on cash money?

[@daminharris3879]

Currensy has a great career has dropped a million projects lol go look him up

[@arkitekbeatzify]

Ali gets too many things wrong 😪

[@elonmartin3294]

Like anyone he was young ego on milli him j hood Cassidy . Hard rappers they wanted to take their shine not get it

[@Nodes805]

Juvenile was never a "label mate"

[@Bigdiego74]

Lil cease drag on Memphis bleek and jungle is the same turnouts

[@truestorynomaury]

Who is this guy calling the Ruff Ryder's the Ryder's lol

[@marielalunetta6489]

👍

[@krossover6642]

Love drag-on true rapper not like this new stuff that's our

[@javonbatiste5984]

Mehhhhh Drag on too me is like in that Memphis Bleek Tier where they were decent Lyricist but they not that memorable when I think of Ruff Ryders Drag-On does not come too mind at all.. his career definitely got carried by DMX

[@lowkeyloki8832]

I find Drag-On memorable in terms of features and he always had the top tracks on the RR compilations but for some reason he couldn’t translate that charisma to full length projects.

[@witness1013]

Right hand man ? On what planet ? Not this one.

[@tyblack544]

That’s not going to do it bruh you’ve got to elaborate you do know what that means?

[@KingKong-tf1ui]

First!!!

[@Phayze_Wun]

Nobody cares.

[@Jesus1sLord777]

More like X's prodigy!... Swiss was more of a best friend than Drag!..

[@pbam5500]

You definitely have no clue!😂😂🤦🏽‍♀️

[@MickeySlayah]

7:40 Juvenile wan NOT a label mate...