Melvin Jason Smalls, known by the stage name Drag-On, born January 4, 1979, in
the Bronx, New York, is an American rapper and actor. Smalls debuted with the
studio album Opposite of H2O in 2000, which reached number 5 on the Billboard
200 chart. The follow-up album, Hell and Back, was released in 2003 and peaked
at number 47 on the Billboard 200. Smalls appeared as an actor in films
including Exit Wounds (2001) and Cradle 2 the Grave (2003). In 2007, Smalls
launched the record label Hood Environment and released the studio album Hood
Environment.