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Drag - On breaks out on his own Focus A <Xhv J,Iorfla„b ©baeruer November 10,1999 S U P P L E M E N T CO NTRIBUTED STORY for OF Jarlian i» (©b server Publisher Chuck Washington Editor Larry J. Jackson, Sr. Copy Editor Joy Ramos Director o f Advertising Tony Washington Creative Director Shawn Strahan T he P ortland O bserver Drag-On Ruff Ryders/Interscope Records is set to release their next artist poised to leave an indelible imprint upon the hip-hop consciousness, 19 year old rapper Drag-On. D r a g - o n heated up the charts with the h it sin g le “ D o w n B ottom ” o ff the d o u b le p la tin u m c o m p ila tio n album Ryde or Die vol. 1. D ra g -O n ’s solo debut en- t i t l e d O pposite o f H 20 d rope January 2000. In addition to h i s ap p earan ces on Eve’s Ruff Ryders F irst Lady, The RuffRyders Ryde or Die Vol. 1 and his work on DM X’s two multiplatinum albums, Drag has scorched DJ clue’s The Professional (G old), the Belly Soundtrack (Gold), Harlem Worlds The M ovement (Gold) and the recently tri-regional compilation T urf Stories. ''Wy*. jV rlfank O l* . 97 ç j o h r f P ? Im p o se d 'P ûLdC C Û & A c c a ^ o F ia ^ studio of Hair Design King, Jr., Blvd. A Complete Service Salon With A ... 305 MeRae’s on 42nd 4747 NE M artin L uther Drag-On’s verses are like, well, fire. T h e y ’re c o n v e rsa tio n a l and confrontational, capable ofbuilding and destroying. His flow is unique, uncloneable, and erratic; it flickers, crackles, contracts and expands with a science o f its own. Tracks to look out for on the tentative entitled Opposite o f H20 include the first single “Split These B ars” , the sem i-bounce track “W hat’s It All About”. The up tempo track definitely to have heads b o pping e n titled “Com e O n” , “Everday is the same day” and “W CW ” yet another head banger where Drag pares off with label mates EVE and Jadakiss o f The Lox. Purses Wallets Pop’s Chips Candy All name brand cigarettes $3.00 GPC 2.10 Americanspirit $4.00 Marlboro Cartons $25.00 503 2884)033 We have hum an & synthetic h air at low prices Phone cards at 2.5 cents per min We also have top hats & baseball caps O n the corner of 26"' & A lberta 331-1422 Fax 503-2884)015 Email us at diotTesa@aol.com Portland, O R 97211 e-mail: Get 32 Free Premium Movie Channels including HBO, Starz! And Showtime news® portlandobserver.net D eadlines for su b m itted m aterial: Offer ends Jan 16, 2000 Article«: Friday by 5 p . m . Ad«: Monday by Noon .BWIWE *** murai Focus welcomes freelance sub missions. Manuscripts and phep tographs can be returned if ac companied by a self-addressed stamped envelope. All created display ads become Just buy any DIRECTV System And subscribe to DIRECTV Total Choice Programming. Come meet Oleitra $5.00 off with this coupon: Updo’s, ponytails, twist styles and French rolls the sole property of the news $10.00 off with this coupon: Chemical services paper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage without the written con sent of the general manager, Dont forget to ask about the various style of braids 503.287.5258 unless the client has purchased the composition of the ad. For Two Months, You Get: • 32 Free premium movie channels, including 7 HBO, 4 Starz! & 5 D IR E C T V Showtime channels • Over 25 Free Specialty Sports Networks, including Speedvision, Outdoor Life Network, The Golf Channel and over 20 Regional Sports Networks DIRECTV’ E ntry Level System: Kalia Durham Single output Independent Technology Free self install kit Consultant Turbo video receiver (888)845-4128 IR Remote control www.handtech.com/nuconcepts $99.95 k — / ; •( Page 2