Who are they hiring to initiate this program?” “Being an outside organization, they’re coming into the city and if you don’t have the right people introducing you to the streets, the program isn’t going to work. “My problem with it is no one has sat down with Ruff Ryders to see how they are going to initiate this program,” said Shakur. However, Councilman Omari Shakur had another concern regarding how they are going to introduce themselves to the City of Newburgh on the streets. She said grants and other fundraising methods can be used to offset costs for the initial year of the program. “There has to be an operating budget, how many employees there will be, and what the source of the funding is.” “The way the agreement is structured, once it’s signed, there is a three month period in which those issues have to be addressed by the parties,” said corporation counsel Michelle Kelson. The settled upon agreement would allow for a three-month period in which issues like cost and funding would be addressed, so that the city “doesn’t bite off more than it can chew.” The three-month period would bring the city to its next budget cycle. For some council members, the biggest deciding factor was the price attached to it. The agreement has been in the works behind the scenes for weeks now.
“All three elements that we feel are really effective in the community.” “We want to bridge the gap between the streets, the industry and the politics,” said Dean. Joaquin Dean, CEO of Ruff Ryders to the Rescue, told the council that the program would train interrupters who would go into the community where “most won’t dare,” collaborate with other street outreach programs and be credible messengers for the community. It’s mission is three-fold: “to support urban community programs that provide innovative, measurable programs that can be replicated in urban communities, to be a visible, reliable presence in the community, and to develop leaders who will have an indelible, positive impact on society.” The Mount Vernon based group is proposing a 24-hour community watch program in Newburgh. During the Monday, January 11 council meeting, Ruff Ryders to the Rescue presented to the council what they could provide for Newburgh. Ruff Ryders to the Rescue approached Harvey over a year ago to discuss how they could provide a community approach to the issue at hand. Drag-On has appeared in the 2001 film Exit Wounds and the 2003 Cradle 2 the Grave, both of which stars his then-Ruff Ryders label-mate DMX.The City of Newburgh unanimously voted on Monday, March 22 to enter an agreement with Ruff Ryders to the Rescue, a violence interrupter organization that would potentially curb violence and crime in the city.
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Drag-On launched his website Hood Environment.Com with a series of freestyles and mixtapes. However, it did very well for an album that did not receive any promotions, radio spins, or advertising.ĭrag-On began his own record label Hood Environment in 2014.
Hell and Back did not sell like Opposite of H2O. After leaving Interscope Records, which issued his debut alongside Ruff Ryders, Drag-On joined Virgin Records and released his second album Hell and Back, in 2004. The album was successful, debuting at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart and eventually sold over 500,000 copies and earning a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Drag-On is perhaps best known as an original member of the Ruff Ryders Entertainment imprint, where he released his debut album, Opposite of H2O (2000). Mel Jason Smalls (born January 4, 1980), better known by his stage name Drag-On, is an American hip hop recording artist and actor from the Bronx borough of New York City.
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