In 2000 Carrion briefly sang in the hardcore punk band Six Degrees of Right, who released one demo. From 2000–2006 he collaborated with Daddy X on a number of projects, beginning with playing guitar on the song "Peace Not Greed" on the rap rock group Kottonmouth Kings' 2000 album High Society. He went on to play guitar and/or bass on the group's subsequent four studio albums: Hidden Stash II: The Kream of the Krop (2001), Rollin' Stoned (2002), Fire It Up (2004), and Kottonmouth Kings (2005). He also played guitar on King Harbor, a 2003 album by Kottonmouth Kings side project Tsunami Brothers; joined the reunited Humble Gods for their 2004 album Born Free, which he also produced; played a mob boss in the direct-to-video film F**k The Bull-s**t - The Taxman Movie (2004) starring Kottonmouth Kings hype man The Taxman; and performed on Daddy X's solo albums Organic Soul (2004) and Family Ties (2006).
