Hell and Back
Studio album by
Drag-On
ReleasedFebruary 10, 2004
Recorded2003
GenreEast Coast hip hop
Length58:57
Label
Producer
Drag-On chronology
Opposite of H2O
(2000)		 Hell and Back
(2004)		 Hood Environment
(2007)

Hell and Back is the second studio album by rapper Drag-On.[1] Originally scheduled for a September 16, 2003 release, the album was ultimately released February 10, 2004. It was released through Virgin Records and Ruff Ryders and featured production from the likes of Swizz Beatz and Rockwilder. Hell and Back was not as successful as his previous album, only peaking at number 47 on the Billboard 200, however it did fare better on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, peaking at number 5. The album featured one lone music video, for the song "Feel My Pain".

Due to the disappointing album sales Drag-On was quickly dropped from Virgin Records.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]
Vibe

AllMusic editor Andy Kellman found the album to be lackluster compared to Opposite of H2O, criticizing the producers and Drag-On's label mates for crafting uninspired beats and lyrics.[2] Jon Caramanica, writing for Rolling Stone, commended Drag-On for emulating DMX's world-weary flow and fine-tuning his lyricism but felt that he squandered it when either compared to the album's guest artists or delivering generic party tracks.[3] Vibe writer Laura Checkoway praised the combination of Drag-On's vocal delivery over idiosyncratic production and his attempts at lyrical growth on "My First Child" and "Life Is Short", despite diverting away from that established blueprint, concluding that "Hell and Back is still a trip worthwhile."[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:22
2."Feel My Pain"2:58
3."Bang Bang Boom" (featuring Swizz Beatz)4:22
4."Bronx (Skit)" (featuring Okre Boy, Bar, Haze and Neo)1:33
5."Respect My Gangsta" (featuring Styles P)4:01
6."Tell Your Friends" (featuring Jadakiss)3:48
7."Put Your Drinks Down"3:54
8."Hector the Killer MC (Skit)" (featuring Capone)1:45
9."Trouble (feat. Fiend)"3:50
10."I'm a Ryder" (featuring Baby and TQ)4:33
11."Let's Get Crazy" (featuring DMX)3:27
12."Busta (Skit)" (featuring Capone)1:11
13."U Had Me" (featuring Melissa Jimenez)4:17
14."Holla at Your Boy"3:13
15."My First Child"3:40
16."It's a Party"4:29
17."Life Is Short"3:26
18."U Had Me, Pt. 2" (featuring Eve and Aja Smith)4:04

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Hell And Back: Drag-On: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Kellman, Andy. "Hell and Back - Drag-On". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Caramanica, Jon (February 19, 2004). "Drag-On - To Hell and Back". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on February 22, 2004. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ Checkoway, Laura (November 2003). "Drag-On 'Hell and Back'". Vibe. Vibe Media. 11 (11): 150. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Drag-On Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Drag-On Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2020.



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