Hellbound (song)

Hellbound
, J-Black and Masta Ace
publication	April 2, 2002
length	3:58
Genre (s)	Hip hop
text	Marshall Mathers , Jason Faust, Duval Clear , Takanori Otsuka
music	DJ Rob, Domingo
album	Game over

Hellbound is a song by the American rappers Eminem , J-Black and Masta Ace . The song originally appeared on the compilation album Game Over in 2000 and was released as a single in Europe on April 2, 2002 . It is also featured on Eminem's unofficial 2004 compilation album, Eminem Is Back .

content

Song part	Artist
1st verse	Eminem
refrain	J-Black
2nd stanza	J-Black
3rd stanza	Masta Ace

In Hellbound , Eminem, J-Black and Masta Ace, each in the role of the lyrical self , rap about the fact that because of their behavior they are on the way to hell anyway and therefore no longer have to struggle to get to heaven through good deeds . Eminem raps in detail about violence and cannibalism in his stanza , while J-Black's stanza deals with the Christian rules that he doesn't follow as he never goes to church, often has sex and drinks alcohol. Masta Ace describes himself as a "lost soul" and raps, among other things, about violence against women .

“I see the light at the end
But every time I take a step it gets dim
Tell me, is this Hell we're livin 'in?
If so, Heaven's got to be better
But if we're hellbound, whatever, let's go down ”

- Excerpt of the chorus from Hellbound

production

The song was produced by music producers DJ Rob and Domingo, using samples from the soundtrack for the video game Soulcalibur , which was created by Japanese artist Takanori Otsuka. Eminem , J-Black and Masta Ace also served as authors .

single

Cover design

The single cover is kept very simple and shows a curved, upward-pointing, dark gray arrow on a light gray background. In the upper part of the cover are the lettering Eminem, J-Black & Masta Ace as well as hellbound in dark gray or black.

Track list

1. Hellbound (H&H Remix) ( Eminem , J-Black & Masta Ace ) - 3:58
2. Spread It Out (Masta Ace) - 3:03
3. Rap 2K1 (Masta Ace) - 3:47

Chart successes

Hellbound entered the Swiss single charts at number 85 for a week on June 2, 2002. In addition, the song reached rank 53 in the French charts, whereas it could not place in the German charts.

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Switzerland (IFPI)	85 (1 week)	1

Web links

• Lyrics with interpretations on genius.com
• Hellbound on YouTube

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Eminem, J-Black & Masta Ace - Hellbound - Lyrics. genius.com, accessed on August 11, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Eminem, J-Black & Masta Ace - Hellbound - single cover. amazon.com, accessed on August 11, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Eminem, J-Black & Masta Ace - Hellbound. hitparade.ch, accessed on August 11, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US