Hellbound (song)
Hellbound | |
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, 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 ”
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
- Hellbound (H&H Remix) ( Eminem , J-Black & Masta Ace ) - 3:58
- Spread It Out (Masta Ace) - 3:03
- 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.
Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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Chart placements | ||
Switzerland (IFPI) | 85 (1 week) | 1 |
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations on genius.com
- Hellbound on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eminem, J-Black & Masta Ace - Hellbound - Lyrics. genius.com, accessed on August 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Eminem, J-Black & Masta Ace - Hellbound - single cover. amazon.com, accessed on August 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Eminem, J-Black & Masta Ace - Hellbound. hitparade.ch, accessed on August 11, 2020 .
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US