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 comic, Hell and Back (A Sin City Love Story)
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Hell and Back is the second studio album
Studio album
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 by rapper Drag-On
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. It was released on February 10, 2004 for Virgin Records
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 and featured production from the likes of Swizz Beatz
Swizz Beatz
Kasseem Dean , better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records...

 and Rockwilder
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. Hell and Back was not as successful as his previous album, only peaking at #47 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
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, however it did fair better on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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, peaking at #5.

Due to the disappointing album sales Drag-On
Drag-On
Mel Jason Smalls , better known as Drag-On, is an American rapper from The Bronx, New York City.Drag-On was originally signed to Interscope Records under the Ruff Ryders Entertainment imprint, where he released his successful debut album, Opposite of H2O, which debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200...

 was quickly dropped from Virgin Records
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Track listing

  1. "Intro" — 0:22
  2. "Feel My Pain" — 2:58
  3. "Bang Bang Boom" (featuring Swizz Beatz
    Swizz Beatz
    Kasseem Dean , better known by his stage name, Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, DJ, rapper and painter. At the age of 17, he gained attention in the hip-hop world through his friendship with rapper DMX. Grady Spivey and rapper Cassidy helped launch his label Full Surface Records...

    )
    — 4:22
  4. "Bronx" (Skit) (featuring Okre Boy, Bar, Haze & Neo) — 1:33
  5. "Respect My Gangsta" (featuring Styles P
    Styles P
    David Styles better known by his stage name, Styles P, is an American rapper, author, and entrepreneur. He is prominently known as a member of Hip Hop group The LOX and is also a part of the Ruff Ryders hip-hop group, and in addition has released multiple albums and mixtapes as a solo...

    )
    — 4:01
  6. "Tell Your Friends" (featuring Jadakiss
    Jadakiss
    Jason Phillips , better known as Jadakiss, is an American rapper. He is a member of the group The LOX. Jadakiss is one of the three owners of the imprint known as D-Block. In early 2007, Jadakiss signed to Roc-a-Fella Records / Def Jam Records.-Early life:By the age of 16, Jadakiss was a freestyle...

    )
    — 3:48
  7. "Put Your Drinks Down" — 3:54
  8. "Hector the Killer MC" (Skit) (featuring Capone) — 1:45
  9. "Trouble" — 3:50
  10. "I'm a Ryder" (featuring Baby & TQ) — 4:33
  11. "Let's Get Crazy" (featuring DMX
    DMX (rapper)
    Earl Simmons , better known by his stage name DMX, is a multiplatinum American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's...

    )
    — 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 & Aja Smith) — 4:04

Album chart positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200
Billboard 200
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Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
2004 Hell And Back #47 #5
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