Between a Rock and a Hard Place is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Artifacts.

The recording sessions took place at Soundtrack Studios in New York, except for the song "Cummin' Thru Ya Fuckin' Block", which was recorded at Chung King Studios.

The album was produced by T-Ray, Buckwild, Drew and Redman, with co-producers Rockwilder and Artifacts.

It features guest appearances from Jay Burns Jaya, Redman and Busta Rhymes.

The Washington Post concluded, "By the fourth or fifth cut ... the monotony of blunt smoking and murdering MCs is enough to grate even the most ardent rap enthusiast, and the hardcore lyrics, at times wonderfully twisted, simply become annoying.