Slaughterhouse (Slaughterhouse album)
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Slaughterhouse is a hip hop supergroup consisting of Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden, Royce Da 5'9", & Crooked I , Slaughterhouse, upcoming eponymous debut album. The album is set to be released on August 11, 2009 on E1 Music.
Background
In June, E1 Entertainment announced the album. The group came together only 10 short months ago when Joe Budden was working on a song for his Halfway House album and enlisted the services of Crooked I, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5'9" for a song called "Slaughterhouse." Inspired by the vibe of track and the immediate chemistry of the four rappers, a plan was immediately made to form the supergroup.
Delay
The highly anticipated album has been pushed back from July 7 to August 11. Royce da 5'9" said that the group wanted more time to put into set up and marketing with its label E1 Music. On his interview with AllHipHop.com in June 12, Royce told:
Even though this [group] is a new way of doing business, we still gotta stick to the old school script when it comes time to market this, to have the proper time to set up a record. We’re not idiots. We understand the concept of labels throwing something against the wall and seeing if it sticks. That’s not what we are in business to do. We’re still in the business of selling records, because we feel we have a great product to present to the public.
The Detroit rapper also stated that the lyrics and the music came together in a way that made them want to generate maximum interest in the self-titled debut.
Royce continued:
All the push back has to do [with] is the set up. It’s great music. My biggest concern with making the project is us picking the best beats possible. Rhyming is there. The best music possible is what I was always concerned with, that’s why a lot of songs came out so good.
Joell Ortiz, a Brooklyn-bred artist, said that the process of creating the album was arduous, yet fun. He said:
It was definitely the busiest session I had ever seen in my life. To come out with the product that we do have, was ridiculous.
The group may add another song to round off the album, but noted that it was close to completion and the delay had nothing to do with the music. The album was reportedly recorded over a six day period in early June.
[2] On June 16 via SOHH, Joe Budden apologized to their fans. Royce added:
You still gon' get the music. It's not like you not gonna hear no Slaughterhouse music until then. We'll still have the single setting up.
Crooked I assured their fans that there will be no more push backs. He stated:
Don't worry because they got the push back king on the team. It's still coming out. They might be worried. It's coming out. It's official. It's in concrete. August 11th. Pick up two. This is what we need at this time period in hip-hop. This project is what we need.
Music
The album features production from Focus[3], The Alchemist, DJ Khalil, StreetRunner, D12's Mr. Porter and more[4]. On June 18th, 2009, a street single was released via Joe Budden's twitter. The track is "Woodstock (Hood Hop)" which is produced by Nottz and features M.O.P. on the hook [5][6]. The first official single from the album was "The One". The video, shot and directed by Rik Cordero, premiered on July 12th online and on MTV2 Sucka Free & MTV Jams (hourly). Royce confirmed that Pharoahe Monch & Novel are set to appear on the album.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Sound Off" | StreetRunner | 5:51 |
| 2. | "Lyrical Murderers" (Feat. K-Young) | Focus | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Microphone" | The Alchemist | 4:42 |
| 4. | "Not Tonight" | StreetRunner | 3:39 |
| 5. | "The One" (Feat. The New Royales) | DJ Khalil | 3:37 |
| 6. | "In the Mind of Madness" (skit) | 1:23 | |
| 7. | "Cuckoo" | DJ Khalil | 4:30 |
| 8. | "The Phone Call" (skit) | 0:58 | |
| 9. | "Onslaught 2" (Feat. Fatman Scoop) | Emile | 4:27 |
| 10. | "The Phone Call 2" (skit) | 0:56 | |
| 11. | "Salute" (Feat. Pharoahe Monch) | Mr. Porter | 4:31 |
| 12. | "Pray (It's A Shame)" | ReaLsoN | 3:53 |
| 13. | "Cut You Loose" | Mr. Porter | 4:43 |
| 14. | "Rain Drops" (feat. Novel) | Filthy Rockwell | 5:00 |
| 15. | "Killaz" (Feat. Melanie Rutherford & C. Brown) | Emile | 4:09 |
| 16. | "Fight Klub" (iTunes Bonus Track) | 4:42 |
References
- ^ http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2009/06/12/21663030.aspx
- ^ http://www.rapbasement.com/royce-59/061609-super-group-slaughterhouse-talks-about-their-album-being-pushed-back-till-august-watch-here.html
- ^ http://www.thebossboard.com/article.php?newid=176
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://yaheardhiphop.blogspot.com/2009/06/first-leak-off-slaughterhouses-debut.html
- ^ "Slaughterhouse - Rock The Bells Tour Dates and Release of Hood Hop". WeLiveThis.com. Retrieved June 25 2009.
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