SlaughterHouse

by Slaughterhouse

Overview

While this supergroup represents three different geographical flavors of hip-hop -- Joe Budden and Joel Ortiz both from the East, Crooked I from the West, and Royce Da 5'9" coming out of Detroit -- their self-titled debut Slaughterhouse brings to mind the fiercest offerings from the N.Y.C. groups Mobb Deep and M.O.P. The album is tough, cold, and relentless to the point that you could call it limited, but unlike the aforementioned duos who act as traditional crews do, Slaughterhouse present their lyrics in a roundtable fashion. These four veteran voices trade lines with old-school open mic hunger, performing in a get-in-get out-and-prove style that comes from years of being underappreciated and mistreated. This means shock value is the thing with "Lyrical Murderers" offering both "Most rappers are comedy gold/They like their boyfriend's sodomy hole" and "I'm ridin' with my daughter in the front/With the AK in the baby's seat." Notice that another boasting track called "Microphone" follows and the redundancy becomes clear, but you wouldn't fault Devin the Dude for putting two weed songs in a row. Slaughterhouse deserve the same forgiveness when it comes to declaring war on the industry, and even if "Cuckoo" shouts "I don't need a hook for this one", tracks like the Bacardi-swingin' "Not Tonight" or the guitar rockin' "The One" show they can create radio worthy monsters without the major-label sellout. Well-chosen guests like Fatman Scoop and Pharoahe Monch increase the thug appeal while earthshaking productions from the Alchemist, DJ Khalil, and Mr. Porter seal the deal. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	09/27/2024
Label:	Nltm Records
UPC:	0647625411608
Rank:	205998

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Slaughterhouse   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Melanie Rutherford   Primary Artist
Kay S. Young   Primary Artist
Fatman Scoop   Featured Artist
Pharoahe Monch   Featured Artist
Novel   Featured Artist
Kay Young   Featured Artist
The New Royales   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

T. Haynes   Composer
Troy Jamerson   Composer
Bill Crowley   Digital Engineer
Joe Budden   Composer
D. Wickliffe   Composer
Parks   Engineer
Emile   Producer
Doug Wilson   Mixing
Denaun Porter   Composer
Arnold Mischkulnig   Mixing
Melanie Rutherford   Composer
DJ Khalil   Producer
J. Ortiz   Composer
Robert Brookins   Composer
Denaun   Producer
Charles Roane   Mixing
A. Stevenson   Composer
The Alchemist   Producer
Streetrunner   Producer
Nicholas Warwar   Composer
Liz Rodrigues   Composer
Andrew Kelley   Design,Art Direction
Aiko Rohd   Composer,Producer
Alex Merzin   Engineer
Chris Pinto   Engineer
E. Alcock   Composer
H. Turner   Composer
I. Freeman III   Composer
Isaac Romero   Engineer
Jason Qualls   Engineer
Nick Ditri   Engineer
The Real Focus   Producer
Laurel Dann   A&R
Jason Schweitzer   Mixing,Producer
Regena Ratcliffe   Producer
Filthy Rockwell   Producer
Paul Grosso   Creative Director
Chad Griffith   Photography
John Franck   Marketing
Shadow Stokes   Promoter
Chris Herche   Product Manager
Marleny Dominguez   Label Direction
Emile Haynie   Composer
Dee "Pitboss" Sonaram   Promoter
Khalil Abdul-Rahman   Composer
Alan Maman   Composer
Jane Minovskaya   Producer
Bernard Edwards, Jr.   Composer
Ryan Montgomery   Composer