Slaughterhouse (Slaughterhouse album)
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| Studio album by Slaughterhouse | ||||||||||
| Released | August 11, 2009 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||||||||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||||||||
| Length | 56:23 | |||||||||
| Label | E1 | |||||||||
| Producer | The Alchemist, DJ Khalil, Streetrunner, Mr. Porter, Filthy Rockwell, Emile, Focus..., Realson | |||||||||
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| About.com |   |
| AllMusic | |
| AllHipHop | (8/10) |
| Okayplayer | (89/100) |
| PopMatters |   |
| RapReviews | (9/10) |
| Pitchfork Media | (5.5/10) |
| XXL | 4/5 (XL) |
Slaughterhouse is the self-titled debut studio album of hip hop supergroup, Slaughterhouse, consisting of members Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5'9". The album was released on August 11, 2009 on E1 Music and sold 18,600 copies in its first week.
In June 2009, E1 Entertainment announced the album. The group came together 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 entitled "Slaughterhouse". Inspired by the vibe of track and the immediate chemistry of the four rappers, a plan was immediately made to form the supergroup.
The album release date was changed 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 on 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 début. 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. "It was definitely the busiest session I had ever been in my life. To come out with the product that we do have, was ridiculous."
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