''SlaughtaHouse'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop group

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and the second album by

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-based rapper

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. It was released on May 4, 1993, through

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. The recording sessions took place at Firehouse Studios in Brooklyn. The album was produced by Masta Ace under his producer moniker "Ase One", as well as the Bluez Brothas, Uneek, Latief, and the Beatheads, with Orlando Aguillen serving as executive producer. It peaked at number 134 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in the United States. The loose concept of the album is addressing the growing trend of violence in hip-hop music at the time, notably from

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. He addresses this satirically in the over-the-top single "Slaughtahouse". The album infuses West Coast funk-influenced beats with rough "New York rhyming". The 2008 repress of the album includes the single "Born to Roll", a

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-heavy remix of "Jeep Ass Niguh". This version became a hit single in 1994, reaching the Top 25 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song also presaged a new bass-heavy direction on his next album, ''

Sittin' on Chrome ''Sittin' on Chrome'' is the second and final studio album by American hip hop group Masta Ace Incorporated and the third album by Brooklyn-based rapper Masta Ace. It was released on May 2, 1995, through Delicious Vinyl. The recording sessions ...

''. The album was reissued twice in recent years. The first reissue was released in 2008. The second reissue was released in December 2013 as a deluxe edition with a second disc of 17 additional remixes, accapellas and rarities.

Track listing

Personnel

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"/"Ase One" Clear – performer (tracks: 1–13, 15), producer (tracks: 6–9, 11, 14), co-producer (tracks: 3, 5, 12), arranger (track 2), recording, mixing, art direction *Sean "Uneek"/"MC Negro" McFadden – performer (tracks: 2, 15), producer (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 15), co-producer (track 7) *Courtney "Eyce"/"The Ignorant MC" McFadden – performer (tracks: 2, 14, 15) *Reginald "Lord Digga" Ellis – performer (tracks: 2, 5, 7–9, 13, 15), producer (tracks: 4, 10, 12, 13), co-producer (track 9) *Paula Perry – performer (tracks: 2, 10) *

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A. Boatwright – performer (track 14) *Anthony "Latief" King – producer (tracks: 3, 8), co-producer (track 11) *Norman "Witchdoc" Glover – producer (tracks: 4, 10, 12, 13), co-producer (track 9) *Christian Schneider – producer (track 5) *Jochen Wenke – producer (track 5) *Orlando Aguillen – executive producer *Blaise Dupuy – recording, mixing * Tony Dawsey – mastering *George DuBose – art direction, design, photography

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1993 albums Masta Ace albums Delicious Vinyl albums