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Hammer Dance
''Welcome to: Our House'' (stylized as ''welcome to: OUR HOUSE'') is the second and final studio album by hip hop supergroup Slaughterhouse, consisting of Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5'9". The album was released on August 28, 2012 via Shady Records, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. This would also be their only major label album before disbanding on April 26, 2018. Background On February 9, 2012, Crooked I, in an interview with '' XXL'', said that Eminem has been confirmed to feature on the album and provide most of the production, and Royce later stated that Eminem would mix the album. Alex da Kid, The Alchemist, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League and No I.D. later were confirmed to produce on the album. The title of the album was announced in January 2012, before a tour that began on March 8 in Dallas and concluded May 10 in Nashville was also confirmed. Joe Budden has publicly said the group was abusing substances while recording the album. Delay and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slaughterhouse (group)
Slaughterhouse were an American hip-hop supergroup (music), supergroup consisting of rappers Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Kxng Crooked, and Royce da 5'9". They released their Slaughterhouse (Slaughterhouse album), eponymous debut studio album independently in 2009, and signed to Shady Records, an imprint of Interscope Records to release its follow up, ''Welcome to: Our House'' in 2012. The group disbanded in 2018. History 2008: Formation The group formed in late 2008 after Crooked I, Joell Ortiz, Royce da 5'9", and Joe Budden appeared on the song "Slaughterhouse" from Joe Budden's album ''Halfway House (album), Halfway House''. They decided to form a group and named the group after the song. The members of Slaughterhouse all share some degree of controversy from their past in the music industry. All four address these issues in the song "Move On". 2009–2010: Debut album Their Slaughterhouse (Slaughterhouse album), self-titled debut album was released on August 11, 2009. The alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The House (album)
''On the House'' is the debut mixtape by hip hop supergroup Slaughterhouse. It was released on August 19, 2012, as a warm up to their second studio album '' Welcome to: Our House'' with a release of August 28, 2012. The mixtape is hosted by DJ Drama. Background On July 7, 2012, Royce announced in an interview with Jenny Boom Boom that the group would release a pre-album mixtape around the first week of August. Joe Budden revealed via Twitter that the mixtape is called ''On the House'' and will be hosted by DJ Drama. A promotional video for the mixtape was released on August 6, 2012, and previewed a song called "See Dead People". Rapper Sauce Tha Boss, signed to Crooked I's COB label, claimed via Twitter that the mixtape would drop on Friday, August 10, 2012. This, however, was not the case. Royce Da 5'9" released the cover art for the mixtape through Twitter on August 7. Amazon.com posted the album preview of ''Welcome to: OUR HOUSE'' with individual snippets of all the songs. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Alchemist (musician)
Alan Daniel Maman (born October 25, 1977), known professionally as the Alchemist, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper. Critically acclaimed for his sample-heavy production style, he is regarded as one of the most influential producers in modern hip-hop and underground rap. His frequent collaborators include Mobb Deep, Eminem, Action Bronson, Freddie Gibbs, Roc Marciano, Schoolboy Q, Griselda, Boldy James, and Earl Sweatshirt.Brown, Marisa " The Alchemist Biography, Allmusic Raised in Beverly Hills, California, Maman began his career in music as a rapper in the early 1990s as part of the duo the Whooliganz. He transitioned to production in the late 1990s, gaining recognition for his work with Dilated Peoples and Mobb Deep. Maman relocated to New York City to further his career, during which he worked extensively with East Coast artists including Nas, Jadakiss, and Prodigy. Maman gained wider recognition for producing the 1999 single "The Realest" fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XXL (magazine)
''XXL'' is an American hip hop magazine, published by Townsquare Media, founded in 1997. History In August 1997, Harris Publications released the first issue of ''XXL''. It featured rappers Jay-Z and Master P on a double cover. In December 2006, ''XXL'' took over the struggling hip-hop producer and DJ magazine '' Scratch'' (another publication owned by Harris Publications), re-branding it as ''XXL Presents Scratch Magazine''. However ''Scratch'' shut down less than a year later in September 2007. Other titles with limited runs have been launched under the ''XXL'' brand, including ''Hip-Hop Soul'', ''Eye Candy'' and '' Shade 45''. ''XXL'' has released many other special projects including tour programs, mixtapes and exclusive DVDs. ''XXL'' also maintains a popular website, which provides daily hip hop news, original content and content from the magazine. In 2014, Townsquare Media acquired ''XXL'', ''King'' and ''Antenna'' from Harris Publications. On October 14, 2014, Townsq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royce Da 5'9"
Ryan Daniel Montgomery (born July 5, 1977), known professionally as Royce da 5'9" (or simply Royce 5'9"), is an American rapper. Best known for his association with fellow Detroit rapper Eminem, they became acquainted in 1997 and formed the hip hop duo Bad Meets Evil the following year. Their 2011 single "Lighters (Bad Meets Evil song), Lighters" (featuring Bruno Mars) peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and preceded the release of their debut extended play (EP), ''Hell: The Sequel'' (2011). The song and its parent EP, which debuted atop the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, have yielded Montgomery's furthest commercial success. Montgomery first embarked on a solo career with his debut studio album, ''Rock City (Royce da 5'9" album), Rock City'' in 2002; originally slated for release the year prior, disputes with Columbia Records led it to an independent release. He released eight follow-up studio albums to critical acclaim; his latest, ''The A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joell Ortiz
Joell Christopher Ortiz (born July 6, 1980) is an American rapper and former member of the group Slaughterhouse. Raised in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn's Cooper Park Houses, he first gained recognition after appearing in the Unsigned Hype column of '' The Source'' Magazine, as well as on the Chairman's Choice list on ''XXL'' Magazine. During this time, Ortiz also competed in and won the 2004 EA Sports Battle, which earned his song "Mean Business" a spot on the NBA Live 2005 soundtrack. He was offered a recording contract to Jermaine Dupri's So So Def Recordings, but signed with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment, an imprint of Interscope Records in 2006. Despite this, his debut studio album, '' The Brick: Bodega Chronicles'' (2007), was released independently, along with his subsequent albums ''Free Agent'' (2011), '' House Slippers'' (2014) and ''Monday'' (2019). In 2016 he formed the group No Panty, with Bodega Bamz and Nitty Scott, and released the mixtape ''Westside Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Budden
Joseph Anthony Budden II (born August 31, 1980) is an American broadcaster and former rapper. He first gained recognition with his 2003 single " Pump It Up", which peaked in the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and preceded the release of his eponymous debut studio album (2003). A critical and commercial success, the album peaked in the top ten of the ''Billboard'' 200, although it was his only major label release for Def Jam Recordings. He released seven more independent albums to continued critical praise. While doing so, he performed as a member of the hip hop supergroup Slaughterhouse, who signed with Eminem's Shady Records in 2012; the group released two studio albums. In 2018, he retired from recording and shifted focus onto his career in broadcasting. Three years prior, he began hosting '' The Joe Budden Podcast'', which has been running for 800 episodes. In 2017, he had a much-publicized run as a co-host (alongside DJ Akademiks) for ''Complex'' magazine's web s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crooked I
Dominick Antron Wickliffe (born September 23, 1976), better known by his stage name Kxng Crooked, (stylised as KXNG Crooked and pronounced "King Crooked"; formerly Crooked I) is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. He formed the hip hop supergroup Slaughterhouse with fellow rappers Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5'9" in 2008, with whom he released two studio albums — ''Slaughterhouse'' (2009) and '' Welcome to: Our House'' (2012) — before disbanding in 2018. The latter was released by Eminem's Shady Records, an imprint of Interscope Records, although Wickliffe's solo albums have been released independently. He founded the record labels Dynasty Entertainment and C.O.B. Digital, and is Senior Vice President of Treacherous Records. Prior, he signed with Virgin Records and Death Row Records, but released no projects with both labels. In 2022, he formed the rap duo Crook and Joell with former Slaughterhouse bandmate Ortiz; they have released three studio albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supergroup (music)
A supergroup is a musical group formed of members who are already successful as solo artists or as members of other successful groups. The term became popular in the late 1960s when members of already successful rock groups Collaborative_album, recorded albums together, after which they normally disbanded. Charity supergroups, in which prominent musicians perform or record together in support of a particular cause, have been common since the 1980s. The term is most common in the context of Rock music, rock and pop music, but it has occasionally been applied to other musical genres. For example, opera stars the Three Tenors (José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti) and Hip-hop, hip hop duos Kids See Ghosts (Kanye West and Kid Cudi) and Bad Meets Evil (Eminem and Royce da 5′9″, Royce da 5'9") all have been called supergroups. A supergroup sometimes forms as a side project for a single recording project or other ''ad hoc'' purposes, with no intention that the grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hip Hop Music
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music Music genre, genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African Americans, African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip-hop includes rapping often enough that the terms can be used synonymously. However, "hip-hop" more properly denotes an entire hip-hop culture, subculture. Other key markers of the genre are the disc jockey, turntablism, scratching, beatboxing, and hip hop production, instrumental tracks. Cultural interchange has always been central to the hip-hop genre. It simultaneously borrows from its social environment while commenting on it. The hip-hop genre and culture emerged from block parties in ethnic minority neighborhoods of New York City, particularly The Bronx, Bronx. DJs began expanding the instrumental Break (music), breaks of popular records when they noticed how excited it would make the crowds. The extend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records (78s) collected in a bound book resembling a photo album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the ''album era''. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983, being gradually supplanted by the cassette tape throughout the 1970s and early 1980s; the popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Throw That
"Throw That" is the fifth single of the hip hop supergroup Slaughterhouse from their second and final album '' Welcome to: Our House'', which was released on August 28, 2012 via Shady Records and Interscope Records. The song features Eminem and production by Eminem and T-Minus. It was available to purchase on iTunes on August 21, 2012. "Throw That" entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 98, making it both the group's and the album's most successful single. Critical reception David Jeffries of AllMusic highlighted it and reviewed it positively: "Still in the club, "Throw That" sits in the same booth but seeking 'higher mileage' with 'I throw this, I throw this dick on you girl' as its brutish hook." Slava Kuperstein of HipHopDX thought that the song was skippable. Phillip Mlynar of ''Spin'' was acclaiming noting that it expertly channels the disorderly energy of iconic late-'90s Tunnel-era anthems. Critic DJBooth noted that "You don’t have Em on the hook of a stripper anth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
