''SlaughtaHouse'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Masta Ace Incorporated and the second album by
Brooklyn
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-based rapper
Masta Ace
Duval Clear (born December 4, 1966), known better by his stage name Masta Ace, is an American rapper and record producer from New York City. He appeared on the classic 1988 Juice Crew posse cut " The Symphony". He is noted for his distinct voic ...
. It was released on May 4, 1993, through
Delicious Vinyl
Delicious Vinyl is an American independent record label founded by Matt Dike and Michael Ross in 1987 and based in Los Angeles, California.
History
Michael Ross was a student at the University of California, Los Angeles when he met Matt Dike, ...
. Recording sessions took place at Firehouse Studios in Brooklyn. Production was handled 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 gangsta rap. 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''.
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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Masta Ace
Duval Clear (born December 4, 1966), known better by his stage name Masta Ace, is an American rapper and record producer from New York City. He appeared on the classic 1988 Juice Crew posse cut " The Symphony". He is noted for his distinct voic ...