I (as well as everyone else) knew well before this album came out that this album was going to be a benchmark for lyrical linguistics. Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden, Crooked I & Royce Da 5’9″ are all known for their raw radical and introspective lyrics, and when you put them together the results are going to be monumental. On this album Slaughterhouse sets out to prove that although you may have thought Hip-Hop was close to dead, they plan on showing you it isn’t. I can almost assure you that there probably won’t be another album to come out this year that has anywhere near the lyrical display of this album. Continue reading
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Album Review: Slaughterhouse, Slaughterhouse
Posted in Music Reviews with tags Crooked I, DJ Khalil, Focus, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Mr. Porter, Pharoahe Monch, Royce Da 5'9", Slaughterhouse, Streetrunner on Thursday, August 13, 2009 by Tim AlthausGhostface Talks About Forthcoming LP With Raekwon & Method Man
Posted in Media, Music News, Video with tags Ghostface, Method Man, Raekwon, Wu-Tang on Thursday, August 13, 2009 by Tim AlthausExile & DJ Day Live in Paris & Amsterdam
Posted in Media, Video with tags DJ Day, Exile, MPC on Thursday, August 13, 2009 by Tim AlthausEvery single time I see one of these videos I’m more astonished than the time before. Exile & DJ Day have been doing their thing with MPCs for a while now, and 2DopeBoyz had some video footage over on their page. What these guys do is utterly amazing and I would give almost anything to see them do their thing live. Make sure you go out and get Exile’s Radio now. Follow me after the jump for the Amsterdam performance. Continue reading
J Rocc Scratches Up Guitar Center’s King of the Blues
Posted in Media, Video with tags Beat Junkies, Guitar Center, J Rocc, King of the Blues, turntablism on Thursday, August 13, 2009 by Tim AlthausThis is some great video footage, and I can’t thank Crate Kings enough. J Rocc discusses the nature of Blues Music for the first couple minutes of the video and then breaks into his performance. If you haven’t ever heard J Rocc or the Beat Junkies you are pretty much dead to me, because they are nothing short of incredible. J Rocc performs with a live blues band at Guitar Center’s King of the Blues and scratches shit up like crazy. If you are a fan of turntablism or music in general you have to see this one.
Slaughterhouse Already Talking Second Album
Posted in Music News with tags Crooked I, Joell Ortiz, Slaughterhouse on Thursday, August 13, 2009 by Tim Althaus
According to a HipHopDX article that I read this morning (it’s from yesterday), the guys from Slaughterhouse are already talking about a sophomore follow-up to their self-titled release. The way Joell Ortiz made it sound, is that they would like to put out all of their solo efforts and then move to the next collaborative effort. The guys also said that they will probably start recording some material for the follow-up in the interim so that they don’t have to bang out an album in 6 days again. Joell reveals even more good news when he sates, “I feel like all of our solo albums will have us featured on there”. Crooked I mentions that even though there were tracks that were left off of the album, they will surface one way or another because “the world needs to hear it”.
It sounds like the next year is going to be pretty insane as far as these guys is concerned, not to mention everything else that is coming out in the next year. This just proves that Hip-Hop is nowhere near dead, it’s a healthy, living and breathing organism that is stronger than ever.
Slum Village Be “Actin’ Normal”
Posted in Media, Video with tags Baatin, Black Milk, Detroit Hip-Hop, Dwele, Slum Village, Villa Manifesto on Thursday, August 13, 2009 by Tim AlthausVodpod videos no longer available.
Here is the latest video from Slum Village off of their upcoming album Villa Manifesto. The direction on the video was done by Dwele, and you might notice himself and Black Milk making cameos in this one. I can assure you I will be copping the new Slum Village shit when it drops. Will you?
R.I.P. Baatin
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DJ Semtex Interviews Slaughterhouse @ Rock The Bells
Posted in Media, Video with tags DJ Semtex, Rock the Bells, Slaughterhouse on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 by Tim AlthausVodpod videos no longer available.
DJ Semtex caught up to the Slaughterhouse Machine after their performance in Colorado. Some of the issues they discuss are how they write in the booth, how they avoid conflict (?), what it’s like to have the coastal unity and much much more. You are going to be seeing a lot of media about these guys with the album they just put out, shit’s ridiculous.
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XXL Presents I Know Rap People Slaughterhouse Edition
Posted in Media, Video with tags Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Royce Da 5'9", Slaughterhouse, XXL on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 by Tim AlthausVodpod videos no longer available.
This video had me in stitches the whole time I watched it. XXL has a game show called I Know Rap People, and to commemorate the release of the Slaughterhouse album, Joell Ortiz, Crooked I, Royce Da 5’9″ & Joe Budden all were guests on the show. The guys answer questions about their own group, and the internet in general. The answers these guys throw out there will have you laughing your ass off. Make sure you go get that Slaughterhouse album now.
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Ghostface Discusses Fishscale
Posted in Media, Video with tags doom, Fishscale, Ghostface, J Dilla, Just Blaze, Pete Rock on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 by Tim Althaus Vodpod videos no longer available.
I really wish my man Ryan was still around, because he would absolutely love this video. In this video Ghost breaks down what is probably his most critically acclaimed album, Fishscale. In the video he says that he went into this album having doubts about being able to write not smoking weed. He also mentions how he switched up the production on Fishscale to a more “underground feel” which included Pete Rock, DOOM, J Dilla & Just Blaze. I love hearing Ghost talk about Dilla & the “Whip You With a Strap” beat. He said he heard it and he felt as though he had to conquer it right away, and for him to lay down special meaning with his mom is some real ass shit.
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Crooked I is Hip Hop Official’s Artist of the Week
Posted in Media, Video with tags Crooked I, Death Row, Hip Hop Weekly, Hip-Hop Official, Slaughterhouse on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 by Tim AlthausI was just talking with a couple buddies today about Crooked I. I feel like I have slept on this dude for soooo long, and now I’m paying for it. Crooked I might be one of the nastiest emcees I’ve ever heard with wordplay. I was telling my buddy Motz today that I don’t even think it’s fair that Crooked gets to rhyme because he’s so good. Every time that I listen to the Slaughterhouse record it seems like more often than not his verses stick out like crazy. Crooked I is known for his connection with Death Row, and his Hip Hop Weekly tracks where he released a track every week of the year for a year. This guy is a fucking beast on the microphone, I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone quite like him. Do yourself a favor, watch this video and click the Hip Hop Weekly link and be amazed.
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