SlaughtaHouse
| SlaughtaHouse | ||||
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| Studio album by Masta Ace Incorporated | ||||
| Released | May 4, 1993 | |||
| Recorded |
1992-1993 Firehouse Studios Brooklyn, New York | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 65:05 | |||
| Label | Delicious Vinyl | |||
| Producer | Uneek, Latief, Ase One, Bluez Brothas, The Beatheads | |||
| Masta Ace Incorporated chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Source |  [2] |
SlaughtaHouse is the first album from hip hop group Masta Ace Incorporated, consisting of Masta Ace, Lord Digga, Paula Perry, Eyceurokk and Leschea. Released three years after Ace's acclaimed debut Take a Look Around, the loose concept of the album is addressing the growing trend of violence in hip-hop music at the time, notably from the West Coast. He addresses this satirically in the over-the-top single "Slaughtahouse".
The album was notable for infusing West Coast funk-influenced beats with rough "New York rhyming." The 2008 repress of the album includes the single "Born To Roll", a bass-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 also includes underground classics such as; the title track, "Saturday Nite Live," "Style Wars" and "Ain't U Da Masta."
SlaughtaHouse was mainly produced in-house by members of the I.N.C. such as Uneek, Ase One (Masta Ace's producer alias) and the production duo The Bluez Brothas; consisting of Lord Digga and Witchdoc.
SlaughtaHouse 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.[3]
Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriters | Producer(s) | Performer (s) | Time |
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| 1 | "A Walk Thru The Valley" | D. Clear, S. McFadden | Uneek | Masta Ace | 3:37 |
| 2 | "SlaughtaHouse" | D. Clear, S. McFadden, C. McFadden | Uneek | "MC Negro", "Ignant MC", Paula Perry, Masta Ace | 4:50 |
| * | "Diggadome [Intro]" | Lord Digga | |||
| 3 | "Late Model Sedan" | M.F. Horn, D. Clear, Latief King | Latief, Ase One | Masta Ace | 3:52 |
| 4 | "Jeep Ass Niguh" | D. Clear, N. Glover, R. Ellis | Bluez Brothas, Ase One | Masta Ace | 4:43 |
| 5 | "The Big East" | D. Clear, G. Jenkins, T. Stewart | The Beatheads, Ase One | Masta Ace, Lord Digga | 4:19 |
| 6 | "Jack B. Nimble" | D. Clear, S. McFadden | Uneek, Ase One | Masta Ace | 2:52 |
| 7 | "Boom Bashin'" | D. Clear, S. McFadden | Ase One, Uneek | Masta Ace, Lord Digga | 4:10 |
| 8 | "The Mad Wunz" | D. Clear, Latief King | Latief, Ase One | Masta Ace, Lord Digga | 5:09 |
| 9 | "Style Wars" | D. Clear | Ase One, Bluez Brothas | Masta Ace, Lord Digga | 4:28 |
| 10 | "Who U Jackin'?" | D. Clear, N. Glover, R. Ellis | Bluez Brothas | Paula Perry, Masta Ace | 5:25 |
| 11 | "Rollin' Wit UmDada" | D. Clear, S. McFadden, Latief King | Ase One, Latief, Uneek | Masta Ace | 5:07 |
| 12 | "Ain't U Da Masta" | D. Clear, N. Glover, R. Ellis | The Bluez Brothas, Ase One | Masta Ace, Eyceurokk | 4:39 |
| 13 | "Crazy Drunken Style" | D. Clear, R. Ellis, N. Glover | Bluez Brothas | Lord Digga, Masta Ace | 3:31 |
| 14 | "Don't Fuck Around [Outro]" | L. Sylvers, S. McFadden, F. Mickels | Ase One | Leschea | 2:24 |
| 15 | "Saturday Nite Live" | S. McFadden, D. Clear, R. Ellis, C. McFadden | Uneek | Masta Ace, Eyceurokk, Lord Digga, DJ Premier | 5:59 |
Samples
A Walk Thru The Valley
- "Don't Change Your Love" by Five Stairsteps
- "Hydra" by Grover Washington, Jr.
SlaughtaHouse
Jeep Ass Niguh
- "Flashlight" by Parliament
- "California Dreaming" by George Benson
- "Jagger the Dagger" by Eugene McDaniels
- "Get Off the Bandwagon" by EPMD (vocals of Erick Sermon)
- "Jazz (We've Got)" by A Tribe Called Quest (vocals of Q-Tip)
- "Shut Em Down by Public Enemy
The Big East
- "Handwriting on the Wall" by Earth, Wind & Fire
Style Wars
- "The Thrill is Gone" by B.B. King
Who U Jackin'?
- "Harlem Medley" by Galt MacDermot
- "Funky For You" by Nice and Smooth
- "Just To Get A Rep" by Gang Starr
- "Live at Union Square (November 1986)" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
Rollin' Wit Umdadda
- "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers
Ain't U Da Masta
- "Blues and Pants" by James Brown
Crazy Drunkin Style
- "Pete Rock & CL Smooth - They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
- "I Can't Stop" by John Davis & the Monster Orchestra
- "Rosey" by Jim Sullivan
Don't Fuck Around [Outro]
- "Misdemeanor" by Foster Sylvers
Saturday Nite Live
- "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
- "Satin Doll" by Bobbi Humphrey
- "Les Fleurs" by Ramsey Lewis
Born To Roll
- "Knowledge Me" by Original Concept
- "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players
- "Real Niggaz Dont Die" by N.W.A
Album singles
| Album information |
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Jeep Ass Niguh
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SlaughtaHouse
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Born to Roll (Jeep Ass Niguh Remix)
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Album chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
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| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | Top Heatseekers | ||
| 1993 | SlaughtaHouse | 134 | 32 | 6 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | Rhythmic Top 40 | ||
| 1994 | "Born to Roll" | 23 | 33 | 5 | 11 | 13 |
References
- ↑ Swihart, Stanton. SlaughtaHouse at AllMusic
- ↑ "Record Report: Masta Ace Inc. – Slaughtahouse". The Source. No. 44. May 1993. p. 73.
- ↑ Paine, Jake. "Masta Ace Incorporated "Slaughtahouse" Deluxe Edition 2CD To Be Released". article. hiphopdx.com. Retrieved 2/6/2013. Check date values in:
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