SlaughtaHouse

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = SlaughtaHouse | type = Studio album | artist = Masta Ace Incorporated | cover = Slaughtahouse.jpg | alt = | released = May 4, 1993 | recorded = | studio = Firehouse (Brooklyn, NYC) | genre = Hip hop | length = {{Duration|h=1|m=5|s=5}} | label = Delicious Vinyl | producer = {{hlist|Bluez Brothas|Latief|Masta Ace|the Beatheads|Uneek}} | prev_title = Take a Look Around | prev_year = 1990 | next_title = Sittin' On Chrome | next_year = 1995 | chronology = Masta Ace | misc = {{Singles | name = SlaughtaHouse | type = studio | single1 = Jeep Ass Niguh / Saturday Nite Live | single1date = August 1992 | single2 = Slaughtahouse | single2date = July 1993 | single3 = Born to Roll | single3date = January 1994 }} }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Swihart|first=Stanton|title=SlaughtaHouse - Masta Ace Incorporated {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/slaughtahouse-mw0000618511|access-date=March 18, 2021|website=AllMusic}}</ref> | rev2 = ''RapReviews'' | rev2score = 8.5/10<ref>{{Cite web|last=Baber|first=Mike|date=August 16, 2011|title=Masta Ace Incorporated :: SlaughtaHouse :: Delicious Vinyl|url=https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_mastaaceslaughta.html|access-date=March 18, 2021|website=RapReviews}}</ref> | rev3 = ''The Source'' | rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Oh|first=Minya "Shortie"|author-link=Miss Info|date=May 1993|title=Record Report: Masta Ace Inc. – Slaughtahouse|magazine=The Source|issue=44|pages=74, 76}}</ref> | noprose = yes }}

'''''SlaughtaHouse''''' is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Masta Ace Incorporated and the second album by Brooklyn-based rapper Masta Ace. It was released on May 4, 1993, through Delicious Vinyl. 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 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 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 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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Paine|first=Jake|date=November 30, 2012|title=Masta Ace Incorporated "Slaughtahouse" Deluxe Edition 2CD To Be Released|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.22055/title.masta-ace-incorporated-slaughtahouse-deluxe-edition-2cd-to-be-released|accessdate=March 18, 2021|work=HipHopDX}}</ref>

==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = A Walk Thru the Valley | writer1 = {{hlist|Duval Clear|Sean McFadden}} | extra1 = Uneek | length1 = 3:37 | title2 = SlaughtaHouse" / "Diggadome (Intro) | writer2 = {{hlist|Clear|Courtney McFadden|S. McFadden}} | extra2 = Uneek | length2 = 4:50 | title3 = Late Model Sedan | writer3 = {{hlist|M.F. Horn|Clear|Anthony King}} | extra3 = {{hlist|Latief|Ase One ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}} | length3 = 3:52 | title4 = Jeep Ass Niguh | note4 = Remix | writer4 = {{hlist|Clear|Norman Glover|Reginald Ellis}} | extra4 = The Bluez Brothers | length4 = 4:43 | title5 = The Big East | writer5 = {{hlist|Clear|Christian Schneider|Jochen Wenke}} | extra5 = {{hlist|The Beatheads|Ase One ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}} | length5 = 4:19 | title6 = Jack B. Nimble | writer6 = {{hlist|Clear|S. McFadden}} | extra6 = {{hlist|Uneek|Ase One}} | length6 = 2:52 | title7 = Boom Bashin{{'-}} | writer7 = {{hlist|Clear|S. McFadden}} | extra7 = {{hlist|Ase One|Uneek ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}} | length7 = 4:10 | title8 = The Mad Wunz | writer8 = {{hlist|Clear|King}} | extra8 = {{hlist|Ase One|Latief}} | length8 = 5:09 | title9 = Style Wars | writer9 = Clear | extra9 = {{hlist|Ase One|The Bluez Brothers ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}} | length9 = 4:28 | title10 = Who U Jackin'? | writer10 = {{hlist|Clear|Paula Perry|Glover|Ellis}} | extra10 = The Bluez Brothers | length10 = 5:25 | title11 = Rollin' wit UmDada | writer11 = {{hlist|Clear|S. McFadden|King}} | extra11 = {{hlist|Ase One|Uneek ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})|Latief ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}} | length11 = 5:07 | title12 = Ain't U da Masta | writer12 = {{hlist|Clear|Glover|Ellis}} | extra12 = {{hlist|The Bluez Brothers|Ase One ({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})}} | length12 = 4:39 | title13 = Crazy Drunken Style | writer13 = {{hlist|Clear|Ellis|Glover}} | extra13 = The Bluez Brothers | length13 = 3:31 | title14 = Don't Fuck Around | note14 = Outro | writer14 = {{hlist|R. Sylvers|S. McFadden|Fatima Nickels}} | extra14 = Ase One | length14 = 2:24 | title15 = Saturday Nite Live | writer15 = {{hlist|S. McFadden|Clear|Ellis|C. McFadden}} | extra15 = Uneek | length15 = 5:59 | total_length = 1:05:05 }}{{Track listing | headline = 2006 repress bonus track | all_writing = | extra_column = Producer(s) | title16 = Born to Roll | writer16 = Clear | extra16 = Ase One | length16 = 4:14 | total_length = }}{{Track listing | headline = Deluxe edition (2012 reissue bonus disc) | all_writing = | title16 = Jeep Ass Niguh | note16 = Dusted Mix | length16 = | title17 = Jeep Ass Niguh | note17 = Bizcapella | length17 = | title18 = Jeep Ass Niguh | note18 = Bonus Beats | length18 = | title19 = Jeep Ass Niguh | note19 = O.G. Subwoofer Mix | length19 = | title20 = Jeep Ass Gutter | note20 = Aaron LaCrate & Debonair Samir Remix | length20 = | title21 = Jeep Ass Gutter | note21 = Aaron LaCrate & Debonair Samir Remix Instrumental | length21 = | title22 = Saturday Nite Live | note22 = LP Version Instrumental | length22 = | title23 = Saturday Nite Live | note23 = Dub | length23 = | title24 = Saturday Nite Live | note24 = L.A. Jay Remix | length24 = | title25 = Saturday Nite Live | note25 = L.A. Jay Remix Instrumental | length25 = | title26 = Saturday Nite Live | note26 = L.A. Jay Remix Acapella | length26 = | title27 = Saturday Nite Live | note27 = L.A. Jay Beats | length27 = | title28 = Saturday Nite Live | note28 = Horny Mix | length28 = | title29 = Saturday Nite Live | note29 = Horny Beats | length29 = | title30 = Slaughtahouse | note30 = Murder Mix | length30 = | title31 = Slaughtahouse | note31 = Death Mix | length31 = | title32 = Style Wars | note32 = Remix | length32 = | title33 = Style Wars | note33 = Remix Instrumental | length33 = | total_length = }}

==Personnel== *Duval "Masta Ace"/"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) *Leschea 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== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1993) ! scope="col"| Peak position |- ! scope="row" |US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Billboard 200 Chart: Week of May 22, 1993|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1993-05-22?rank=134|access-date=March 18, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> | 134 |- ! scope="row" |US Top R&B Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|date=May 22, 1993|title=Top R&B Albums|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cygEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA31|magazine=Billboard|language=en|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|volume=105|issue=21|page=31|issn=0006-2510|access-date=March 18, 2021}}</ref> | 32 |- ! scope="row" |US Heatseekers Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|date=May 22, 1993|title=Heatseekers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cygEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA24|magazine=Billboard|language=en|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|volume=105|issue=21|page=24|issn=0006-2510|access-date=March 18, 2021}}</ref> | 6 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Discogs master|124626|Masta Ace Incorporated – SlaughtaHouse}}

Category:1993 albums Category:Masta Ace albums Category:Delicious Vinyl albums