Eminem - "Slaughtahouse" Remix
06.17.2008
Eminem remixes classic Masta Ace record for Delicious Vinyl
The Song:
Eminem emerges from the shadows to rework Masta Ace's classic "Slaughtahouse" for Delicious Vinyl's RMXXOLOGY. Originally released on 1993's Slaughtahouse, the track called for a "death to the whack MC's" and the gangsta rap of the era. The original video featured Masta Ace and crew rhyming in an actual slaughterhouse. Dressed in white butcher suits, drenched in blood, and with axes in their hands they explicitly made fun of the corny rappers of the day. Eminem, always a producer as well as a rapper, tones down the heavy West Coast bass of the original and morphs it into a thumping groove that feels like a purposeful, pissed march, the kind of beat you turn up loudly in your headphones as you walk to confront your significant other when you heard they cheated on you. The seriousness of the beat is balanced by the playful metaphors of Masta Ace and his early 90's flow, which is fast becoming part of the oldies arsenal. This re-mix lets us re-live the beloved golden era of hip-hop through fresh ears.
The Background:
"Slaughtahouse" is taken from RMXXOLOGY, out now. RMXXOLOGY features Delicious Vinyl classics by the likes of Tone-Loc, The Pharcyde, Masta Ace, The Brand New Heavies, and Born Jamericans re-imagined by artists including Peaches, Eminem, Diplo, Hot Chip, Spank Rock & Amanda Blank, Phillipians, Ed Banger's Mr. Flash, and Bobby Evans. The singles for the album have been burning up the charts in the UK and here in the US. Please post buy links if you can!
iTunes:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=280495744&s=143441
Streams:
Eminem - "Slaughtahouse" Remix
http://media.audibletreats.com/RMXXOLOGY-Slaughtahouse_Eminem_Remix.asx
Remix video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcieyuy0SuE
"Bust A Move" (Don Rimini Ravekid Remix)
http://media.audibletreats.com/RMXXOLOGY-Bust_a_Move-Rimini_Remix.asx
RMXXOLOGY Teaser:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ92o3l5hnk
Aaron LaCrate & Debonair Samir- Young MC "Know How Theme"
http://www.audibletreats.com/download/DeliciousVinyl/Know_How-Feat_Young_MC.mp3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCtq6d8l60I
Bio, pictures, and streams available here:
http://www.audibletreats.com/download/DeliciousVinyl/
Delicious Vinyl MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/deliciousvinylrecords
Label site:
http://www.deliciousvinyl.com/
Please contact Michelle if interested in talking with any of the artists associated with this project.