Rise & Fall of Slaughterhouse | ||||
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Released | March 11, 2022 | |||
Recorded | 2021–22 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 47:46 | |||
Label | Hitmaker | |||
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Rise &Fall of Slaughterhouse is a collaborative studio album by American rappers Kxng Crooked (formerly known as Crooked I) and Joell Ortiz. [1] It was released on March 11,2022,by Hitmaker Music Group. It features guest appearances by Sly Pyper,Blakk Soul,and Traxx Sanders,and production by The Heatmakerz,DJ Pain 1,and Hesami,among others.
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The album was announced on February 25,2022,with its lead single,"Vacancy" featuring Blakk Soul,being released the same day. [3] The album's second single,"Backstage",was released on March 3. [4] The album's third single,"Smoke",was released on March 10. [5] To promote the album,the rappers released a three-episode miniseries named "ForeClosure" on YouTube in the days leading up to the album's release. [6]
Lyrically,the album features the two rappers mournfully reflecting on their group Slaughterhouse's breakup. On the track "Vacancy",Ortiz raps,"Royce said he ain't doing the three-man without Joe / But Joe said he retired,so how the hell is it supposed to go / I looked in the eyes of Crooked I and said one last time,he said let's go / So this one's for the fans and anyone else who wants to know / Why the best group ever / Turned out to be one of the best groups that never". [3]
Both former Slaughterhouse groupmates Royce da 5'9" and Joe Budden expressed their distaste for the project. On February 25,2022,Royce da 5'9" made a lengthy post on Instagram criticizing the project for attempting to "burn down" a brand that they had only owned half the rights of,referencing the album's cover art,which features the Slaughterhouse logo set ablaze. [6] Budden publicly denounced the project in an Instagram Live session with Royce and Ortiz,which later took a heated turn after an argument broke out between the three rappers. [7]
All tracks are written by Dominick Antron Wickliffe and Joell Christopher Ortiz.
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Birth Intro" | Jim Gittum | 1:07 |
2. | "Vacancy" (featuring Blakk Soul) | The Heatmakerz | 4:50 |
3. | "Ain't Nobody Mad" | DJ Silk | 3:12 |
4. | "Backstage" | Hesami | 4:56 |
5. | "Flood Waters" (featuring Sly Pyper) | DJ Silk | 4:24 |
6. | "Fukglasshouse" | DJ Pain 1 | 3:34 |
7. | "Brothers Keeper 2" | Hesami | 3:44 |
8. | "Almighty" | Hesami | 3:42 |
9. | "Smoke" | DJ Silk | 3:20 |
10. | "Coastin'" (featuring Traxx Sanders) | DJ Pain 1 | 4:00 |
11. | "Still in My Feelings" | The Heatmakerz | 3:37 |
12. | "Look Mama" | Fong-Sai-U | 3:56 |
13. | "Sorry" | The Heatmakerz | 3:24 |
Total length: | 47:46 |
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Dream" | The Heatmakerz | 4:01 |
15. | "Cornflakes" | The Heatmakerz | 3:57 |
Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [8] | 152 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [9] | 22 |
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