The Butcher Shop

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The Butcher Shop
The Butcher Shop Presented by Esham.jpg
Mixtape by
ReleasedMarch 25, 2008
Recorded2008
Genre Midwest hip hop, hardcore hip hop, horrorcore, indie hip hop
Label Reel Life Productions
Producer Esham
Esham chronology
The Butcher Shop
(2008)
Hellaween: Pure Horror
(2009)

The Butcher Shop is the first mixtape presented by rapper Esham. Released in 2008, the album contains tracks from Detroit rappers such as Big Herk, L.A.R.S., Insane Clown Posse, Royce da 5'9" and Trick Trick. [1] The album also features the entirety of Esham's extended play Lamb Chopz , previously released as a digital download on October 30, 2007. [2] The Butcher Shop peaked at #86 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [3]

Track listing

No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Lamb Chopz"Esham1:45
2."American Psycho"Esham2:28
3."Deadbeat Mom"Esham3:22
4."Forgot About E"Esham1:37
5."Mr. Honeynut Cheerioz"Esham2:12
6."I Got Flow"Esham2:45
7."Reel Life" Mastamind 2:59
8."?????" L.A.R.S. ft. Esham3:51
9."Monster"Poe Whosaine3:17
10."Global Warming" Insane Clown Posse 4:20
11."The Game Got Rules"Big Herk4:08
12."What You Sayin'"Stretch Money4:15
13."What It Is"East Side Chedda Boy Malik3:45
14."Gunfire"Supa Emcee3:08
15."On Fire"Doc Hollywood Hustle3:01
16."Pussy Connoisseur"Don Mel2:57
17."Count the Money"Filthy Rockwell3:34
18."90 Degreez"Lil Mike Mike3:50
19."Hustle Hard"Dinky Dawson ft. Trick Trick 4:02
20."Black Orchid" (Remix)Bossalini ft. Esham4:22
21."Pussy Good"Drunken Master ft. Esham and Royce da 5'9" 4:27
22."So Far Gone"Street Lord Juan4:01
23."Still Don't"East Side Chedda Boy Tuff Tone3:55
Total length:77:58

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References

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  2. "ASIN: B0010S6L22". Amazon. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
  3. "Charts and awards for The Butcher Shop > Overview". Allmusic . Retrieved 2008-07-19.