Welcome to the Slughterhouse.

We caught up with the 4 headed monster that is Slaughterhouse (Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Crooked I, Royce the 5'9") at Paid Dues to talk about the dynamic of the group, the friendly competition and how they came together like Voltron. Joey loves to fuck with his interviewers and he tried to give me some shit, but in the spirit of hip hop, I gave it right back to him. PAUSE. You can check that out in Part 2 below.

They killed it so tough at Paid Dues, they got invited back to be on Rock The Bells. Make sure you hit the festival when it comes to a town near you. Or in the case of us Angelinos, when it comes to a town 2 fucking hours outside of where you live in the middle of nowhere.

[VIDEO] Slaughterhouse - "Move On"

You might recognize the beat from this one, as it's the same Kickdrums produced track for Kanye's "Good Morning" Remix (which is hot fire by the way). Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden, Royce Da 5'9" and Crooked I body this one.

Make sure to catch Slaughterhouse this Saturday at Paid Dues.

[VIDEO] Joe Budden - "In My Sleep"

I missed this one earlier today. Dope video by Rik Cordero. Dope song about a dream Joe had. Not your typical rap song, but then again this isn't you typical rap blog.

[NEW] Slaughterhouse - "Wack MC's"

Shots fired! Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden, Crooked I, and Royce take aim at garbage rappers and demolish this Red Spyda beat. This track is bananas. After 3 listens, I still can't tell who had the best verse. But I'm leaning towards Royce, but you can make a case for any of them. Make sure to people Slaughterhouse at the 2009 Paid Dues Festival on March 28th. I'll be there, will you be?

[DOWNLOAD: Slaughterhouse - "Wack MC's"]

Courtesy of 2DB.

[NEW] Slaugherhouse - "Fight Club"

Joell Ortiz, joe Budden, Crooked I, and Royce Da 5'9" connect like Voltron to form the collective, Slaughterhouse. They actually recorded this joint LAST night. And it's in your iTunes THIS morning. God, I love the internet.

Interesting note, Crooked I already referenced the shooting incident. This track is pretty bananas. I'm a fan of this group, mad different styles, but they all one thing in common = they're ferocious bar spitters.

[DOWNLOAD: Slaughterhouse - "FIght Club"]

Unofficial Guide to the Saigon & Joe Budden Beef.

We all love beef. How could you not? It's enticing. It begs for our attention. Even vegetarians can't deny it's alluring qualities...

So for the past few weeks Joe Budden and Saigon have been going back and forth, throwing jabs, and dissing each other on wax mp3, blogs, radio, and internet videos. To me, the shit is straight comedy. So being the investigative cat that I am, I decided to do some research and put together the Unofficial Guide to the Saigon & Joe Budden Beef. This is so all of you at home can follow along and keep score. Pencils up.

Now to understand any good beef, you need to understand it's roots. Why do these dudes hate each other? What is driving them? At the start of almost any beef is either (A) a woman, (B) money, (C) a diss, or (D) a perceived diss. In this case, if you said "D" you would be correct. Give yourself a point. This whole thing started way back in November 2007 over a perceived diss, follow along....

During a BET freestyle, "Jump Off" Joe Budden dropped a punchline in which he referenced a newly infamous Saigon and Mobb Deep altercation at SOBs in which Saigon punched Prodigy and ran out the door. Here's the Budden line that set it off:

"As soon as the wife's gone, they jump on the python/
She ain't know I'm out to Hit and Run, like I'm Saigon. (c) Joe Budden

Was it a diss? Joe says no, but Saigon took it as one, and that's where our story begins.

Later that month, Saigon went on the air with Lip Service on Shade45 Radio and gave a drunk interview in which he talked about all kinds of fuckery including running after the Mobb Deep fight, Prodigy's jail time, and then threatened to slap Nelly. Oh, and punching girls in the face. He was obviously catching feelings about Joe's line. So the next day, Budden called into Real Late with Peter Rosenberg to talk about Saigon. This was step one in getting the beef cooking.

So some back and forth shit talking went down in various interviews, and the beef seemed to linger, marinate if you will. But nobody said anything on wax. Saigon threatened to kick Joe's ass. Joe Budden always kind of ignored it, acting like Sai wasn't even worth it. Talk, talk, talk.


Fast forward to last week [>>]


Joe Budden put out a song called "Letter to Saigon" to address the beef and clear up the confusion.

Joe Budden - "Letter To Saigon"

However, it didn't clear anything up at all. In fact, it only made Saigon madderister. He appeared in a video promising to battle Joe Budden, and then proceed to beat him up at first sight.


Well, Saigon kept his word and started the battle. He responded with a Budden diss, and that sparked this whole thing. The onslaught of diss tracks and responses bombarded the internet. Here they all are in order...


Saigon - "Underachiever" (ft. Prodigy)(Joe Budden Diss)

Highlights include shots at Budden's bad breath, his album flopping, claims of other men sleeping with his girlfriend, threats of beatdowns, and accusations of Joe's son being gay. Topped off with a soundbite of Prodigy saying Joe Budden sucks.


Joe Budden - "Pain In His Life" (Saigon Diss)

Joe fires back with a punchline riddled track and pretty much destroys everything Sai said. Highlights include poking fun at his appearance on Entourage, his relationship with Just Blaze, and jail stint with the line: "He went in a tight end and came out a wide receiver."


Saigon - "Pushin’ Buddens" (Joe Budden Diss)

Saigon jumps some classic Wu beats and ups the ante. Highlights include claims that Joe bit lines, Joe getting dropped for Def Jam, more gay son references, more beat down claims, and then jumping on Joe's "Pump It Up" beat.

That brings you up to speed. Joey says he's not finished. He's got something planned for Saigon. And really, this could go on forever. So who do you think is winning this battle? Is this battle even worth all the attention? Does anyone even care? All this beef is making me hungry.



*all music links courtesy of Nah Right.

[NEW] Joe Budden (ft. The Game) - "The Future"

East meets West on this one as the Game helps Jump Off Joe. The beat is aiight, but I'm not really into the hook. I can't tell if they were trying to make a club track, a love song, or what... but I was excepting something COMPLETELY different.

DOWNLOAD: Joe Budden (ft. The Game) - "The Future"

Link courtesy of eskay.

[NEW] Joe Budden - "Touch & Go"

Joe Budden has kept a relatively low profile since his self-titled debut album went gold in 2003, earning him a Grammy nomination for best male rap solo performance. Despite his successful debut, Budden’s sophomore album sat on the shelves at Def Jam for nearly four years.

After finally cutting ties with Def Jam in 2007, Budden signed with Amalgam Digital, the booming independent responsible for launching hip-hop’s first genre-specific digital retail store. Amalgam promises to release Joe Budden’s highly anticipated sophomore album, “Padded Room” on October 28, 2008 features this new single, "Touch & Go."

DOWNLOAD: Joe Budden - "Touch & Go"


BONUS: Behind the scenes at the video shoot for the same song.

MSNBC Thinks Joe Budden is Jay-Z.

The Today Show ran a piece of the next President of the United States Barack Obama and his new Rolling Stones Cover. During the segment, they mention that the Senator enjoys listening to Jay-Z, but rather than use a photo of Hova, the Today Show decides to run a photo of Joe Budden instead.

Now, call me naive, but isn't jay-Z one of the most recognizable faces in music? Even if you don't listen to hip-hop, you know that he's married to one of the biggest pop stars in the world, Beyonce. I mean, not ONE person who works on the Today Show noticed that that photo WASN'T Jay-Z? I'm sure there was a P.A. or intern who could have properly identified Shawn Carter. That's pathetic. I mean, if you google image Jay-Z, you get pages and pages of his face. Not one image of Joe Budden. Come on now, do all black people REALLY look the same?

Well, at least Joe Budden is having a good day. He took a W with this one, his face is getting plastered all over the internet. Ha.

[NEW] Joe Budden - "Things You Do"

Here is an untagged version of a brand new track from Joe Buddens, rumored to be the first offering off his sophmore album, Padded Room, slated to drop this month. We shall see.

Joe Buddens - "Things You Do"

Courtesy of eskay at Nah Right

UPDATED: Budden posted a MySpace bulletin letting speaking on this song leak:

“i have a new song floating around online titled “things you do”, i did not put this record out, nor do i know who is responsible for doing so. The record is about two years old and was left on the cutting room floor, this song does not accurately display my artistic progression, will not be on my forthcoming album, and is not something that i would have authorized the release of…… thx for taking the time out 2 read this, as i hate myspace bulletins, but i do understand the purpose it serves…”