ARTIST OF THE WEEK: Crooked I.

We sat down with 1/4 of the Slaughterhouse machine, Crooked I, at this years Rock The Bells. He was able to shed some light on the whole Joe Budden vs. Raekwon beef that popped off at the L.A. show. Craziness. Crook also talked about the new Slaugterhouse album that is in stores RIGHT NOW. Buy 2 for Hip Hop.

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.

Paid Dues 2009 Wrap Up.

We hit you with your All Access pass to the biggest independent hip hop show on the planet. The show was off the chain and the fans mos def got their money's worth. Check the interviews and performances from Atmosphere, Tech N9Ne, Brother Ali, Living Legends, and the most anticipated group on the bill, the super group Slaughterhouse.

[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.

[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"]