Eminem Presents Shady Records 2.0 in New XXL
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Rap supergroup Slaughterhouse and budding superstar Yelawolf signed to Eminem’s Shady Records, it was announced today (January 12); and the entire new roster will all appear in the March 2011 issue of XXL magazine.
“Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse, it’s kinda phase two of Shady,” says Eminem. “It’s the new generation of Shady Records and as we’re trying to rebuild our label, it’s exciting for hip-hop and with all of these forces coming together and with what everybody’s capable of on the mic, it’s gonna be fun.”
Bringing together the East Coast, West Coast and Detroit in the middle, Slaughterhouse consists of Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5’9”. Most recently, Slaughterhouse was featured on “Session One,” a bonus track on Eminem’s 2010 blockbuster Recovery album. Eminem is expected to be personally involved in Slaughterhouse’s sophomore album scheduled for release in 2011.
Said Royce Da 5’9″: “It’s very exciting for me to reunite with Eminem years after our Bad Meets Evil project together. Slaughterhouse on Shady Records will be a force to reckon with.”
Late last year, Yelawolf released Trunk Muzik 0-60, a compilation of select tracks from his critically acclaimed 2010 mixtape Trunk Muzik, along with six previously unavailable songs. The Alabama native is currently in the studio recording his full length major label debut.
Said Yelawolf: “Considering where I’m from and the shit I’ve been through, it’s hard to put into words what partnering with Shady means to me, my team at Ghet-O-Vision, and my state of Alabama. I can tell you that when you’re willing to give your life up to see a dream through, the reward is great. And now that I’ve become an apprentice to one of the greatest artists in the world, my potential reaches beyond anything I ever imagined. Let’s kill this shit.”
Shady Records was founded in 1999 by Eminem and his manager Paul Rosenberg. D12, the label’s first signing, were also Shady’s first breakout stars, selling more than four million albums in the U.S. In 2002, the label released the quadruple platinum 8 Mile soundtrack, with its hit single “Lose Yourself”–the first hip-hop song to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Shady Records then partnered with Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment to ink 50 Cent, who subsequently has sold more than 23 million albums worldwide. Of Shady’s 11 albums to date, four have earned U.S. multiplatinum certification, three others platinum (including the compilation Eminem Presents: The Re-Up) and two gold. The label has sold over 40 million albums worldwide.
XXL‘s March 2011 issue hits newstands nationwide on February 8.
Photographed exclusively for XXL magazine by Kai Regan
Cant fuckin’ wait!!
It’s great to see Slaughterhouse finally get the recognition. Signing with Shady is a great move for both sides.
Yeeeeeeeeeeeees!!!!!!! Im so happy now.I wanna hear EM and Yelawolf together on a track.Dont think EM has a song with another white dude,should be dope.And props to EM for signing the dopest crew out there.Cant fuckin wait to hear the music thats gonna come out of this.Awsome
he did a song with Kid Rock
he has like 3 or 4 songs atleast white white guys you just gotta find them they are underground
Big Day for hip hop, might actually hear some rappers who can rap get back on the radio
@rapmusic25 all this excitement i completely forgot that em and yela could do a track together. that would be tight.
This is probably the sickest news ive heard it quite a while.
This is what hip-hop needs!!! IM SO EFFIN HAPPY! Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf are DOPE! Iv been listening to yelawolf before he blew up and all i gotta say is that him and eminem together are gonna be intense. not to forget slaughterhouse! this just made my year haha! SHADY RECORDS BABY! 2011 is gonna be crazy!!!!!
Hopefully they drop music though. All this hype and no music is like Aftermath !!
They had the wrong dudes signed with Shady. Bobby creek wasn’t right and neither was Stat quo. Can’t say it was a fluke though, You still had Obie Trice and D12 who did it hard. These dudes have a strong following and have the heat already to put out good shit and will be dominant for Shady for a long time. Good move by Em.
Dear Hip-Hop,
It’s a fucking wrap. It’s over. If D-12 can do descent when they aren’t a quarter as talented as this group of emcees just imagine what’s gonna happen now. I co-sign all the excitement above, but let’s also remember how ill Royce and Em were back in the day. This isn’t just Bad Meets Evil, it’s Greatness meets on of The Greatest. I feel bad for other labels right now……..wait no I don’t at all.
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Eminem did do a Track with another white dude Kid Rock off of one of Kid Rock’s album’s
Devil Without a Cause, the song was called “Fuck Off”