Eminem Signs Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf to Shady Records

According to an article posted on Allhiphop.com, Eminem has announced the addition of Hip Hop group Slaughterhouse and Yelawolf to Shady Records. For those that are not aware of the history of Shady Records, they were responsible for brining you such artists as 50 cent, Obie Trice, D-12, Young Buck, G-Unit and 50 Cent. In fact, it was most of the artists originally signed to Shady Records that were responsible for diss tracks recorded against Ja Rule and Murder Inc Records. These records resulted in fans abandoning Ja Rule and deciding that they were no longer interested in purchasing his music. This was looked at as a big accomplishment because of the fact that both Ja Rule and Ashanti were two of the most popular artists in music at the time. Regardless of the future, Shady Records has cemented a place in the history of Hip Hop music with their work with artists such as Dr. Dre and The Game. While you can never be sure what the future holds, the past is an indication that there is some great music to come from this record label. This announcement is intended to serve as a signal that phase two for this record label is starting and they will be adding artists with an established following in order to help these musical acts grow in a way that will increase their fan base globally.

Slaughterhouse is a Hip Hop super group that includes Royce Da 5'9, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Crooked I. While some mainstream Hip Hop fans may not be very familiar with this group as Slaughterhouse, all of these artists are well known for their solo careers and contributions to Hip Hop over the last decade. In fact, it was the release of their first group album titled Slaughterhouse that attracted the attention of Eminem and other over at Shady Records. It is expected that the group will begin to work on tracks that include production by Dr. Dre in the near future. Each of the artists in the Slaughterhouse group is best known for having a following on the Internet that includes thousands of fans. The addition of this group to Shady Records should result in some interesting music and these fans are likely to be very happy with music that is promising to be released in the very near future. Phase two of Shady Records has begun and Hip Hop music will be changed forever.