Slaughterhouse [PA] by Slaughterhouse

Pros: There are a few worthwhile tracks in here, mainly due to four above-average lyricists.
Cons: The production is so-so, and the rappers are better at battling than being creative.

Face it: If any of these guys -- Joell Ortiz, Crooked I, Royce da 5’9,” and Joe Budden -- had a scintilla of a chance at hip-hop superstardom, that came and went a while ago. Ortiz left Aftermath, a label lorded over by the revered yet ...

Pros: Absolutely Blazing Production; Exquisite Rapping Talent
Cons: An overabundance of skits; Very little depth

Throughout history, when forces have combined and united on the same front, it usually has lead to incredibly strong results (see Captain Planet, Voltron, and The Mega Powers, brother). In hip hop, time and time again we see alleged "supergroups" fail to ...