the9elements: Slaughterhouse & Yelawolf Sign To Shady

Rap supergroup Slaughterhouse and budding superstar Yelawolf have been signed to Eminem`s Shady Records it was announced today.More after the jump."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 reconstruct 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 free in 2011. Said Royce Da 5′9″ "It`s really exciting for me to reunify with Eminem years later our Bad Meets Evil project together. Slaughterhouse on Shady Records will be a drive to see with." Late last year, Yelawolf released "Trunk Muzik 0-60", a digest of select tracks from his critically acclaimed 2010 mixtape "Trunk Muzik", along with six previously unavailable songs. The Alabama native is presently in the studio recording his entire length major label debut. Said Yelawolf: "Considering where I`m from and the shit I`ve been through, it`s difficult to put into language what partnering with Shady means to me, my team at Ghet-O-Vision, and my land of Alabama. I can say you that when you`re willing to give your life up to see a dream through, the payoff 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. D-12, the label`s first signing, were also Shady`s first breakout stars, selling more than 4 million albums in the U.S. In 2002, the judge released the quadruple platinum "8 Mile" soundtrack, with its hit single "Lose Yourself", the beginning 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 judge has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. Shady's newest acts will be on the upcoming XXL Magazine cover with him to remember the event.