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Joell OrtizBig Pun's BackCall Me
One of the Youngest slaughterhouse members, Joell Ortiz was born to Puerto Rican
parents. Ortiz grew up in the Cooper Park Houses in the East Williamsburg
section of Brooklyn, New York formerly signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath
Entertainment record label. He was featured in the Unsigned Hype
column of the March 2004 issue of The Source Magazine and was also
selected as Chairman's Choice in XXL Magazine. During the same
time Joell also went on to win the 2004 EA Sports Battle which
earned his song Mean Business a spot on the NBA Live 2005 soundtrack.
The same year he was offered a contract to Jermaine Dupri's So
So Def label. The deal quickly went sour which caused Joell to
start beef with Jermaine. Joell has since collaborated with KRS-One
and Kool G. Rap. Joell released his street album called "The Brick: Bodega Chronicles" April 24, 2007 on Koch Records. The album was recorded while Joell was trying
to get signed and going through some tough times personally. Even
though he was signed to Aftermath Entertainment, Dr. Dre allowed
him to release the street album on Koch Records. The Brick features
productions from Showbiz, The Alchemist, Domingo, Ho Chi from Killahertz
Productions, Lil’ Fame of M.O.P., Novel, and Moss, among others.
Guest spots include Big Daddy Kane, Styles P, Big Noyd, M.O.P,
Akon, Immortal Technique, Grafh, Ras Kass, Stimuli, and Novel.
Joell Ortiz is 1/4 of Super Group Slaughterhouse who drop their
highly anticipated EP entitled, Slaughterhouse EP on February 8,
2011. Though signed to Aftermath, Ortiz released an
album titled The Brick (Bodega Chronicles) April 24, 2007 on Koch
Records.[1] The Brick features production by Showbiz, Street Radio,
and The Alchemist, among others. Guest artists include rappers
Big Daddy Kane, Styles P, Big Noyd, Akon, Immortal Technique, Grafh,
and Ras Kass.[2][3] Ortiz parted ways with Aftermath Entertainment on April 15, 2008.[4] Joe Budden reached out to Crooked I, Royce Da 5'9", Joell Ortiz, and Nino Bless for a track titled "Slaughterhouse" on his digital release, Halfway House.[5] Based on the reception of the track, they decided to form a super-group, minus Nino Bless, and named it after the first song they made together.[5] They released numerous songs throughout early 2009, building a buzz for their self-titled album which was released through E1 on August 11, 2009.[6] The album features production from Alchemist, DJ Khalil, Mr. Porter, Streetrunner, plus guest appearances from Pharoahe Monch, K-Young, and The New Royales.[7] In 2010 the group signed to Shady Records and left E1 Entertainment.[8] A remix of Joell Ortiz' "Hip
Hop" featuring Jadakiss and Saigon appeared on a fictitious urban radio station in
the popular video game GTA IV. Ortiz started to have problems with E1 Entertainment and wanted to leave the label, but E1 would not let him. After almost a year, Ortiz finally left the label on November 5, 2010.[9][10] In August 2010 Ortiz signed a deal with Steve Rifkind's label SRC Records and Universal Motown. In an October 31, 2010 interview on Conspiracy
Worldwide Radio, Joell Ortiz discussed his relationship with Eminem
and the flood of record labels that have flocked to sign him after
his Free Agent album is released. He also spoke of Eminem's excitement
at working with him.[11] Released: April 24, 2007 — 49 23 16 40 — Released: February 22, 2011 173 33 15 2 22 — Farewell Summer EP (2010) [edit] Collaboration albums 2009: Slaughterhouse (with Slaughterhouse) [edit] Mixtapes Who The F*@k Is Joell Ortiz? (2004) [edit] Singles
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