Slaughterhouse Origins
Lyrical Atheism
Hip-Hop Theology
100

This is the year Slaughterhouse released their first self-titled album

What is 2009

100

Slaughterhouse’s theology is defined as this type of discourse where God lacks power or intervention

What is pseudo-theology

100

Jay-Z refers to himself using this religious moniker

What is "Jay-Hova"

200

Slaughterhouse signed with this record label in 2011

What is Shady Records

200

Their depiction of God focuses on this aspect of life instead of divine transcendence

What is Black life on Earth

200

Slaughterhouse critiques traditional theology while showing reverence for this aspect of God

What is cultural relevance

300

The name "Slaughterhouse" comes from this Joe Budden song

What is "Slaughterhouse"

300

This term is used to describe their divinity, which reflects rebellion and imperfection

What is polysemous Black fugitive

300

This “utopian” concept is a space where marginalized voices in hip-hop find solace and strength

What is audiotopia

400

Their 2012 album, "welcome to: Our House," debuted at this position on the Billboard 200

What is No. 2

400

The term that describes their lyrics as gritty, secular scripture reflecting raw realities

What is the "ghetto-Word"

400

Fred Moten’s framework for Blackness as an inherently rebellious identity

What is Black fugitivity

500

Name all four members of Slaughterhouse

Who are Joell Ortiz, Royce Da 5’9”, Joe Budden, and Crooked I

500

Slaughterhouse redefines God as this, emerging from human experiences in the urban environment

What is earthly divinity

500

Slaughterhouse compares this act to a religious confession in a booth

What is rapping