Hatchet House is the sub-label of
independent record label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...
Psychopathic Records
Psychopathic Records is an American independent record label headquartered in Farmington Hills, Michigan. The label is most associated with the hip hop music subgenres horrorcore and rap rock. The label was founded in 1991 by Alex Abbiss and hip ...
, based in
Royal Oak
The Royal Oak is the English oak tree within which the future King Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The tree was in Boscobel Wood, which was part of the park of Boscobel House. C ...
,
Michigan
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in the
United States
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, which was formed in 2007 by American
hip hop group
Insane Clown Posse
Insane Clown Posse, often abbreviated as ICP, is an American hip hop duo. Formed in Detroit in 1989 as a gangsta rap group, ICP's best known lineup consists of rappers Violent J (Joseph Bruce) and Shaggy 2 Dope (originally 2 Dope; Joseph Utsler ...
.
History
Hatchet House was created as a testing ground for underground artists, to see how the Psychopathic Records fan base reacts to them. The label may produce any genre of music.
Successful artists on Hatchet House may eventually be signed to Psychopathic Records themselves. At the 2007
Gathering of the Juggalos
The Gathering of the Juggalos (The Gathering or GOTJ) is an annual festival put on by Psychopathic Records, featuring performances by the entire label roster as well as numerous well-known musical groups and underground artists. It was founded by ...
, Insane Clown Posse released the names of the artists signed to the Hatchet House label: Tali Demon,
DJ Clay, and Motown Rage.
On the January 18, 2008, edition of Insane Clown Posse's Weekly Freekly Weekly internet news broadcast,
R.O.C. was confirmed to be officially signed to Hatchet House and had begun production on the album ''Digital Voodoo''.
He later retired from music following a period of inactivity. Also announced on the Weekly Freekly Weekly is DJ Clay's newest series of mixtapes, which feature "the entire Psychopathic Records family, in ways you've never heard the before
..redos, remixes, remakes, and collaborations, all unheard of."
The entire Psychopathic, as well as Hatchet House, labels will be featured on the series of ''Let 'Em Bleed Mixxtapes,'' which is planned to be releasing at least three mixtapes per year.
The first volume, ''
Let 'Em Bleed: The Mixxtape, Vol. 1'', was released on February 19, 2008. It featured such tracks as
Shaggy 2 Dope
Joseph William Utsler (; born October 14, 1974), known by his stage name Shaggy 2 Dope, is an American rapper, record producer, DJ, podcast host of Shaggy and The Creep Show, and professional wrestler. He is part of the hip hop duo Insane Clo ...
performing
Twiztid
Twiztid is an American hip hop duo from Detroit, Michigan, known for both their horror-themed lyrics and rock influenced sound. Formed in 1997, Twiztid is composed of rappers Jamie "Madrox" Spaniolo and Paul "Monoxide" Methric. Spaniolo and ...
's "Fall Apart" and an
Esham
Esham is an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. Esham released his debut studio album, '' Boomin' Words from Hell'', in 1989. Since then, he has gone on to release 15 studio albums in total and is best known as a representative of the hip ...
and
Boondox
David Hutto (born September 4, 1975) is an American rapper from Covington, Georgia. A representative of the hip hop subgenres rap rock, horrorcore and country rap, Hutto is most commonly known as Boondox, whose stage persona is a killer scar ...
collaboration.
''
Let 'Em Bleed: The Mixxtape, Vol. 2'' was released on July 8, 2008, and featured a guest appearance by Detroit rap legend Awesome Dre, and a solo track by non-Psychopathic artist
Bizarre of the
D12
D12 (an initialism for The Dirty Dozen) was an American hip hop collective from Detroit, Michigan. Formed in 1996, the group achieved mainstream success with its lineup of ''de facto'' leader Eminem, Proof, Bizarre, Mr. Porter, Kuniva and Swift ...
.
[DJ Clay (2008). ''Let 'Em Bleed: The Mixxtape, Vol. 2''. Liner notes. Hatchet House.] The third volume was released on November 11, 2008.
On the August 19, 2008 edition of
Shaggy 2 Dope
Joseph William Utsler (; born October 14, 1974), known by his stage name Shaggy 2 Dope, is an American rapper, record producer, DJ, podcast host of Shaggy and The Creep Show, and professional wrestler. He is part of the hip hop duo Insane Clo ...
's
internet radio
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show, he confirmed that the band Chop Shop had signed to Hatchet House. As explained by Shaggy 2 Dope, "
he band consists ofmy little brother and his crew."
No date was given for their debut album. The same day, Hatchet House release the compilation ''Tunnel Runners'', featuring material from underground rappers and groups not signed to Hatchet House, such as
Mars
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, Claas, F. Dux, Intrinzik, J Reno, Jason Porter,
King Gordy
Waverly Walter Alford III (born August 18, 1977), known professionally by his stage name King Gordy, is an American horrorcore singer/rapper from Detroit, Michigan. He is one-fourth of underground hip hop group the Fat Killahz (with Fatt Father ...
, Lo Key, KidCrusher, Mastamindz, Playaz Lounge Crew, Psycho Jesus, and Q Strange.
In an interview with "Murder Dog Magazine", Violent J stated that he had considered putting out the
Axe Murder Boyz
Axe Murder Boyz are an American hip hop duo from Denver, Colorado, United States best known as representatives of the horrorcore and gangsta rap subgenres. It consists of brothers Mike and James Garcia, who perform under the names Bonez Dubb a ...
' album, ''
Gods Hand
''Gods Hand'' is the sixth studio album by American hip hop duo Axe Murder Boyz. It was released on September 16, 2006 under their own label Canonize Productions in conjunction with Hatchet House. It is also the first of two releases that AMB w ...
''.
On June 26, 2008, Axe Murder Boyz record company, Canonize Productions, released an advertisement for their new album. The commercial featured flashing images of the Hatchet House logo, as well as the Canonize Productions logo.
On August 22, Axe Murder Boyz announced on their website that they were signed to Hatchet House. ''Gods Hand'' was released on September 16, 2008.
On July 14, 2010 it was announced that
The Dayton Family
The Dayton Family is an American hip hop group from Flint, Michigan, composed of Ira "Bootleg" Dorsey, Raheen "Shoestring" Peterson and Matt "Backstabba" Hinkle. Its name derives from Dayton Street, one of Flint's most crime-ridden streets.
Mu ...
had been signed to the label.
The Dayton Family released 2 albums on Hatchet House
Psycho EP on February 1, 2011 and ''
Charges of Indictment
''Charges of Indictment'' is the seventh studio album by American rap group The Dayton Family from Flint, Michigan. It was released on June 21, 2011 via Hatchet House/Psychopathic Records, making it the group's first full-length release on the la ...
'' on June 21, 2011. Shortly after ''Charges of Indictment'' was released, The Dayton Family and Hatchet House quietly departed ways with nothing being announced, and hearing nothing about the band's future on the label, causing fans to wonder if TDF was still signed to Hatchet House. Ever since then,
Mike E. Clark
Michael Earl Clark (born December 25, 1962) is an American record producer and DJ from Michigan, best known for working with Kid Rock, Insane Clown Posse, Prozak and Mickey Avalon. Clark has also worked with George Clinton, Patti Smith, R.L. B ...
and DJ Clay have been the only artists to stay with the label. Since they're both producers for the most part, the status of Hatchet House is currently unknown.
Artists
; Current
; Former
References
External links
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Myspace
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Psychopathic Records
Record labels based in Michigan
Companies based in Oakland County, Michigan
Record labels established in 2007
Hardcore hip hop record labels