House Rules (mixtape)

House Rules is the second and final mixtape by Slaughterhouse, a hip hop supergroup consisting of rappers Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, KXNG CROOKED and Royce da 5'9". It was released on May 21, 2014, exclusively on DatPiff. It served as a warm up for their 3rd studio album Glass House, which would eventually never see the light of day. The mixtape followed on from the groups' last successful mixtape, having been downloaded over 100,000 times in the first week.

House Rules
Mixtape by Slaughterhouse
Released	May 21, 2014
Recorded	2013–2014
Genre	Hip hop
Length	46:29
Label	Shady
Producer	AraabMuzik The Heatmakerz Illmind Nottz 8 Bars DJ Pain 1 Dark Knight Tabu Harry Fraud
Slaughterhouse chronology
Welcome to: Our House (2012) House Rules (2014)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX	[1]
XXL	[2]

The mixtape received positive reviews from music critics. Omar Burgess of HipHopDX wrote "until the next retail album, the questions and expectations still remain unanswered. In the meantime, fans can enjoy a damn good mixtape."^[1] XXL concluded "if this is what we can expect from Slaughterhouse in 2014, there’s a lot to be excited about."^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)[3]	Length
1.	"House Rules" (Intro)	8 Bars	4:41
2.	"SayDatThen"	Nottz	6:36
3.	"Interlude"	Illmind	3:43
4.	"Trade it All" (Joe Budden solo)	8 Bars Dark Night	4:37
5.	"Keep It 100" (Royce da 5'9" solo)	AraabMuzik	2:33
6.	"Offshore"	DJ Pain 1	9:36
7.	"Struggle" (KXNG CROOKED solo)	Tabu	2:54
8.	"Life in the City" (Joell Ortiz solo)	The Heatmakerz	3:00
9.	"I Ain't Bullshittin"	AraabMuzik	3:52
10.	"I Don't Know"	Harry Fraud	4:57