Slaine (rapper)

Slaine
Background information
Birth name	George Carroll
Born	1977 (age 36–37) Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	2003–Present
Labels	Suburban Noize Records, Leedz Edutainment, Commonwealth Records, Duck Down Records
Associated acts	Ill Bill, La Coka Nostra(in group), Mr Hyde, MadChild
Website	Official Facebook

George Carroll (born 1977), better known as Slaine, is an American hip hop MC and actor. He is best known for his work in the groups Special Teamz (with Edo G, Jaysaun and DJ Jayceeoh) and La Coka Nostra (with Danny Boy, Ill Bill, DJ Lethal and formerly Everlast and Big Left).

Slaine has appeared on several solo mixtapes and compilations, the Special Teamz album Stereotypez and La Coka Nostra's album A Brand You Can Trust. His debut solo album, A World With No Skies, saw release in August 2011, and he is also working on albums with both of his groups.^[1]

Early years

Slaine was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. He became interested in hip-hop after hearing the early works of House of Pain, Gangstarr and Edo G. Upon moving to New York City when he was eighteen years of age, Slaine became active in that city's burgeoning underground hip-hop scene.^[2]

Acting

In 2007, Slaine made his feature film debut as the drug-dealing gun runner Bubba Rogowski in the Ben Affleck-directed film Gone Baby Gone. Affleck had read an article about Slaine in the Boston Herald and called him in to read for a part; though the rapper was a relative unknown with no acting experience at that point, Affleck successfully convinced the movie's backers to let him cast Slaine.^[3] He later played Albert "Gloansy" MacGloan, a member of a Charlestown gang of bank robbers, in Affleck's second directorial effort, The Town, released in September 2010.

Both films included music by Slaine and his affiliated groups on their soundtracks. Gone Baby Gone featured Slaine's track "Nature of the Beast" and "Fallen Angelz" by Special Teamz, while The Town featured "99 Bottles" and "Run It" by Slaine. Slaine appeared in the 2012 movie Killing Them Softly, which stars Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini, and Ray Liotta.^[4] He appeared in Body of Proof episode, "Missing".

Musical career

Slaine began rapping at age 9, and after moving to New York as a young man, began recording while managing night clubs to make ends meet. Slaine hooked up with hip hop legend MC Shan, and through a chance recording session at the Lordz of Brooklyn studio, was introduced to Danny Boy O'Connor of House of Pain.

That introduction led to a production deal with DJ Lethal of House of Pain, which in turn led to the mix tape release The White Man is the Devil: Volume 1 and the formation of the group Special Teamz. After the release of their self titled street cd, and a tour of Europe, Slaine joined hip hop super group La Coka Nostra, along with Ill Bill, Everlast, Danny Boy, and DJ Lethal.^[5]

After problems with his planned first record, A World With No Skies, Slaine got back in the studio and recorded almost an entire new record, aptly titled A World With No Skies 2.0, which was released on August 16, 2011 on Suburban Noize Records.^[6] Slaine also released the mixtape State of Grace on August 2, 2011 in promotion of A World With No Skies 2.0. The mixtape featured songs that had been dropped from the original A World With No Skies as well as new songs produced by Statik Selektah.^[7]

In an emotional interview on Conspiracy Worldwide Radio, Slaine discussed his possible retirement from music, citing the problems he had with the planned release of A World With No Skies and the issues he has with the music industry.^[8] Slaine stated that he is likely to focus on his group efforts in 2012, potentially releasing both another La Coka Nostra and Special Teamz album.^[4]

Discography

For Slaine's work with La Coka Nostra, please see their article.

• "Main Event b/w Spit It Out" with Special Teamz (2005, 12" vinyl single)
• "The White Man Is The Devil Vol. 1 (2005, CD mixtape on Leedz Edutainment)
• "Rich Man, Poor Man" (2006, 12" vinyl single on Commonwealth Records)
• "The White Man Is The Devil Vol. 2: Citizen Caine" (2006, CD mixtape on Leedz Edutainment)
• Stereotypez with Special Teamz (2007, CD album on Duck Down Records)
• "The Devil Never Dies" (2010, downloadable mixtape on Suburban Noize Records)
• A World With No Skies (2011, CD album on Suburban Noize Records)
• A World With No Skies 2.0 (2011, CD album on Suburban Noize Records)
• State of Grace (2011, with Statik Selektah)
• The Boston Project (2013)
• King of Everything Else (2014)
• Supreme Villain (with Mad Child) (2014)
• The Boston Project 2 (TBA)

Compilation albums

• "A Boston State of Mind" (2006, CD compilation on Commonwealth Records)
• "Mass Movementz Volume 2" (2007, CD mixtape on Leedz Edutainment)
• "Mass Movementz Volume 3: The Album" (2009, CD compilation on Leedz Edutainment)
• "The Write Off Vol. 1" (2010, downloadable mixtape on Leedz Edutainment)
• "The Write Off Vol. 3" (2011, downloadable mixtape on Leedz Edutainment)

Selected guest appearances

• Cam Meekins - "Tour" ("Blazed and Confused 2" 2012)
• Chris Webby - "Take Me Home" ("There Goes the Neighborhood" 2011)
• Moufy- Boston Lights (Remix)
• Matty Trump - "You Don't Love Me" (Broke and Greedy, 2002)
• Virtuoso - "Fahrenheit 911" (World War II: Evolution of the Torturer, 2004)
• 7L & Esoteric - "Olde English" (Moment of Rarities, 2005)
• Ill Bill - "Violent Times" (Ill Bill is the Future Part II, 2006)
• Sicknature - "Never Say Never At All" (Honey I'm Home, 2007)
• Stu Bangas - "Bangmatic" (Stu Bangas Volume I, 2007)
• Big Left - "Kids" (World War Three, 2008)
• The Camp - "Little Story" (The Campaign, 2008)
• East Coast Avengers - "Lady Liberty" (Prison Planet, 2008)
• Ill Bill - "Too Young" (The Hour of Reprisal, 2008)
• Mr. Hyde - "Street Veterans" (Chronicles of the Beastman, 2008)
• Sabac Red - "Darkness Deepens" (The Ritual, 2008)
• Sabac Red - "Death and Destiny" (The Ritual, 2008)
• Snowgoons - "The Hatred" (Black Snow, 2008)
• 5th Criminal - "Dungeon Masters" (2009)
• Amadeus The Stampede - "My Old Gold Chain" ("House Of Broken Mirrors",2009)
• Freddy Madball - "Gun Shots" (Catholic Guilt, 2009)
• Rob Kelly - "Dropkicked" (2009)
• Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind - "Allison James" (Decalogue, 2009)
• Rite Hook - "Belly Full Of Poison"(Eye Assume Damage, 2009)
• Swollen Members - "Dumb" (Armed to the Teeth, 2009)
• U-God - "Coke" (Dopium, 2009)
• Matty Trump - "Get Outta Here" ("The Trump Card",2009)
• Matty Trump - "Careful What You Ask For" ("The Trump Card",2009)
• Adlib - "Hate My Gutz" (2010)
• Chilla Jones - "Psycho" (The Juggernaut, 2010)
• Click Animosity - "Gramz of Raw" (Feeders of the Flamez, 2010)
• Falside - "Too Much" (Dollars Make Change, 2010)
• Ill Bill & DJ Muggs - "Skull & Guns" (Kill Devil Hills, 2010)
• Q-Unique - "No Turning Back" (Between Heaven and Hell, 2010)
• Al-J - "Manslaughter" ("Unforgivable Blakness",2010)
• Reef the Lost Cauze - "Suicide Slang" (Fight Music, 2010)
• Reks - "Settin' it Off" (In Between the Lines v.2, 2010)
• Snowgoons - "Put Em Up" (Kraftwerk, 2010)
• Amadeus The Stampede- "Twisted" ("The Devil Made Me Do It", 2011)
• DC the MIDI Alien - "Man Made Ways" (Avengers Airwaves, 2011)
• Ill Bill & Vinnie Paz - "Metal in Your Mouth" (Heavy Metal Kings, 2011)
• Apathy - "Holy Ghost" (Honkey Kong, 2011)
• PainKillah Crew "Cocaine Cowboys Remix" ("Euthanasia", 2011)
• Billions - "You Don't Know Me" ("A Secret Worth Billions", 2011)
• Staxx - "So Cold" ("WritIn' My Mind", 2012)(Universal/Fontana)
• Blak Madeen "Actual Facts" ("Divine Power Culture",2012)
• Wisdom in Chains = "Top of the World" ("The Missing Links", 2012)
• Mad Child "Grenade Launcher" ("Dope Sick",2012)
• Swollen Members "Death to You" ("Beautiful Death Machine",2013)

Filmography

• Gone Baby Gone (2007)
• The Town (2010)
• Killing Them Softly (2012)
• God Only Knows (2013)

References

External links

• Slaine at MySpace
• WHITE MAN DEVIL Slaine news and discography