House Slippers is the third studio album by American rapper Joell Ortiz. The album was released on September 16, 2014, by Penalty Entertainment. The album features guest appearances from Lee Carr, B.o.B, Mally Stakz, Royce da 5'9", Joe Budden, Crooked I, Sahlance, Maino and Kaydence. The album was supported by the singles "House Slippers" and "Music Saved My Life". Background In a March 2012, interview with Montreality, he spoke about the album originally titled Yaowa, saying: "Working alongside these dudes: Crooked I, Joe Budden, Royce, it opened up my eyes to a whole bunch of other things I want to talk about as a solo artist. The Yaowa thing has been long awaited, but for me it’s like baby steps all over again so I’mma make this one special. But May 15th the Slaughterhouse album will be out, Welcome to: Our House. The Yaowa album, dates is just numbers. I’m just working." In an October 2013, interview with, The Come Up Show, he spoke about when the album would be released, saying: "Well you know what, this YAOWA album would’ve came out maybe a year [or a] year and a half ago, but I’m happy it didn’t. I made some changes in my life that I talk about on the YAOWA project. From weight loss to stopping smoking and drinking, just lifestyle changes. I’ve traveled so much with Slaughterhouse; I’ve learned so many things from Eminem and I’ve just been alongside some great people so my story got iller. I feel like if I told my story a year and a half ago it still would have been ill because I’m one of the dopest, but I just think that it’s so much more wide-spread now that this YAOWA album is going to be received in a way where people are going to learn a lot about the old me and the new me. I couldn’t have it any other way; I mean it’s been a while but worth the wait regardless, if that sounds cliche or not I really mean that. On April 7, 2014, Joell Ortiz announced that he had signed a deal with Penalty Entertainment to release his third studio album House Slippers in 2014. In a July 2014, interview with Crazy Hood, he spoke about why he changed the album title to House Slippers, saying: "The way I came up with House Slippers was, when I