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the first album is obv classic. i've worn my tape of it right out, and can never find it in uk shops for a decent price. i love the way it sounds like the exact midpoint between wu griminess and crisp prince paul poppiness. i love how schlocky it is, like a really OTT 80s slasher movie, but not in the slightest bit threatening - it's so goofy. every track is great. at the moment i'd probably say 'pass the shovel' is my favourite, it's bonkers, there's so much going on.

and grym reaper/2 poetic was a great mc, r.i.p.

― pete b. (pete b.), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 11:02 (nineteen years ago) link

I dunno. A lot of people really really like this album but I never really got into more than two or three songs. I was expecting it to be darker and creepier than it was I suppose. Any other good Horrorcore out there? I've heard the Mr Dead album but that's about it.

― dog latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 11:53 (nineteen years ago) link

scotty hard - the return of kill dog e - fits the bill, as does anything by Spectre on Wordsound, dark, bass heavy. and Scotty Hard (aka Scott Harding) obv sounds similar to the 1st gravediggaz album ..

― mark e (mark e), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:15 (nineteen years ago) link

God! I bought a Spectre album after hearing some excellent dub stuff by him (or someone else under the name of Spectre). It was truly rubbish. Terrible rapping and fucking shit "beats" that kept going out of time with the music. NONONONONONO!!!

I did download a wicked horrorcore track off of MP3.com a few years back but then lost it when my computer died. I think it was either called Azrael or by Azrael. I dunno.

― dog latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:31 (nineteen years ago) link

which spectre album ? there was another spectre doing the rounds a few years ago an i nearly made the mistake once. the spectre stuff i have is mainly instrumental with deep processed horror movie vocals .. not real raps at all.

― mark e (mark e), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:45 (nineteen years ago) link

It had a white cover with black Gothic script reading "Spectre" on the front. I sold it quickly. Wouldn't mind getting more of his dub stuff though - that's wicked shit.

― dog latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:46 (nineteen years ago) link

yeah sounds like same Spectre .. actually i would probably like that from your description. onwards ..

― mark e (mark e), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:53 (nineteen years ago) link

i was gonna buy some Gravediggaz when I went on my post-graduation haul last week but our fucking store seems to have gotten rid of it. Douchebags.

If they had their way the store would be nothing but John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band, and Ludacris.

― uh (eetface), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 12:55 (nineteen years ago) link

i guess you're really ready for the graveyard tour

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 13:10 (nineteen years ago) link

That first Gravediggaz was the last hiphop LP I bought as a new release. (Not to say that they were RESPONSIBLE for my diminishing interest in rap - it just turned out that way.) "Defective Trip" was superb; I can't remember much of the rest.

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 20:06 (nineteen years ago) link

supposedly prince paul thought at the time that it was the best production work he had ever done, and nearly quit the music biz when it wasn't as successful as he thought it'd be.

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 20:08 (nineteen years ago) link

Predating Timbaland by a decade then.

Pete is otm about Niggamortis. Dog Latin is otm about Spectre (I made the same damn mistake).

― Barima (Barima), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 20:15 (nineteen years ago) link

"The Pick, the Sword, and the Shovel" is also one of the best RZA productions. Although the first 2 albums are very different, both classic. If you can slsk it, find "One Life" by Last Emperor feat. Poetic. It's the last verse he did before he died, and just a beautiful piece of hip hop.

― paulhw (paulhw), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 20:20 (nineteen years ago) link

y'all UKers know that album isn't called 'Niggamortis' in the US, right?

― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 20:23 (nineteen years ago) link

y'all UKers know that album isn't called Killing Machine in the US, right?

― uh (eetface), Wednesday, 5 May 2004 20:30 (nineteen years ago) link

Damn, Circuit shitty didn't have it tonight, so I guess I'll have to wait to hear this :/

― uh (eetface), Thursday, 6 May 2004 02:31 (nineteen years ago) link

The first Gravediggaz album is fantastic (one of the dozen best hip hop records easy.) Second has some good tracks, but really suffers from Paul's lack of involvement.

The first two Spectre albums are quite good (the second, cleverly titled The Second Coming is the better of the two) the third is pretty uneven and after that I wouldn't bother bothering (I think I have the Sensational vs. Spectre one and I seem to remember it being okay, but basically more of the same.)

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 6 May 2004 02:52 (nineteen years ago) link

which is the first one, again?

― uh (eetface), Thursday, 6 May 2004 02:55 (nineteen years ago) link

6 Feet Deep is the american version of the first Gravediggaz album.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 6 May 2004 03:03 (nineteen years ago) link

cool

― uh (eetface), Thursday, 6 May 2004 03:04 (nineteen years ago) link

three years pass...

I did eventually get 6 feet deep. classic.

other rappers are flatter than a white girl's butt

― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Thursday, 27 December 2007 00:39 (sixteen years ago) link

nine months pass...

http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/10/october-rocks-r.html

thanx for checking in, wired.

― news is dicks. (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 26 October 2008 10:37 (fifteen years ago) link

four years pass...

have had Six Feet Deep for years and love its goofy charm, never listened to The Pick, The Sickle... cuz I heard people say it was crap but, spinning this now and...I really like this! But wow, is it way more straight-laced than that album.

― Neanderthal, Thursday, 15 August 2013 01:03 (ten years ago) link

three years pass...

darkness

shall fall

upon

ye allllll

― j., Monday, 23 January 2017 06:24 (seven years ago) link

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