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- Tyler, The Creator, ‘Yonkers’ (2011) Originally made as a joke to mock New York hip-hop beats, the jarring second single from Tyler’s debut album ‘Goblin’ was never intended to garner the attention it did.
- Gravediggaz (Feat. Killah Priest & Scientific Shabazz), ‘Diary Of A Madman’ (1994) Formed in 1994, Gravediggaz brought together legendary producer Prince Paul, Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA, Stetasonic’s Frukwan and rapper/producer Poetic.
- Flatlinerz, ‘Live Evil’ (1994) Flatlinerz might not be as well known as the other artists on this list, but they were the first to use the term ‘horrorcore’ on record.
- Geto Boys, ‘Assassins’ (1988) Widely regarded as the record that kickstarted the horrorcore genre, ‘Assassins’ is as terrifying as it gets. Taken from the Geto Boys‘ 1988 debut album ‘Making Trouble’ – before Scarface and Willie D joined the group – it sees Prince Johnny C. and Sire Jukebox share disturbing accounts of torturous, cold-blooded murder.
Horrorcore, also called horror hip hop, horror rap, death hip hop, death rap, or murder rap is a subgenre of hip hop music based on horror-themed and often darkly transgressive lyrical content and imagery.
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- “Confessions” Cam’ron. Killa’s fictional confessional gets darker than dark when he admits to committing dozens of fiendish acts (raping a poodle, impregnating an auntie, peeing in his grandfather's orange juice) to a way-too-calm priest.
- “Diary of a Madman" Gravediggaz. Gravediggaz offer insight into the sick mind of a lunatic. Enter at your own risk.
- “Mind Playing Tricks on Me" Geto Boys. The Geto Boys classic is as much a commentary on the downward spiraling psyche of the drug dealer as it is a disturbing head trip of epic proportions.
- “Kim" Eminem. Shady’s gruesome depiction of killing the mother of his child is horror-movie-level gore.
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Oct 31, 2017 · As far as Juggalo rap is concerned, Man’s Myth is probably your best bet for a horrorcore fix. Chris Kelly explores hip-hop's darkest impulses to uncover the horrorcore albums whose malignant influence still lingers.
Oct 31, 2022 · If you spent your adolescent days pawing over lyric sheets and finding the most gruesome example of lyrical murder on the page like we did, then chances are you’ll be more than familiar with horrorcore. The subset of hip hop is one of the genre’s most unapologetically vibrant.
