bong: this is your life (sort of) part 1ne

we all know The RZA is hands-down top 10 of greatest producers of all time (#4 on my list btw). what we may not know of is his side project from '94-'97, Gravediggaz. composed of himself, Prince Paul, Too Poetic & Frukwan, they were the quintessential "horrorcore" group (the phrase, created by Russell Simmons started with the group The Flatlinerz). what Russell envisioned to be the next big thing in hip-hop was anything but. exceptions sometimes come about and what Gravediggaz accomplished with their debut album broke the mold. 6 Feet Deep (or Niggamortis for U.K. fans) is a guilty pleasure of sorts. mainly produced by Prince P it showcased RZA's lyrical abilities as the alter-ego RZArector. in fact each member formed their own identities: Paul was The Undertaker, Frukwan was the Gatekeeper & Too Poetic was the Grym Reaper. their off-the-wall subject matter is amazing and this particular LP has some of Paul's best production. i strongly recommend this for any hip-hop fan especially those ever intrigued by the "horrorcore" sub-genre. they only had one other album after this as the whole group, The Pick, The Sickle And The Shovel (by this time they left the whole "horrorcore" style to focus more on introspective lyrics) and a couple of EPs. from the goodie bag this time are a couple tracks that didn't make the 6 Feet Deep album. i believe these tracks was from the demo they were shopping around before the actual album came about. also their video for 1-800 Suicide (Poisonous Mix) (Prod. by RZArector featuring the vocals of Wu-Affiliate Blue Raspberry) w/ song song included. as always, en.................joy:

Gravediggaz - 1-800 Suicide (Poisonous Mix)
Gravediggaz - Freak The Sorceress
Gravediggaz - Ashes To Ashes
Gravediggaz - Ahh Here Comes The Gravediggaz