History Music / Gravediggaz

A HipHop group noted for popularizing the {{Horrorcore}} style, Gravediggaz primarily consisted of Stetsasonic's Frukwan (The Gatekeeper), Music/WuTangClan's RZA (The Rzarector), Music/DeLaSoul producer Prince Paul (The Undertaker), and Brothers Grym's Poetic (The Grym Reaper). Gravediggaz is noted for a high level of GallowsHumor, Music/GetoBoys-influenced cartoonish violence, esoteric references to the Nation of Gods and Earths and dark production.

* GangstaRap: Full-blown type 3.

--> Down the corridor was Old Fat Ned,
--> Schemin' off a blowjob from a crackhead
--> He said, "Hey, want a piece, little man?"--> I was like, "[[ADateWithRosiePalms Yo, I'm better off with my hand!!!]]".
* AxCrazy / TheSociopath: Several songs relate to this.
* BlackComedy / DeadBabyComedy: They didn’t pioneer horrorcore for a reason.

* GaiasLament: "The Night The Earth Cried".

* SuicideAsComedy: "1-800 Suicide"
* VillainProtagonist: Most of the heroes in their songs.

[[caption-width-right:288:From left to right: The Rzarector, The Undertaker, The Gatekeeper and the late]] Grym Reaper

[[caption-width-right:288:From left to right: The Rzarector, The Undertaker, The Gatekeeper and [[AuthorExistenceFailure the late]] Grym Reaper]]

Their first album, ''Niggamortis'' (more widely known as ''6 Feet Deep'' in the United States), is one of the most widely appraised {{Horrorcore}} albums, and features some of the darkest production by Prince Paul. Their next album, ''The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel'', featured production by RZA and a calmer sound, while the lyrics combined their usual Horrorcore fare with sociopolitical issues. ''Nightmare in A-Minor'' was recorded without RZA and Prince Paul, who had left the group. After Poetic's AuthorExistenceFailure in 2001, the group remained inactive until recording a new track, "2 More Cups of Blood" in 2010, and announcing a new Gravediggaz album in 2011.

--> He said, "Hey, want a piece, little man?"--> I was like, "[[ADateWithRosiePalms Yo, I'm better off with my hand!!!]]"
* AuthorExistenceFailure: Poetic.

* BlackComedy / DeadBabyComedy

* ComedicSociopathy

* GallowsHumor
* GangstaRap: Full-blow type 3.
* {{Horrorcore}}

* VillainProtagonist

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[[caption-width-right:350:This isn't the climax of the latest Creator/StephenKing book or [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason, part 17]].]]

* VillainProtagonist

A HipHop group noted for popularizing the {{Horrorcore}} style, Gravediggaz primarily consisted of Stetsasonic's Frukwan (The Gatekeeper), Music/{{Wu-TangClan}}'s RZA (The Rzarector), Music/DeLaSoul producer Prince Paul (The Undertaker), and Brothers Grym's Poetic (The Grym Reaper). Gravediggaz is noted for a high level of GallowsHumor, Music/GetoBoys-influenced cartoonish violence, esoteric references to the Nation of Gods and Earths and dark production.

--> He said, "Hey, want a piece, little man?"
--> I was like, "[[ADateWithRosiePalms Yo, I'm better off with my hand!!!]]"

* SuicideAsComedy: "1-800 Suicide"

* BlackComedy

Not to be confused with GraveDigger, a German metal band.

[[caption-width-right:350:This isn't the climax of the latest StephenKing book or [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason, part 17]].]]

A HipHop group noted for popularizing the {{Horrorcore}} style, Gravediggaz primarily consisted of Stetsasonic's Frukwan (The Gatekeeper), Music/{{Wu-TangClan}}'s RZA (The Rzarector), Music/DeLaSoul producer Prince Paul (The Undertaker), and Brothers Grym's Poetic (The Grym Reaper). Gravediggaz is noted for a high level of GallowsHumor, Music/GetoBoys-influenced cartoonish violence, esoteric references to the Nation of Gods and Earths and dark production.

[[caption-width-right:350:This isn't the climax of the latest StephenKing book or [[Film/FridayThe13th Jason, part 17]].]]

Their first album, ''Niggamortis'' (more widely known as ''6 Feet Deep'' in the United States), is one of the most widely appraised {{Horrorcore}} albums, and features some of the darkest production by Prince Paul. Their next album, ''The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel'', featured production by RZA and a calmer sound, while the lyrics combined their usual Horrorcore fare with songs about sociopolitical issues. ''Nightmare in A-Minor'' was recorded without RZA and Prince Paul, who had left the group. After Poetic's AuthorExistenceFailure in 2001, the group remained inactive until recording a new track, "2 More Cups of Blood" in 2010, and announcing a new Gravediggaz album in 2011.

Their first album, ''Niggamortis'' (more widely known as ''6 Feet Deep'' in the United States), is one of the most widely appraised {{Horrorcore}} albums, and features some of the darkest production by Prince Paul. Their next album, ''The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel'', featured production by RZA and a calmer sound. ''Nightmare in A-Minor'' was recorded without RZA and Prince Paul, who had left the group. After Poetic's AuthorExistenceFailure in 2001, the group remained inactive until recording a new track, "2 More Cups of Blood" in 2010, and announcing a new Gravediggaz album in 2011.

--> I was like, "Yo, I'm better off with my hand!!!"

A HipHop group noted for popularizing the {{Horrorcore}} style, Gravediggaz primarily consisted of Stetsasonic's Frukwan (The Gatekeeper), Music/{{Wu-TangClan}}'s RZA (The Rzarector), Music/DeLaSoul producer Prince Paul (The Undertaker), and Brothers Grym's Poetic (The Grym Reaper). Gravediggaz is noted for a high level of [[GallowsHumor]], Music/GetoBoys-influenced cartoonish violence, esoteric references to the Nation of Gods and Earths and dark production.

A HipHop group noted for popularizing the {{Horrorcore}} style, Gravediggaz primarily consisted of Stetsasonic's Frukwan (The Gatekeeper), Music/{{Wu-TangClan}}'s RZA (The Rzarector), Music/DeLaSoul producer Prince Paul (The Undertaker), and Brothers Grym's Poetic (The Grym Reaper). Gravediggaz is noted for a high level of [[BlackComedy Gallows Humor]], Music/GetoBoys-influenced cartoonish violence, esoteric references to the Nation of Gods and Earths and dark production.