Necro
Gritty Brooklyn boom-bap fused with the graphic intensity of death metal. Ultraviolent, uncompromising hip-hop for those who prefer the dark side of the street.
Gritty Brooklyn boom-bap fused with the graphic intensity of death metal. Ultraviolent, uncompromising hip-hop for those who prefer the dark side of the street.
Necro (Ron Braunstein) is the primary architect of 'Death Rap,' a subgenre that synthesizes the technical lyricism of East Coast hip-hop with the aesthetic and sonic markers of death metal. Emerging from the Brooklyn underground in the late 1990s, Necro leveraged his background as a metal guitarist (Injustice) to produce tracks that featured live instrumentation from members of Suffocation and Obituary alongside traditional sampling.
His career is defined by fierce independence, having founded Psycho+Logical-Records to maintain total creative control over his graphic and controversial content. Critically, he is respected for his production prowess and complex rhyme schemes, even as his subject matter remains polarizing. His influence is central to the 'super-hardcore' rap scene, connecting the dots between the Wu-Tang Clan's grit and the extreme metal underground. He remains a cult figure whose work bridges the gap between the mosh pit and the cypher.
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