”The cause of death is unknown to the cops, cause when i kill em’, i’m not leavin one element to autopse! First i’ll assasinate em, & then i’ll cremate em, and take all of his fuckin ashes and evaporate em, or kreep thru da graveyard, and hunt down your toombstone, dig up your skeleton and stomp all your f*****’ bones you try to haunt me n**** i ain’t tryna hear it, BUCK-BUCK-BUCK- I give ya ass a holy spirit”
Do people actually realize how fucking ILL this, and hip-hop as a whole, was at this time?!! The creativity, the elite level rhyming... I mean... [throws hands up and walks away]
This is something i may have listened to in the third grade thinking i was edgy or something but this is pretty gay. Along with icp and brother lynch and twisted and all that gayness
I've been listening to this song for 25 years, never gets old. People say you change as you get older but I'm White and in my 40's and still listening to this CD LOL.
So the first verse is Shabazz the Disciple, who is not actually a member of Gravediggaz, and the third verse is Killah Priest, also not a member. Rza and Frukwan (Rzarector and The Gatekeeper) are the second and fourth verses respectively, and they are members. There are two other members who don't have verses, which are Prince Paul (the Undertaker) and Ill Poetic (The Grym Reaper). Being a Wu-Tang nerd, this is all interesting to me. Shabazz the Disciple and Killah Priest both made their debuts with the verses here, and went on to be two of the more prolific extracurricular Wu-Tang affiliates, both as members of the Sunz Of Man group. i know nobody cares.
Here is the 1992 RNS /RZA produced hq instrumental used for wu tang demo tape th-cam.com/video/icVVl6SotaQ/w-d-xo.html rza and the undertaker would later remake this beat in 1994 for this track but also give production credit to RNS for providing the original co production in 92 .peace
@Robert Duca.....I guess you could say I'm odd man out......I haven't a fb, Instagram or any social media. Thought about fb........but the lone wolf is strong with this one....hah. I like being nobody from nowhere.
I saw this video on tik tok talking about this particular song. I was about to scroll until he said "Rza" and it got my attention. Now I'm addicted to the first verse.
The 1st Gravediggas album will always be timeless to me,it was 4 pissed off artists letting their anger of the industry & turning it into a soundscape.CLASSIC!
Here is the 1992 RNS /RZA produced hq instrumental used for wu tang demo tape th-cam.com/video/icVVl6SotaQ/w-d-xo.html rza and the undertaker would later remake this beat in 1994 for this track but also give production credit to RNS for providing the original co production in 92 .peace
@@joerivandeweyer3056 Kool G Rap's Executioner Style was pretty grimey. He's more into that Italian Mobster type rap. Notible mentions while we're on the darkest side of Hip Hop... Natural Born Killaz - Dre and Cube. Devils Son - Big L, and anything from Necro lol
This song is so crazy to me man. I’m 30 now and I remember being 5 years old and my older cousin made me recite “Sneak in the grave yard and hunt down ya tombstone pick up ya skeleton stomp all ya f*ckin bones” every damn day. I haven’t heard this song in 25 years and my mother briefly mentioned gravediggaz yesterday so I had to go look. Wow man. What a trip.
I used to get the same response from my people in NYC. When I listened to Goodie Mob, Master P, and a bunch of artists from other states that wasn't in the Northeast. They ain't know. haha.
Johnny Mathis samples of No Love But Your Love and Warm and Tender woven together by one of the master producers to ever grace the art of hip hop to create this amazing tapistry behold it's a masterpiece hard to the core ear drums is left sore. thank u Gravediggaz.
he's actually a modern genius. this was just a troubling moment in his life. the journey of a master is fraught with peril. especially when you realize the truth. only the strong can survive the metamorphosis
"he's actually a modern genius. this was just a troubling moment in his life. the journey of a master is fraught with peril. especially when you realize the truth. only the strong can survive the metamorphosis" i couldnt agree more with that my man keep it real
I remember getting the promo tape (white tape) in 1993. I was freaked out how good it was. It was way, way ahead of its time. To this day, it's still my favorite track of all time.
The Best Rapper/Producers of all time... Has got be Dr Dre, Rza, and Havoc... I love Q-Tip as well, But he didn't have as many albums produced Tracks as Dr Dre and Rza. Dre clocks in at about close to 90 and Rza I think was about 70.. And don't forget DJ Primere with well over 100. But he doesn't Rap like Dre Rza and Havoc.
Danny Galaxxy Premo doesn't rap so you can't throw them in there. The reason I don't consider Dre is because he doesn't write his rhymes. Hav and Rza write their rhymes and hold there own against their counter parts. Da Doggpound and Snoop and Eminem always by far overshadow Dre's verse, even though one of them wrote it.
A friend introduced me to Gravediggaz in the mid 90s. I later found out that there was this whole 'Horrorcore' rap subgenre, but from what I can see no-one did it better than Gravediggaz...
"When I CRY IN MY EYE!! AHHH!!!!" One night I repeated this song well over 12 times in an aparment complex....In one night the neighbor on the first floor bitched about the noise, then his pipes burst.I swear the song did it...
I remember when this and Liquid Swords dropped... I was stunned at the quality. People slept on Gravediggaz and Grym Reaper never lived to see a new generation discover this gem of hiphop. RIP Ill Poetic
I'm an old school metal head but this song is one of my favorites that's come out of hip hop scene. I don't think they make them like before..(music in general)
Horrorcore was always an interesting subgenre of rap. It also helps that some good artists use their experience in the streets. Big L is probably the best example.
Only knew this track via LP Album, played & repeated it endlessly, Nice to See the video for the firsttime (takes me back to 90’s MTV and sourcing 12”) thanks for the upload!!
yes this one is nicee !! i also like notorious big's first verse, which i heard was on dolly my baby by super cat. 2 of them are just on the top of the list
"At birth nurses surrounded me with needles and drugged me up with diseases of evil" if you ask me Shabbaz' s whole verse is one of the greatest in rap history
Gravediggaz was the first act i ever saw live when I was 12yrs old. Nobody knew who these crazy guys were and there were maybe 100 people in front of the stage as they were opening up for Public Enemy and Ice Cube.. . Who knew their Album would become legendary.
Damn man, this is the first time i've heard of Gravediggaz. Im fuckin' hooked! I'd ask what other songs you'd all recommend, but I see that they have a small discography, i'll just check em all out.
All album the pick, the sickle and thé shovel...its à classic with a da bomb pit of snakes, hidden emotion and on the top Never gonna come back, Elimiation process !
Back then I was a teenager who was soo into Death Metal/heavy metal and hearing this was fucking holy shit I was like fuck yeah, this is what hip hop should sound like
"Bare witness as I exercise my exorcism." One of the best opening lines ever.
I always understand "be a witness"
@TrannyClowns so I was hearing it right, thanks
How is you stupid? So being a demon is cool since when? 😅Dam y’all retarded. This shit sounds stewpid as hell
same. Be a witness, bare witness. @@obornyi2407
C'mon nobody was speaking like that.. Gods took it to another level..
Its crazy how many people come back to this everyday... this song is masterpiece!
I almost forgot to listen to this today
I'm back 2022
It definitely is my dad told me about these guys an It really suck we don’t got any rap groups like this today. Or like the Wu tang
”The cause of death is unknown to the cops, cause when i kill em’, i’m not leavin one element to autopse! First i’ll assasinate em, & then i’ll cremate em, and take all of his fuckin ashes and evaporate em, or kreep thru da graveyard, and hunt down your toombstone, dig up your skeleton and stomp all your f*****’ bones you try to haunt me n**** i ain’t tryna hear it, BUCK-BUCK-BUCK- I give ya ass a holy spirit”
It's sad. They should own the disc.
Hip-hop will never sound like this again. Thank God for these beautiful memories being around during this Era.
NEVER.
This beat..........wish it was more like this. Thank God for Havoc.
It's horrorcore, not hip hop. RZA says this.
"I been examined ever since I was semen... they took the sonogram and seen the image - of a DEMON!" Honestly one of my favourite rhymes ever.
Shabazz murdered this 🔥🔥
Early edgelords ;)
Línea inigualable
Equivalent to a Pulitzer prize winner....
So powerful, deep ...
Hahaha this one cracks me up
Do people actually realize how fucking ILL this, and hip-hop as a whole, was at this time?!! The creativity, the elite level rhyming... I mean... [throws hands up and walks away]
Listened to this as a 14 year old when it came out. It was another level
They don't.
@@jekyllynch6168 100% I was twelve. Remember listening to this with my friend all the time. 🙌🙌
This is something i may have listened to in the third grade thinking i was edgy or something but this is pretty gay. Along with icp and brother lynch and twisted and all that gayness
@@justinhughes4119 Cool story bro.
I've been listening to this song for 25 years, never gets old. People say you change as you get older but I'm White and in my 40's and still listening to this CD LOL.
Immortal.
So the first verse is Shabazz the Disciple, who is not actually a member of Gravediggaz, and the third verse is Killah Priest, also not a member. Rza and Frukwan (Rzarector and The Gatekeeper) are the second and fourth verses respectively, and they are members. There are two other members who don't have verses, which are Prince Paul (the Undertaker) and Ill Poetic (The Grym Reaper). Being a Wu-Tang nerd, this is all interesting to me. Shabazz the Disciple and Killah Priest both made their debuts with the verses here, and went on to be two of the more prolific extracurricular Wu-Tang affiliates, both as members of the Sunz Of Man group. i know nobody cares.
Eric we care dude cheers
cool ma nigga
lived the era and didn't know it - props for the knowledge
Shabazz is not part of sunz of man he's solo
i care. Another Wu nerd here
Listening july 2024? 💟
servin life!!!! but still bumpin dis epic track👊
September 2024 . Septa means seventh 😂
October 2024
Yes
Yep..
“I’ve been examined since I was semen, they took a sonogram and seen the image of a demon”. Man digs deep
Adam Carless 6 feet precisely.
hard bar
Adam Carless : Shabazz is cold blooded 🔥🔥
6 inches too be exact.
@@Brawling_Style *6 feet get ur facts right homie
i'm 41 and still can't get enough...
Now you're 43. How about now?
@@RandomDude-bo1lg :P
Ha same here 41 copped this tape the day it came out but first recorded the video on VHS lol
@@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551 that was the spirit
Lol some deep dark part of my soul has to hear this once joint once in a while.
One of the creepiest and most chilling beats of all time
Here is the 1992 RNS /RZA produced hq instrumental used for wu tang demo tape
th-cam.com/video/icVVl6SotaQ/w-d-xo.html rza and the undertaker would later remake this beat in 1994 for this track but also give production credit to RNS for providing the original co production in 92 .peace
No. Doubt.....I thought the same first time I heard it mid 90s....still stands in the sickest way possible.
Yep, dat beat is precise
@Robert Duca.....I guess you could say I'm odd man out......I haven't a fb, Instagram or any social media. Thought about fb........but the lone wolf is strong with this one....hah. I like being nobody from nowhere.
You need to listen to "Head Neck Apartheid" by Necro! The second verse is fire!
I saw this video on tik tok talking about this particular song. I was about to scroll until he said "Rza" and it got my attention. Now I'm addicted to the first verse.
Back in 97 we listened to this good day bro
The 1st Gravediggas album will always be timeless to me,it was 4 pissed off artists letting their anger of the industry & turning it into a soundscape.CLASSIC!
this had barz, beats the whole package.. rza did his thing on this one.. their album was fire.. damn
+TR RCH damn right my nikka, ths shit is so slept on
+TR RCH straight up man
is it ODB who speaks the first interlude?
+erikbarrett85 2015 Still listening to this crazy song RZA at his best miss 90s golden era check out this is sick
+TR RCH Prince Paul produced most of this album as "The Undertaker", though Rza produced a handful
My older brother was into hip hop and one of his cds was Gravediggaz. I really liked the sound of this album.
2023 and this song still legend......These men need to be protected at all costs.
This album was insane . So underrated in my top 10 albums of all time .
What was the name
@@geranobeks it had two names!
I bought this album on tape I'm 42 crazy .
@@geranobeks 6 Feet Deep / Niggamortis
Dopest underrated hip hop group ever to do it. RIP Poetic
What a beautiful song, I wish there were more songs like these.
ah romance
+Lew Magroo 😘🙊😹
+Vzar MCesike ldch 28296 tfpt l701 R1143
such a cute song
+notthis prickagain aint it tho😉
20 years ago today this album dropped. Still to this day, one of the best & 1 of my most played.
facts
Mad Ry I agree 1000%
rza's raw and gritty vocals gives me goosebumps and so does the story that goes along with this music video.
How the HELL did RZA make a beat like this in the 90s? and his freaken verse, wtf? ! timeless classic.
Prince paul made the beat not rza,
+veekay But RZA has already made this beat in Wu Tang Demo - 1992.
veekay RNS came up wit the sample👐🏿
veekay rza made the beat Prince Paul produced everything else on the album
Here is the 1992 RNS /RZA produced hq instrumental used for wu tang demo tape
th-cam.com/video/icVVl6SotaQ/w-d-xo.html rza and the undertaker would later remake this beat in 1994 for this track but also give production credit to RNS for providing the original co production in 92 .peace
The darkest side of Hip Hop. Gravediggaz 4 life.
Kool G Rap though
The Birth of Horrorcore
@@joerivandeweyer3056 Kool G Rap's Executioner Style was pretty grimey. He's more into that Italian Mobster type rap. Notible mentions while we're on the darkest side of Hip Hop... Natural Born Killaz - Dre and Cube. Devils Son - Big L, and anything from Necro lol
$uicideboy$ remind me of this but nothing will ever be as good
Lord Infamous
This song is so crazy to me man. I’m 30 now and I remember being 5 years old and my older cousin made me recite “Sneak in the grave yard and hunt down ya tombstone pick up ya skeleton stomp all ya f*ckin bones” every damn day. I haven’t heard this song in 25 years and my mother briefly mentioned gravediggaz yesterday so I had to go look. Wow man. What a trip.
🤨😰
Your mother mentioned Gravediggaz? Lmao
@@Vingul you know our mother’s were once our age, right? Lol. She IS Hip Hop to her core bro lol. She grew up with this sound.
one of the best tracks I've ever heard, and the beat is magical.
shabazz opens this track up lovely
Prince Paul deserves primary credit for composing “Diary of a Madman”.
Amazing track!
Wow, I just got that "holey spirit" line.
Only took me 20 years, haha.
Haha why?
+Shlomo Schicklgruber Damn. I never thought about that.
Right right lol
what a profile lmao
lol
I remember growing up as a 90s teen in Louisiana, jamming this shit, my friends thought I was tripping, but this go hard!
I used to get the same response from my people in NYC. When I listened to Goodie Mob, Master P, and a bunch of artists from other states that wasn't in the Northeast. They ain't know. haha.
madwithhats same but I'm Aussie
These comments are all my life!
The same for me in Houston.... ninjas didn't understand
I used to love cypress hill temples of boom,hell on Earth and this so much
this and Flatlinerz are magic. The world sorely needs more RZA style beats.
Absolutely incredibly well written and flowed so damn good. A timeless classic
Accurate
Johnny Mathis samples of No Love But Your Love and Warm and Tender woven together by one of the master producers to ever grace the art of hip hop to create this amazing tapistry behold it's a masterpiece hard to the core ear drums is left sore. thank u Gravediggaz.
This whole album is a masterpiece
RZA is one crazy dude
he's actually a modern genius. this was just a troubling moment in his life. the journey of a master is fraught with peril. especially when you realize the truth. only the strong can survive the metamorphosis
dimviesel does that mine ur good at maths
+dimviesel I'm so confused, did someone reply to you then delete their own comments.
"he's actually a modern genius. this was just a troubling moment in his
life. the journey of a master is fraught with peril. especially when you
realize the truth. only the strong can survive the metamorphosis" i couldnt agree more with that my man keep it real
Nik Pavlin Amen
This beat was ill, hit with some cold ass lyrics...straight classic
Shabazz the Disciple went totally off the rails with his verse. Best verse on this track and everyone went dumb crazy.
One of my favorite songs of all times, lyrics, rhymes and beat....
RIp Grim your lyrics woke me up in my stress days of the 90s thank you for the release of the beast.
I remember getting the promo tape (white tape) in 1993. I was freaked out how good it was. It was way, way ahead of its time. To this day, it's still my favorite track of all time.
RZA laid down a sick verse. He has got to be the best producer/rapper of all time. Havoc of Mobb Deep also.
Havoc was insane
jon dunn Yeah its a toss up between the two. You can't go wrong either way with both.
Q TIP!
The Best Rapper/Producers of all time... Has got be Dr Dre, Rza, and Havoc... I love Q-Tip as well, But he didn't have as many albums produced Tracks as Dr Dre and Rza. Dre clocks in at about close to 90 and Rza I think was about 70.. And don't forget DJ Primere with well over 100. But he doesn't Rap like Dre Rza and Havoc.
Danny Galaxxy Premo doesn't rap so you can't throw them in there. The reason I don't consider Dre is because he doesn't write his rhymes. Hav and Rza write their rhymes and hold there own against their counter parts. Da Doggpound and Snoop and Eminem always by far overshadow Dre's verse, even though one of them wrote it.
Cultissime ! Ecouter en boucle à l'époque, ça rajeunit pas....Merci
a group of nice young lads making beautiful music!
A friend introduced me to Gravediggaz in the mid 90s. I later found out that there was this whole 'Horrorcore' rap subgenre, but from what I can see no-one did it better than Gravediggaz...
Jim Millman check out brotha lynch hung or twisted insane
Hadn't heard of those, thanks!
check flatlinerz mate lol
Necro is a good one too
One of the best in Horrorcore.
That song is brutal. It also has some full undertones. Love it
I remember when this dropped , little did we know it was a pre curser to the best hip hop album Eva ✊🏽
"Stab you with the dagger up Jacob's ladder" This gotta be one of my favorite lines ever.
I used to listen to this on repeat when this was released. Oh the good old days!
Killah Priest dropped an album a few weeks ago and its dope to me it baffles me how he can spit so much knowledge in rhyme form
I wanna go back to when hip hop sounded like this. Back when they used creativity and lyricism
"When I CRY IN MY EYE!! AHHH!!!!" One night I repeated this song well over 12 times in an aparment complex....In one night the neighbor on the first floor bitched about the noise, then his pipes burst.I swear the song did it...
The Rza's verse is one of the most mad I've ever heard. So dope. The whole MC are so dopest.
One of the best songs ever made, for real.
I remember when this and Liquid Swords dropped... I was stunned at the quality.
People slept on Gravediggaz and Grym Reaper never lived to see a new generation discover this gem of hiphop.
RIP Ill Poetic
90’s was def the golden era of hip-hop
best era
I'm an old school metal head but this song is one of my favorites that's come out of hip hop scene. I don't think they make them like before..(music in general)
LOA House this shit is total dark next to BONES "Hell Sent"
Horrorcore was always an interesting subgenre of rap. It also helps that some good artists use their experience in the streets. Big L is probably the best example.
you should check out necro if you aint already!
Same here.
Remember the Judgement Night soundtrack??!! 😍
@@haf816r Judgment night soundtrack was my shit when I was a kid! Still a favorite in 2019! 💯
"im fighting a holy war in the mental"
That line stuck out for me too. The beat is eerie as fuck tho.
Only knew this track via LP Album, played & repeated it endlessly, Nice to See the video for the firsttime (takes me back to 90’s MTV and sourcing 12”) thanks for the upload!!
The lyrics are just fucking brutal, and that perfect beat to go along.. damn dope stuff👍👍👍
ese sonido de fondo suena muy chimbaaa!!! 2017 Y Aun sigue sonando este grupooo!!
Happy 30th Anniversary Gravediggaz 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥... R.I.P. Grym🙏🙏🙏
one of my favorite albums till this day. !!
who else still got this on repeat in 2022🤘🏽
Used to smoke blunts to this album in 9th grade. The good days 😂
One of the greatest horrorcore songs ever 😈😈😈😈🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This and flatliners live evil
Is that Cassidy?
Certified classic.
2023 Checking in!! Shit goes as hard as it did upon release!!
First cypher HAS gotta rank in TOP 5 hardest verses EVER!
RZA is amazing.
Thats what I keep saying!...lol
He is genius
Jarl Ulfric yes!!!!
Although Wu is one of my all time favorite hip hop Groups, Gravediggaz is ranked in my top 5
Jarl Ulfric He usually is when he's not keeping a kick ass album from the masses.
Wild fire track. I remember watching this on BET RapCity back in the day.
Gravediggaz are forgotten by many. They had some bangers and were the precursor to a lot of Eminem and Tech N9ne's music.
My Pops Grew Up With Shabazz and Told Me About Him and I Must Say This Is Probably The Best Debut Verse Of Any Rapper Of All Time
yes this one is nicee !! i also like notorious big's first verse, which i heard was on dolly my baby by super cat. 2 of them are just on the top of the list
not even close. Nas's debut verse on Main Source is vastly superior.
Fat joe - watch out big puns debut verse kills
Shabazz is the main reazon people talk about this joint to this day
@@tochiRTA was going to post the same.
Makes me happy someone did before me.
I used to listen to this album everyday. Grew up on this. Best rap ever!!!
Hip hop is true genius and they are the kings 👑👑👑🔥🔥🔥🙏🏾❤❤hiphop 4eva
"At birth nurses surrounded me with needles and drugged me up with diseases of evil" if you ask me Shabbaz' s whole verse is one of the greatest in rap history
not exactly but still very good
Lol not even close
According to the top 50 Jay z is the best 😂😂😂 what a joke.
@@reco1l150 who do you recommend
@@nitnesto9195 who do you recommend
Gravediggaz was the first act i ever saw live when I was 12yrs old. Nobody knew who these crazy guys were and there were maybe 100 people in front of the stage as they were opening up for Public Enemy and Ice Cube.. . Who knew their Album would become legendary.
Damn man, this is the first time i've heard of Gravediggaz. Im fuckin' hooked! I'd ask what other songs you'd all recommend, but I see that they have a small discography, i'll just check em all out.
Definitely 1-800 suicide
@@Zakiachi124 👌👌👌💯💯💯
All album the pick, the sickle and thé shovel...its à classic with a da bomb pit of snakes, hidden emotion and on the top Never gonna come back, Elimiation process !
Check out death be the penalty!!!
th-cam.com/video/dLBVskbpHiE/w-d-xo.html
"ive been examined ever since i was semen,they took a sonograph and saw the image of a demon".
Fire 🔥 bar bro 🤣my dad
Put me on
one of the dopest gravediggaz song and album of all time
This whole album was on repeat in my tape deck
the capability of expressing your self like that is what i like to do
not only do they rap but they tell a story
Gravediggaz First Album Hip Hop Classic RIP POETIC 💎🙏🏾🙏🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯
Back then I was a teenager who was soo into Death Metal/heavy metal and hearing this was fucking holy shit
I was like fuck yeah, this is what hip hop should sound like
2020 and still fire 🔥 90’s Rap is the illest !
Such a sick beat, and the lyrics too. I first heard this in a Skate video in like 99 and was blown away.
Feel bad for the dude because he was battling colon cancer when they wrote this so it's the rage built up inside released on this whole album
Daaaaaaamn .. First verse : I grew up in hell , now I dwell in Islamic temple .. Respect
I know this comment is 5 years old but some might say youve misinterpreted that metaphor.
Just giving my 2 cents
Inshrah allah
Los sietes la banda
Ginerization facts.
Ginerization what does it mean then
finna bump this on Halloween
every year! also will play flatlinerz
Mr100Ping This And Geto Boys-Mind’s Playing Tricks On Me.
Mr100Ping same lmao
Mr100Ping same
Mr100Ping So Did You?
memories that last forever, once your hear the beat drop you know is on. The best horrorce song ever made
First time hearing this and it's litt 💯🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Whole album was good. Also check desperados same era. Good shit
That scene with the man in the chained straight jacket was straight up creepy.
The beat is ridiculous. One of my favorites
killa priest dont get enough credit his words be devine
susspek : Killah Priest one of the G.O.A.T. 🔥🔥
He had the best verse
"Giving n*ggas brain dimples" is the hardest line ever
Grave diggaz was definitely awesome. My favorite song on that album
This Joint Needs To Get Played Madd Loud On Halloween 🎃🙌🔥👊
Tell me why I was thinking the same thing
Yeah...on the Hood Viking!!!!
0:15 mans had a GoPro
2023 here and this shit is still fire!!
Shabazz verse was hard. Damn
Shabazz massacred the whole track with his verse. Easily one of the best verses in hip hop and the hardest opening in a rap joint.
Absolutely bro... 💯
This is one of my favourite albums of all time
LEGENDS IN THIS SONG!!!