Gravediggaz

Gravediggaz
Gravediggaz
	Gravediggaz, from left to right: The RZArector, The Undertaker, The Gatekeeper and The Grym Reaper
Background information
Origin	New York, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop; horrorcore;
Years active	1994–2002; 2010–2018;
Labels	Gee Street/Island/PolyGram; Gee Street/V2/BMG; Empire Musicwerks/BMG;
Past members	The Gatekeeper; The Grym Reaper; The RZArector; The Undertaker;

Gravediggaz was an American hip hop group from New York, known for its dark sense of humor and abrasive, menacing soundscapes. Gravediggaz blended hardcore hip hop, gangsta rap and heavy metal with horror elements to pioneer the hip-hop subgenre of horrorcore.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The group was formed in 1994, which brought together Prince Paul (The Undertaker), Frukwan (The Gatekeeper), Too Poetic (The Grym Reaper) and RZA (The RZArector). It came about largely due to the efforts of Prince Paul. Frukwan and Prince Paul were previously together in the group Stetsasonic.

^ "GRAVEDIGGAZ: THE 16TH ANNIVERSARY THAT HIP-HOP FORGOT". XXL Magazine. August 12, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
^ "Gravediggaz - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links - AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ Hess, Mickey (2007). Icons of Hip Hop: An Encyclopedia of the Movement, Music, and Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 369. ISBN 978-0-313-33904-2.
^ Zuberi, Nabeel (2001). Sounds English: Transnational Popular Music. University of Illinois Press. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-252-02620-1. Gravediggaz horrorcore.
^ Kulkarni, Neil (2004). Hip Hop: Bring the Noise : the Stories Behind the Biggest Songs. Thunder's Mouth Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-56025-586-4. Gravediggaz horrorcore.

[1] "GRAVEDIGGAZ: THE 16TH ANNIVERSARY THAT HIP-HOP FORGOT". XXL Magazine. August 12, 2010. Retrieved September 12, 2019.

[2] "Gravediggaz - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links - AllMusic". AllMusic.

[auto-3] Hess, Mickey (2007). Icons of Hip Hop: An Encyclopedia of the Movement, Music, and Culture. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 369. ISBN 978-0-313-33904-2.

[auto1-4] Zuberi, Nabeel (2001). Sounds English: Transnational Popular Music. University of Illinois Press. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-252-02620-1. Gravediggaz horrorcore.

[auto2-5] Kulkarni, Neil (2004). Hip Hop: Bring the Noise : the Stories Behind the Biggest Songs. Thunder's Mouth Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-56025-586-4. Gravediggaz horrorcore.

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