Gravediggaz
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Gravediggaz is an American hip-hop group formed on 1994 in New York City. They are well known for their dark sense of humor and abrasive and menacing music.
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[edit] About
Gravediggaz was formed on 1994 and the group's name means "digging graves of the mentally dead, and it stood for resurrecting the mentally dead from their state of unawareness and ignorance", this is according to group member Frukwan.
The group's debut album was released on August 9, 1994 originally entitled "Niggamortis" but was later changed to 6 Feet Deep for the purposeful American market. However, it remained at its original title for all European releases. The album was a mixed of black humor with a mix of violently created cartoony output. The second album was released on 1997 entitled The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel which shows the lax and calmer production type of music.
A rumored album entitled "Scenes from the Graveyard" surfaced on 1998 with Too Poetic, known as the Grym Reaper of the group made a major contribution. However, he succumed to colon cancer and passed away. This incident led to seven unreleased songs of the album. And so, a third album was released three years after on 2001 entitled Nightmare in A-Minor. The said album contains the unreleased tracks of the rumored unreleased album. And deals about the struggle of Poetic after being struck with the deadly ailment.
The fourth album released was Six Feet Under, which is a compilation album featuring songs from "Nightmare in A-Minor" and "Life", which happens to be Frukwan's debut album.
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| Year | Title | Hot Rap | Hot R&B | Hot 100 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1-800-Suicide | 46 | - | - | 6 Feet Deep (Niggamortis) |
| 1994 | Diary Of A Madman | 8 | 57 | 82 | 6 Feet Deep (Niggamortis) |
| 1994 | Nowhere To Run, Nowhere To Hide | 32 | - | - | 6 Feet Deep (Niggamortis) |
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 August 9, 1994 Island Records |
 October 14, 1997 Gee Street, BMG |
 April 9, 2002 Empire, BMG |
 March 30, 2004 X-Ray, Cleopatra |
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| Date | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | False Things Must Perish | Empire |
| 1998 | Unexplained | V2 |
| 1997 | Dangerous Mindz | V2 |
| 1997 | Night the Earth Cried | V2 |
| 1995 | 1-800 Suicide | Gee Street |
| 1994 | Diary of a Madman | Gee Street |
| 1994 | Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide EP | Gee Street |
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- Known as one of the most influential and pioneering groups in the hip-hop subgenre horrorcore.
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