Flatlinerz
The Flatlinerz are a horrorcore rap group from Brooklyn, New York. The band… Read Full Bio ↴The Flatlinerz are a horrorcore rap group from Brooklyn, New York. The band were one of the first bands to coin the popular horrorcore term. The group was led by Jamal "Redrum" Simmons (nephew of Russell Simmons) and two other emcees named Gravedigger and Tempest.
The strategy thought up by Def Jam and Flatlinerz was that the group was to create a style of hip hop music that moved away from the popular gangsta style at the time and deal with darker subjects such as Satanism, horror movies, and gruesome murder. The group was heavily promoted as the next big thing by Def Jam after it signed with Def Jam by Jam Master Jay (contrary to belief, Russell Simmons apparently didn't sign the group because he couldn't take the concept seriously) and released its only album, U.S.A. (which stood for Under Satan's Authority) and was produced by Tempest, Rockwilder, Russell Simmons and DR Period. However, the album was not released by Jay's JMJ imprint.
The album didn't sell well, and there was a lot of controversy surrounding the videos for "Live Evil" and "Satanic Verses" (it featured things like frontman Redrum rhyming while hanging from a noose and Gravedigger rhyming from a crucifix), and the group was later dropped, since no one seemed to understand the concept of horrorcore at the time, and the group was seen by many as a facsimile of The Gravediggaz, who explored many of the same concepts, albeit in a more tongue-in-cheek (And arguably skillful) manner. The failure of the group derailed several side projects, such as a Comic book, and two of Flatlinerz's associates (namely the Headless Horsemen and Omen, who were featured on the debut album) who had been promised releases were also dropped.
Years active - 1993–1994
The strategy thought up by Def Jam and Flatlinerz was that the group was to create a style of hip hop music that moved away from the popular gangsta style at the time and deal with darker subjects such as Satanism, horror movies, and gruesome murder. The group was heavily promoted as the next big thing by Def Jam after it signed with Def Jam by Jam Master Jay (contrary to belief, Russell Simmons apparently didn't sign the group because he couldn't take the concept seriously) and released its only album, U.S.A. (which stood for Under Satan's Authority) and was produced by Tempest, Rockwilder, Russell Simmons and DR Period. However, the album was not released by Jay's JMJ imprint.
The album didn't sell well, and there was a lot of controversy surrounding the videos for "Live Evil" and "Satanic Verses" (it featured things like frontman Redrum rhyming while hanging from a noose and Gravedigger rhyming from a crucifix), and the group was later dropped, since no one seemed to understand the concept of horrorcore at the time, and the group was seen by many as a facsimile of The Gravediggaz, who explored many of the same concepts, albeit in a more tongue-in-cheek (And arguably skillful) manner. The failure of the group derailed several side projects, such as a Comic book, and two of Flatlinerz's associates (namely the Headless Horsemen and Omen, who were featured on the debut album) who had been promised releases were also dropped.
Years active - 1993–1994
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Flatlinerz Lyrics
Beware Beware, beware Beware, beware Beware, beware Beware, bewa…
Beware... Beware, beware Beware, beware Beware, beware Beware, bewa…
Body N' A Blunt Ready? You put the bullet in the chamber Then you cock the…
Brooklyn/Queens Here we go Hi.........and gotta that Hehehe... As gets wh…
Flatline [Redrum] Yeah, yeeah Turnin' lights out Turnin' lights ou…
Good Day to Die [Toss] It's a good day to die [?] Fucking, [?] Not to bla…
Intro This is the mad Mad world or lived video Or world wit…
Live Evil Live... evil We get so live (evil), live (evil) It's the d…
One Armed Bandit Yo, fuck that shit don't You passing air man! SHUT THE FUC…
Run Stand back and stand decline With your face to the ground …
Satanic Verses Tempest! [?] Now sworn to be slave bodies pour I 'N' to…
Sonic Boom Sonic boom to the head of a dread cause he's…
Takin' Em Underground Red Rum: In the house in the follers, we lice to…
Mariam Diaouné
on Satanic Verses
(??????) now swarm to be slave bodies pouri' 'N' to the grave
Studying scriptures come be save
So behave, ya soul's just a morsel that I crave
I be helpless on da feastin', but hell reches
Feastin' on da presence of life, just like leeches
Slam the gavel, satanic sounds (???)
Now I'm rabble, yeah I can't eat remains from the gravel
(???) passage way to the land of the living
Unfogivin', 'N' the land death
The devils 'N' details now walk my disgusting
Trails evil prevails, the difference between reality and hell.
Mariam Diaouné
on Satanic Verses
TEMPEST!
Mariam Diaouné
on Satanic Verses
I'm ho' town redding disguises with bloodshed