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Ron Braunstein (born 1976 ) known better by his Stage Name , '''Necro''', is an Indie Hardcore Hip Hop Rapper from Brooklyn, New York known in the Hip Hop community for his exceptionally explicit lyrics. His music is often labeled as part of the Horrorcore genre of hip hop. Necro, however, has stated that he doesn't consider his music as part of that genre and has even been rumored to have invented the term " Death Rap " to further distance himself from being referred to as horrorcore music. He is the brother of rapper Ill Bill . BIOGRAPHY Necro is recognized for his work as an established Recording Artist , rap producer, film director and as the owner/ CEO of Psycho+Logical-Records. Within the last five years, Necro has sold tens of thousands of CD's and vinyl. His 2000 debut LP, '' I Need Drugs '', set the stage for Necro's brand of irreverent and often humorous commentary on the dark side of reality. Necro was born to Jewish immigrants from Israel and raised in Brooklyn, NY , where he has lived his entire life. He has been writing and recording music since the late 1980s , playing guitar in bands until 1990 , where at the age of 13, he switched his interest toward Hip Hop . He began receiving recognition for his music as early as 1991 , when he won a demo contest on the '' Stretch And Bobbito Radio Show '' in NYC. His appearances on this show and other Radio Show s over the next few years began to build Necro a fan base before even releasing his first record. Since 1996 , Necro has released a series of top 5 college radio singles, including his 12" release, "Bury You With Satan" which reached #1 ranking in two of the top trades. Necro's second CD, '' Gory Days '', was his quickest selling release at the time. The album contains fourteen tracks of Necro's extremely graphic rhymes over his own original brand of Hip Hop production. Performing live since the age of 11, Necro has opened for groups such as Run-DMC , Beatnuts , Sepultura , Kool Keith , Napalm Death & Biohazard . He has headlined sold-out shows in all of NYC's mid-sized venues such as Brownie's, Wetlands, the Knitting Factory & SOB's. Necro's film production company, the aptly named Necro Films, has released three direct-to-video features ("187 Reasonz Y", "The Devil Made Me Do It" and "The I Need Drugs" music video), all of which have sold over 5000 copies each and received acclaim in publications such as The Source and Vibe . DEATH METAL INFLUENCE Since the inception of his rap career Necro has been tied to the genre of heavy metal, and more specifically death metal, this has altered his path into hip hop. Having played alongside such acts as Napalm Death, Sepultura, and Obituary with his band Injustice, Necro gained insight to the morbid underworld of death metal. He has been quoted in interviews citing death metal as a key influence for his sadistic rhymes, King Diamond and Chuck Schulinder's Death in particular. Necro's adoration for death metal is apparent in many of his lyrical themes such as the Cannibal Corpse / Six Feet Under like glorification of gruesome violence, the Deicide / Morbid Angel tendency to discount and persecute Christianity, and the Bolt Thrower / Slayer's proclivity towards narrating the horrors of war. Necro and his Psychological labelmates have also been known to reference underground metal acts in their rhymes as well. For instance on "Underground" Necro states he will, "penetrate your skull like a riff from Obituary's Slowly We Rot" and quotes Metallica's "Master of Puppets" by saying "taste me you will see more is all you need, dedicated to how I am killing you". Over the years Necro has increased his referencing and colloborations with underground metal acts, as evidenced by his recent album "Pre Fix For Death", which features a plethora of references as well as a slew of prominent heavy metal musicians from Obituary, Hatebreed, Slipknot, and Voivod. In addition Necro and labelmates Gortex, Ill Bill, and Mr. Hyde have started their own supergroup known as "Circle of Tyrants", which is also a song by Celtic Frost which is covered by Obituary on the "Cause Of Death" LP, that contains collaborations with artists from Testament and Sepultura as well as song titles named after 80's thrash metal classics such as Slayer's "South of Heaven" and Metallica's "Four Horsemen". It has also become a tradition on Psychological for each release to have one song have a corresponding metal version, such as Necro's "Push it to the Limit (feat. Jamey Jasta)", Ill Bill's "Chasing the Dragon", and Mr. Hyde's "The Crazies". DISCOGRAPHY Injustice (Necro's early death metal band, that included his brother on bass and vocals)
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Collaborations Circle Of Tyrants (Necro, Ill Bill , Goretex + Mr. Hyde)
Productions # ''Non-Phixion'' — "No Tomorrow" released on Searchlite/Fat Beats — 1996 # '' Cage '' — "Agent Orange" b/w "Radiohead" released on Fondle 'em — 1997 # ''Necro'' — "Get On Your Knees" b/w "Underground" released on Fat Beats — 1997 # ''Non-Phixion'' — "Five Boros" released on Searchlite/Fat Beats — 1997 # ''Missing Linx'' — "Loc'd" released on Ink/Fat Beats — 1998 # ''Non-Phixion'' — "I Shot Reagan" b/w "Refuse To Lose" and "This Is Not An Exercise" released on Uncle Howie/Fat Beats — 1998 # ''Necro'' — "Self-titled EP" released on Uncle Howie/Fat Beats — 1998 # ''Necro'' — "The Most Sadistic" b/w "You're Dead" and "You're Fxxxing Head Split" released on Psycho+Logical-Records/Landspeed — 2000 #4 on Gavin-#4 on Hits. # ''Ill Bill'' — ''Gangsta Rap'' b/w "How To Kill To Cop" released on Psycho+Logical-Records/Landspeed — 2000 #3 on Gavin-#4 on Hits. # ''Al Tariq'' — "Feel This Shit" b/w "Black Nasty Motherfxxxer" released on Psycho+Logical-Records/Landspeed — 2000 #5 on Gavin-#4 on Hits. # ''Non-Phixion'' — "Black Helicopters" b/w "They Got" released on Uncle Howie/Matador — 2000 # ''Missing Linx'' — "What It Is" from the "Exhibit A" EP released on Stimulated/Loud — 2000 # ''Non-Phixion'' — Seven tracks — due out 2001 Films # "187 Reasonz Y — (''shot on super 8mm in black and white'') — 1997 # "The Devil Made Me Do It" — (''shot on 16mm film in color b/w Fleabag A Shmuck and A Cunt (4 2 Dollars) shot on 16mm black and white reversal film "Get Me That Bread" (Freestyle skit)'') — 1998 # "I Need Drugs" music video – (''shot on High 8 in color and edited on an Avid b/w a live performance at Brownies and 4 freestyle acting skits'') — 2000 # "Sexy Sluts: Been There, Done That" — 2003 EXTERNAL LINKS
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