Necro (rapper)
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 Necro in the studio
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ron Raphael Braunstein |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Horrorcore, Hardcore Hip Hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper Producer Director Label CEO |
| Years active | 1991 – present |
| Label(s) | Psycho+Logical/Koch Records |
| Associated acts | The Circle of Tyrants Secret Society Non Phixion Injustice Ill Bill PCP |
| Website | http://www.necrohiphop.com/ |
Ron Raphael Braunstein, better known as Necro, is a emcee, record producer, business owner, actor, and director from Brooklyn, New York. He is the younger brother of fellow rapper Ill Bill.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Recent events
After eight years of managing his work through his independent label Psycho+Logical-Records, Necro signed a deal with Austrian-American independent distributor Koch Records, through which he released his fifth studio album, Death Rap, on September 11, 2007.[1] Necro and Koch hope that Necro's signing with the label will help to promote Koch and the music industry's distribution of indie hip-hop music, and further extend Necro's name.[2]
Necro appears with Violent J and Esham on the 2009 Violent J solo album, The Shining on the song Fight Club.
[edit] Controversy
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In 2007 he toured with Sounds of the Underground. His performances were apparently met with hostility from the metal audiences on the tour.[citation needed] Necro decided to leave the Sounds of the Underground tour 2007. Despite this poor audience reception to his music, Necro has admitted that he was not once "booed offstage" specifically[citation needed] (although he did end his performance early in Worcester, Massachusetts[citation needed]), and that he played through his 25-minute sets regardless of the crowd's hostility,[citation needed] which was not directed towards him at all as he has responded by stating: "I will make one thing clear for the haters: we NEVER got booed OFF the stage. Not once. Yes a ton of emo kids booed us at every show, but we had a twenty-five minute set every night and we stayed on stage for every minute of it, and we represented. Every show had at least 100 to 200 NECRO fans in the pit tearing it up, and our meet and greets were incredible! It's just a shame these little kids are so closed-minded. The majority of the hate was coming from mop top emo sixteen-year olds who have no clue who the originators of metal are, and didn't respect my 'rest in peace' chant to metal legends (Dime, Cliff, Chuck, Piggy, Sob). As far as the tour organizers and I are concerned, you are my peoples so it's all love and I'm thankful for the opportunity to prove I can murder it in the worst of situations. This actually did a lot for me and is just one move in many my team will make to blow NECRO up." [3]
His media persona has done little to quash the controversy surrounding Necro. A recent interview with Music Feeds illustrates his outspoken opinions.[4]
On June 4, 2009, Necro was charged following a violent assault on a cafe patron in Perth, Australia. His performance at a suburban Perth hotel later that evening was canceled while he was detained by police. The following day Necro pleaded guilty to assault in the Perth Magistrates Court and was fined AU$3,000.[5]
[edit] Discography
- 1998: Necro
- 2000: I Need Drugs
- 2001: Gory Days
- 2004: The Pre-Fix for Death
- 2005: The Sexorcist
- 2007: Death Rap
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Music Videos
[edit] Solo Videos
- 2000: I Need Drugs (from "I Need Drugs")
- 2003: White Slavery feat. Ill Bill (from "Brutality Part 1")
- 2005: The Prefix For Death (from "The Prefix For Death")
- 2007: Mutilate The Beat (from "Death Rap")
- 2008: Who's Your Daddy (from "The Sexorcist")
- 2008: I Wanna Fuck (from "The Sexorcist")
[edit] Non-Solo Videos
- 2004: Chasing The Dragon - Ill Bill feat. Necro (from "What's Wrong With Bill?")
- 2004: The Crazies - Mr. Hyde feat. Ill Bill, Goretex and Necro (from "Barn Of The Naked Dead") [unreleased]
- 2007: Mechanix - Danny Diablo feat. Necro, Prince Metropolitan and Skinhead Rob
[edit] Other Projects
- 2000: 187 Reasonz Y (a short film directed by and starring Necro)
- 2000: The Devil Made Me Do It (a short film directed by and starring Necro)
- 2003: Sexy Sluts: Been There, Done That (a pornographic DVD directed by Necro hosted by Jerry Butler and starring Lanny Barbie, Uncle Howie and others)
- 2009: Triumph Of The Kill (a short film directed by Bryan Andre starring Necro)
- 2009: Personal Justice (a new crime re-enactment show airing on Investigation Discovery during the summer of 2009. Necro will be in 3 upcoming episodes in 3 different roles)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Miles Bennett. Necro Calls On Metal Friends For New Album, Death Rap, reported by BallerStatus July 17, 2007. Last accessed August 5, 2007
- ^ Ronnie Gamble. Indie Rapper Necro Inks Deal With Koch Records For Next Album, reported by BallerStatus July 25, 2007. Last accessed August 5, 2007
- ^ Blabbermouth.net. 'Death' Rapper NECRO Leaves SOUNDS OF THE UNDERGROUND Tour, reported by Blabbermouth.net July 25, 2007. Last accessed August 5, 2007
- ^ Musicfeeds.com.au chats to Necro
- ^ http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,25589056-5005368,00.html
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Official website archive
- Official MySpace
- Official Soundclick
- Necro at Allmusic
- Necro at the Internet Movie Database
- Necro at Last.fm
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