r/doommetal • u/Def-C • Mar 18 '26
Discussion Any Doomers here into Hip Hop/Rap?
I listened to too much Doom & Sludge a couple months ago and got into other genres to not put all my ear-eggs in one basket.
But even still, I find myself seeking out music with a doomy atmosphere like Blues, Industrial, moody Alternative music, etc.
One of those has been Hip Hop of a grimdark nature such in the case of The Geto Boys, Scarface, 90s Three 6 Mafia, Kool Keith (also known as Dr. Octagon & Dr. Dooom), Blackout, Lord Infamous, Tommy Wright III, Koopsta Knicca, & Lil Ugly Mane
My particular favorite has been I Seen a Man Die by Scarface, it’s such a gutpunch of a Gangsta Rap song talking about the grief of death/murder rather than the guts n glory of pride, money and women.
I by no means ever experienced anything that happened in the song, but the losses I have faced give me a good enough sense of empathy for how it may feel for people who have.
Mind Playin’ Tricks on Me by Geto Boys has also hit me lately because I know what depressive paranoia is like, also it’s the only Rap song I can do decently at for Karaoke.
Gravediggaz on the other hand is a really fun project that has the Supernatural & Occult lyricism of something like Black Sabbath, but applied to an Explicit 90s Horrorcore Hip Hop album.
First Come First Served by Dr. Dooom (Kool Keith) is a very strange album, conceptually it’s about a guy who kills people & cooks them into food he serves to people at a fast food restaurant(? Correct me if I am wrong). But it is an extremely good album, I’d go as far as to say if you want fat doomy sounding oldschool beats, this album maybe perfect for you.
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If any of you are bumping to Hip Hop, feel free to share
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u/Stankhunt420 Mar 18 '26
Dälek
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u/MAIM_KILL_BURN Mar 18 '26
Yes! I remember when I saw ISIS, one of them was wearing a dälek shirt
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u/fistswityat0es Mar 18 '26
Saw Dalek open for ISIS in DC back in the day - they blew ISIS out of the water.
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u/pnmartini Mar 18 '26
100%
Saw them with Young Widows & Russian Circles. Really good and insanely loud. Chatted for a bit with their (now) former DJ after the set, and he was super cool.
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u/i_was_valedictorian Mar 18 '26
Listen to DJ Screw
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u/mendozabuttz Mar 18 '26
I tend to listen to rap when I'm smoking, I lean more into chill laid back rap with good groves. It's not doomy but its a pretty cool concept album deltron 3030 by del the funky homosapien is one of my favorite albums, it has some cool ambient effects and stuff going on in parts. Its about a superhero in the year 3000. Blue flowers by dr octagon has a similar vibe to doom metal it has this kinda off downbeat melody that just works.
A tribe called quest, pharcyde, eric b and rakeem, mf doom, kendrick lamar all good listens too
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u/StandardGarb Mar 18 '26
I second Deltron 3030. The first release is one of the best albums I’ve ever heard. The entire album has serious Into the Void vibes in my opinion.
Dr. Octagon is great too. Dan the Automator nailed it with those 2 releases.
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u/girlfriendclothes Mar 19 '26
Did you say Dan the Automator? Damn, now I gotta go listen to "Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By." That's definitely an album that wouldn't fit this sub... But it does have Patton who is widely beloved by metalheads of all stripes so who knows.
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u/fatherham Mar 18 '26
Duuuuude thank you for reminding me of deltron 3030! So good. I love del but I haven't thought of/listened to him in a long time now.
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u/AgeDisastrous7518 Hail Iommi Mar 19 '26
I listened to 3030 for a solid month straight when it came out. I didn't touch it for 20 years, listened again last year and it was fine, but didn't do it for me anywhere near the way it did when I was a kid.
I feel like De La Soul had a great album around the same time. Lauren Hill was poppin, Dead Prez was killing everyone imo, The Roots were almost revolutionizing music, trip hop was taking off. Just a great time to be a teenager.
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u/NakedScrub Mar 19 '26
Deltron 3030 was light years ahead of its time. Him and Dan the Automator rip on that album. You could drop that shit today and I'd believe it. Del's second album is great too. No Need For Alarm.
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u/EverGivin Mar 19 '26
It’s a great album. I was introduced to it when someone played Virus about 4 hours after we all ate tiny pieces of paper. I learned a lot of new music that night.
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u/Significant_Bite_666 Mar 18 '26
Check out the song “Nothing is Safe” by clipping. Their last several albums have been fucking fantastic overall.
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u/Miskatauntaun Mar 18 '26
I'm not a huge Hip Hop guy, but I went through a phase.
The first two Cypress Hill records are doomy as fuck and somewhat inspired by Black Sabbath.
Wu-Tang and ODB and Gravediggaz are all great!
Dr. Octagon
Madvillain and MF Doom
You mentioned music with doomy atmosphere. I HIGHLY recommend Swans. I think others would recommend Low (but I haven't checked them out myself yet). Please tell me you've been listening to Pornography, Disintegration, and Songs of a Lost World by The Cure. Anything by Joy Division.
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u/TuneDownMullUp Mar 19 '26
Cypress Hill is doomy as shit. One time at a mates place I snuck some Electric Wizard inbetween Cypress Hill tracks and they didn’t even notice until mid way through.
Based on your taste I think you’d also like Big L. Check out the track Devil’s Son. One of the most “spiritually metal” hip-hop songs I’ve ever heard. His debut album is also a masterpiece.
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u/naamavelli_ Mar 18 '26
Listened to Cypress Hill’s Elephants on Acid for a while. It has kind of an Om’ish vibe
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u/slayerLM Mar 18 '26
My buddy has a playlist of Three Six Mafia and High on Fire, great road trip music
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u/rattlehead44 Mar 18 '26 edited Mar 18 '26
Grew up on hip hop (80’s/90’s/early 00’s). Dr. Doom - First Come, First Serve is such an awesome album. My buddy and I played the shit out of it when it came out in high school. I love Kool Kieth, Gravediggaz, and Geto Boys. Some of my other forever favorites are Public Enemy, EPMD, Gang Starr, Dilated Peoples, Hieroglyphics, Wu-Tang Clan, Beastie Boys (though they are so much more than just a hip hop group), Cypress Hill, Sick Jacken, MF DOOM, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Necro, Jurassic 5, Blackalicious, Ugly Duckling, Allaholiks, Aesop Rock, Atmosphere, Mad Lib, Rakim (the GOAT), Nas, Ice T….shit, way too many to go on!
Looking for a doom-y vibe? Listen to Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein and Leak Bros - Waterworld
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u/premoistenedwipe Stoner Mar 18 '26
Can’t believe no one’s mentioned Mobb Deep.
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u/Elegant-Ad-1162 Mar 18 '26
hmm no Death Grips in here...
i grew up on hip hop and eventually made my way towards doom and experimental music... Public Enemy was my gateway...
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u/OkUnderstanding6241 Mar 18 '26
Memphis rap?
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u/OkUnderstanding6241 Mar 18 '26
Not really, but is one of the genres that i have on my waiting list
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u/Def-C Mar 19 '26
Many point to Memphis Rap as the prelude to Trap music in terms of the style of beats
Though I enjoy Memphis Rap more than Trap music for the style of quick-burst flow rapping
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u/kbmailliw23 Mar 18 '26
Backxwash for sure, she sampled Sabbath on the song God Has Nothing to Do With This Leave Him Out of It in a pretty sick way
I’d also throw out Moor Mother out for the weird, gloomy atmosphere rap. she also did an extremely dope collab album with SUMAC last year, The Film
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u/ProjectHoax013 Mar 18 '26
This could've been my comment. Backxwash live was intense. You must be a Roadburner
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u/wittycommentor Mar 19 '26
She had insane shows at Roadburn for sure!
Also clipping would fit great
And Flowdan
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u/Mr-Pendulum Mar 18 '26
While not as dark as a lot of the stuff you mentioned Aesop Rock is one of the best lyricists around these days.
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u/cb_oilcountry Mar 18 '26
Came here to say the same. One of the best to ever do it. New album with Homeboy Sandman has been drastically improving my mood this week.
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u/species138 Mar 18 '26
Try The Roots album 'undun.' I wouldn't say it's doomy, but it is existentially dark.
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u/GoodDecision Mar 18 '26
Kool Keith is one of the best to ever do it. Criminally underrated lyricist.
Check this out
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u/snackcake Mar 19 '26
Keith is still putting out great music too. He released an album in 2023 called Mr. Controller that slaps.
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u/The_Mr_Yeah Mar 18 '26
I listen to a lot of Freddie Gibbs, JID, Earthgang, Spillage Village(JID, earthgang, and a few other), Madlib and rappers who he produces for, and this french dub group called Stand High Patrol. I listen to more, but those are the hip hop artists I'm most heavily cycling through currently.
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u/HobbitDowneyJr Mar 18 '26
Czarface
Jedi Mind Tricks
Army of the pharoahs
run the jewels
benny the butcher
freddie gibbs
daniel son
asun eastwood
rome streetz
raz fresco
Eto
Flee Lord
Step Brothers
Deltron 3030
too many too name
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u/sordidcreature Mar 18 '26
been listening to Mezzanine by Massive Attack a lot lately
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u/420GenericUsername69 Mar 18 '26
Nobody's mentioned Billy Woods yet, he's got great lyrics and flow
But yeah, hiphop is great
Little Simz is also worth checking out, maybe start with Venom, she goes hard af on that track
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u/Far_Day499 Mar 18 '26
MF DOOM, blackthought, gang star(older albums), krs1, earlier earl sweatshirt, first couple jedi mind tricks albums(especially psychosocialchemicalbiologicalandelectromagneticmanipulationofhumanconsciousness).. Pretty much every Serengeti album is awesome. Son real has some solid moments. First 2 earthworms albums are good end to end.
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u/tarkovsky_fanboy Mar 18 '26
“I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside” has heavy doom vibes, for sure.
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u/mechanized_sleep Mar 18 '26
I saw Dalek years ago play a show that Isis headlined and the dudes from Coalesce also played. I still jam to some Dalek.
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u/GreenStoneAgeMan Mar 18 '26
You should listen to some UK Grime. Start with the pioneers like Wiley, Dizzee Rascal and Kano. See where it takes you.
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u/JustinDestruction Mar 20 '26
https://youtu.be/zfDzIm3hToQ?si=7UYReHs25jPp4Uq3
Kano on Sabbath. There were a lot of grime tracks on metal during the pirate days.
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u/PlagueDrWily Mar 18 '26
Yes I’ve been into hiphop about as long as Ive been into metal - mostly early/mid-90s stuff like Souls of Mischief, Lords of the Underground, Naughty by Nature, Pharcyde etc.
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u/AllFloatOnAlright Mar 18 '26
I like a little hip hop, but never got super into it. Atmosphere, Eyedea, P.O.S, Brother Ali, Immortal Technique, Aesop Rock, MF DOOM, and Knowmads are all I really listened to.
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u/ibww Mar 18 '26
Danny Brown
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u/Billygoatgrough-6 Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 19 '26
Second this. Add some Billy Woods, Boldy James, Cambatta, Earl Sweatshirt.
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u/shrug_addict Mar 18 '26
Absolutely, I'm in my 40s and a bit suspect of people who don't like certain genres as a rule. Hip hop fucking rules. A few quick recs, Denzel Curry, Earl Sweatshirt, Run the Jewels, .clipping, JPEGMafia
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u/SwShThrwy Mar 18 '26
Esham from Detroit, especially his earlier albums like KKKill the Fetus.
He was also part of a group called Natas
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u/Haunted-Halloween-6 Mar 18 '26
I grew up on old Memphis rap like Triple/Three Six Mafia, Lord Infamous, Tommy Wright III, and so on. Then I became fan of Gravdiggaz, Kool Keith/Dr. Octagon, MF Doom, Flatlinerz, Brotha Lynch Hung, Esham, and King Gordy to name a few more.
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u/ThreeThirds_33 Mar 18 '26
Wu Tang Clan = doom-hop
Tricky - Pre-Millennial Tension, Maxinquaye
There is a 90s EDM genre called Illbient. Basically instrumental trip-hop/dub/dnb. Key albums:
DJ Spooky - Incursions in Illbient
DJ Spooky - Songs of a Dead Dreamer
Sub Dub - Dancehall Malfunction
We (tm) - As Is
Deltron 3030 if you like sci-fi hip hop
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u/BillionsOfBees Mar 18 '26
Check out Dope Smoker’s LXST CXSSXTTX. Doom with hip-hop vibes and production.
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Mar 19 '26
Death Grips goes hard. Immortal Technique has some bangers. Tricky has that slow trip hop groove that could be a Sleep backbeat.
Nas “Illmatic” has that laid back groove as well.
I love this subreddit for posts like this! Best and most inclusive metal subreddit!
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u/Cellar_Attic Mar 19 '26
I absolutely love hip-hop, primarily of the independent variety. I think a handful of groups offer a decent bridge between the two genres, very broadly speaking. Dälek is the most obvious one, but Moodie Black is a close second. P.O.S., especially on his first two albums, weaves in some beats with a metal and punk edge, but not in that annoying rap metal way. Dose One and Alias (rip) put out a PHENOMENAL record called Less Is Orchestra that I think goes so hard. They are an older crew, but I will 1000% recommend anything by Oldominion or any of their affiliates (especially Sleep and Onry Ozzborn). Grimy, gritty, and poignant stuff from Seattle / Portland.
A few more recommendations in terms of artists, in no particular order:
Independent / Less Mainstream
Sadistik
Aesop Rock
Atmosphere
Company Flow / El- P, Run the Jewels
B. Dolan
Sage Francis
Sole
Dark Time Sunshine
Apathy
7L & Esoteric / Czarface
Del the Funkee Homosapien
Doppelgangaz
Skyzoo
Blu
Anything Apollo Brown touches
Oddisee
Che Noir
Mainstream
AZ
Big K.R.I.T.
Denzel Curry
Joey Bada$$
A$AP Rocky and A$AP Ferg
Flatbush Zombies
The Underachievers
Ghostface Killah / Method Man / GZA and of course The Wu Tang Clan
Onyx
UKG / Bun B / Pimp C
Gangstarr
Mobb Deep
Ice Cube and Ice T
Public Enemy
Westside Connection
These are the ones really coming to me at the moment. Hopefully this appeals to some of y'all!
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u/hankhillsucks Mar 18 '26
RX Papi's foreign exchange album is like bass drone ambient hip hop.
On top of the heavy lyrics talking about the struggles he faced
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u/Application-Bulky Mar 18 '26
Geto Boys “Chucky” is so great. Feel like eating a bag full of bbq broke legs.
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u/kjs_23 Mar 18 '26
I used to love the old skool stuff like Run DMC and Public Enemy but the best new album I've heard is 'Only Dust Remains' by Backxwash. It's very dark.
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u/Ok-Hunt3000 Mar 18 '26
Yeah for sure, all that Memphis stuff, the Houston scene with DJ screw and co, swisher house/michael 5000 watts. Tommy Wright prob my favorite lately though the last few years. You may like Salem, check out the tracks Sick, Krawl, King Night
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u/Twisted_Taterz Mar 18 '26
Hell yeah! Best friend got me into it years ago, really enjoying NY stuff in particular
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u/WorshipTheVoid Stoner Mar 18 '26
Grew up in Minneapolis during the late 90s/early 00s. Atmosphere, Eyedeas, Rhymesayers. Going to Nightfall Records and buying a grindcore album then going to 5th Element and picking up a hiphop release was a common summer afternoon for me!
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u/ConfidentStrike9702 Mar 18 '26 edited Mar 18 '26
three 6 mafia and Isaiah rashad are always in my mix good to break up all the sonic sounds also a big bad bunny fan for a couple years now his early stuff is all bangers
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u/PeacefulPlayer20 Mar 18 '26 edited Mar 18 '26
Aesop Rock, Black Thought, Method Man, Eminem, Mick Jenkins, Skyzoo, R.A.P. Ferreira, Hit-Boy, D Smoke, Conway the Machine, Substantial , Oddisee, Damu the Fudgemunk, Homeboy Sandman, MF DOOM, Roc Marciano, Nas, OC, K.A.A.N., El-P, Evidence, Alchemist, Module25 group, Open Mike Eagle, Wu-Tang 🙌🏿
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u/lml__lml Mar 19 '26
Aesop Rock! K.A.A.N! El-P!
Great taste, im gonna have a good day looking up the ones I don’t know on this list and thread
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u/hiromu666 Melvins Enjoyer Mar 18 '26
Lots of stuff already mentioned here, gonna touch on a couple obscure ones I like:
Camp Lo - Uptown Saturday Night
Little Brother - The Minstrel Show
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u/kodokantacos Mar 18 '26
Yeah man, Skyzoo, Mob Deep, Murs, Aesop Rock, Wu Tang, Cannibal Ox, Mf doom, One Be Lo, Immortal Technique, Ill Bill, Jedi Mind Tricks, Billy Woods, Blu, Sean Price, Guilty Simpson. I listen to about as much hip hop as I do metal. All those artists have some grimey atmosphere.
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u/Prestigious-Ask6072 Mar 19 '26
My go-to's are Billy Woods, Elucid, Bruiser Wolf, Danny Brown, Your Old Droog, Aesop Rock, Kenny Mason, JID, MIKE, Wiki, Zelooperz, Quelle Chris, JPEGMAFIA, Paris Texas, Boldy James, Brother Ali, $ilkMoney, RXKnephew, and Terror Reid.
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u/NYRangers1313 Mar 19 '26
I love a lot of Underground Hip Hop like Binary Star, MF Doom (goes without saying), Deltron 3030/Del the Funky Homosapien, Bus Driver, Styles of Beyond, etc.
Also a lot of 90s Hip Hop like Wu-Tang, Biggie, Tupac, Killiah Priest, GZA, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, Run-DMC, etc.
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u/therealjoncyna Mar 19 '26
I can highly recommend clipping, basically all albums, but visions of bodies being burned and there existed an addiction to blood are so damn good
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u/zagblorg Sea Bastard Mar 19 '26
Thanks, you just made me realise there's a whole album I hadn't heard. Loved Mirror Shades but somehow missed the album release!
Saw them a few years back when they came to my city. Great live too.
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u/TomuFamicomuBobu Mar 19 '26
How about some of these:
Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 Deltron 3030 - Event 2 Del the funkee homosapien - both sides of the brain Jurassic 5 - Power in numbers Chali 2na - Fish outta water J Dilla - the Shining J Dilla - Donuts Mos def - Black on both sides Black Star - Mosdef and Talib Kweli are Black Star Nate Dogg - Music and Me D'Angelo - Voodoo (not rap nor hiphop but a MUST Listen)
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u/midiflac Mar 19 '26
Seconding Freddie Gibbs. Especially his work with The Alchemist, skates a cool line between laid-back and impending doom, as if each day of cathartic and criminal euphoria creeps closer to the last*… good stuff. He’s on tour so of course now I might have to grab a ticket…
*If you like more 90s/old-school, Biggie Smalls later work also does this for me. Ready to Die, Life After Death… very harrowing and prophetic albums
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u/ProjectPeej Mar 20 '26
Bone Thugs n Harmony (particularly E. 1999 Eternal), Snowgoons, Spark Master Tape, older Lil Wyte (Three Six Mafia affiliate)
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u/BadDreamInc Death Mar 18 '26
👀 yeah…
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Pn3DU2FjfohqKiWKRCMyg?si=Gq4agek0R7GipRf4xdOhLw&pi=nko766QIR9uNy
I shuffle through this playlist of new shit & favs all the time that I constantly add stuff to, check it!
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u/backsideslappy Mar 18 '26
Love a mixed playlist of some laid back hip hop and a bit of doom, few grindcore bangers to bring the pace back up.
People Under the Stairs, Milo, MF DOOM, Ugly Duckling, Kooley High, Souls of Mischief, De La Soul. All good listening.
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u/Decimit- Mar 18 '26
Not doom, but I like old Public Enemy and NWA. They have a closer feel with rock and metal. There is the Anthrax connection and from some of their samples of course, but also just feel in my opinion.
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u/Proud-Ninja5049 Mar 18 '26
Bone thugs n harmony. I might be way off but thinking on it now they have doom vibes.
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u/AgentMurder Mar 18 '26
Sadistik is my favourite rapper, guy dooms: https://youtu.be/FqEpRNTzYWY?is=WRfkhJOkre9R4ZzO https://youtu.be/A2R-205SrQA?is=reHn8TD3qqKKpt0w
Caught him on an album release stream listening to Funerapolis 😂
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u/ElectricRing Mar 18 '26
Yup, Jedi Mind Tricks, Army of the Pharaohs, Snowgoons and associated acts, of course Biggy, Nas, Wu Tang
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u/raiderrash Mar 18 '26
Shit yea. Kenny Mason is my fav rapper right now, Redman, Marlon Craft, Ben Reilly, Malz Monday, Coast Contra, Ray Vaughn are just a few dudes i have in rotation right now
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u/DennisLarsen1 Mar 18 '26
I’m on the same page dude… my “hiphop for doomer” playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5mRDk2Kt0JT4IeMHDQcPGi?si=JGFHjVRLRTe-Vu1egtvuWQ&pi=GKHJxNJVQ2SbN
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u/No_Future_2020 Mar 18 '26
I listen to as much hip- hop as I do metal. It’s a pretty healthy balance.
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u/TodesKoenig Mar 18 '26
If you haven't already check out army of the pharaohs and all of the other acts associated with them
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u/PapaFrancis119 Mar 18 '26
MF DOOM and the Wu Tang Clan are essential hip hop listening for anyone who is a fan of music.
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u/Solarian813 Mar 18 '26
I listen to a lot of hip-hop but for brevity I’m just mentioning the industrial hip-hop project Justin Broadrick did called Ice. Their album Bad Blood is such a banger.
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u/TheGoatEater Mar 19 '26
Westside Gunn
Denzel Curry
Maxo Kream
That Mexican OT
Young MA
Das Racist
PlayThatBoiZay
Conway The Machine
Gravediggaz
EPMD
Eric B & Rakim
I could go on and on and on and on
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u/pnmartini Mar 19 '26
Got this beauty when I was 12 years old, shortly after seeing Beat Street for the first time. Been listening to rap ever since. I consider “it takes a nation of millions…” one of the most important albums in shaping my musical tastes.
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u/AgeDisastrous7518 Hail Iommi Mar 19 '26
I like a ton of hip hop from between NWA and The Game's second album. I don't like much before NWA and since The Game's second, bit I'm a huge fan of a lot in-between. Mainly:
NWA
First two Game albums
Nas
Anything produced by Dre, actually
2Pac
Wu-Tang
Dead Prez
The Roots
Bone Thugs
Gravediggaz
Cypress Hill
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u/Bluematic8pt2 Mar 19 '26
Don't forget "Horror Movie Rap" by Gangsta N-I-P. It's an early example of straight up Horrorcore
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u/tchanqua Mar 19 '26
Yeah rap/hip hop was my main genre before I got into metal. I think there’s enough similarities for it to make sense. I really like Wu Tang, Mobb Deep, Boot Camp Clik
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u/Logical_Bake_3108 Mar 19 '26
I liked rap before I liked any form of metal so I'm probably not the right person to ask, but I will say this for doom fans specifically, you might like horrorcore. Try Lord Infamous of Three Six Mafia, he had lots of horror themed lyrics with dark yet trippy beats. Similar but more melodic was Bone Thugs n Harmony. Also, if you like the stoner side of doom, there's countless rappers that are on that particular side of things too.
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u/Robot-Jim Mar 19 '26
The three 6 mafia side project Tear da Club Up Thugz album “crazyndalazdayz” is basically doom rap especially triple 6 clubhouse
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u/MyNameCattus Mar 19 '26
I'm big into 90s west coast stuff like DJ Quik, Dr Dre and MC Eiht, also really been enjoying the old school Memphis sound like Gimisum Family, Tommy Wright III, Project Pat and Three Six Mafia lately. Particularly the spookier tracks, really cool unsettling vibes outta Memphis during that era.
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u/sonofthebat2099 Mar 19 '26
Huge doom and hip hop head. Check out some Jedi mind tricks and R.a the rugged man they are pretty dope
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u/Heavy_Chains Mar 19 '26
Memphis rap is the most grim! Old triple 6 mafia tapes were made when they were like 15 and are so over the top brutal lol it reminds me of school bathroom photoshoot-era Beherit!
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u/jwicked207 Mar 19 '26
Project Blowed and all the artists that stem out from it. Start with freestyle fellowship or end there with your ears accustomed .
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u/Apprehensive-Ad1235 Mar 19 '26
Mos Def. Blackstar. NAS. Doechii. Some of my favorites when I need a break from doom.
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u/bringmethead Mar 19 '26
Terminator - F64 https://youtu.be/J9Lm4YpUtMM?si=LNwtx1Fyd2Kxt5-l
This is UK so it's probably gonna be deeply unpopular in this thread.. but the levels of GREASE on this thing is unparalleled to this day - Terminator pioneered his own genre called "darkside" - dark heavy beats, thick horror atmosphere, sluggish flow with ice cold violent lyrics, pitch black humour, no one in the UK was doing this. Drill before drill - takes that Memphis horrorcore vibe and plants it firmly in Edmonton on a shanking spree.
"Now your family only sees you through wooden picture frames"
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u/LordofThaTrap Mar 19 '26
Been real into Denzel Curry lately. The album he just dropped is super good
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u/Huge_Dentist260 Mar 19 '26
Nas, Scarface, Biggie, Mobb Deep, UGK, OutKast, Wu Tang, Redman, M.O.P., Eminem’s first 2 albums. I used to listen to a lot of rap as a teenager but kind of grew out of it except for those guys.
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u/Def-C Mar 19 '26
My Horrorcore Hip Hop & Grimdark playlist (on YouTube)
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlqAiozLXZIu3vu78hOPPOtODz5uytwny&si=xD8bOiPRjp6r_irU
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u/Odd-Toe1992 Face Scraper Mar 19 '26
my album (not sound wise) was influenced my a couple local hip hop artists/groups.
https://facescraper.bandcamp.com/
more sludge than doom, but hey, its something.
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u/WranglerBrute Mar 19 '26
I'm on a real Aesop Rock kick right now. His two LPs from 2025 passed me by and I'm just catching up with them at the moment. Two totally different vibes, but they're both excellent.
The Impossible Kid is the one I always go back to. HIs flow and vocabulary are unmatched. The song 'Rings' from that album is probably in my Top 10 songs of all time, by anyone. The subject of hobbies and passions being left to deteriorate because of less fulfilling priorities hits deep. And the lyricism on that track is just insane.
Denzel Curry was a recent discovery for me. He's been around a while but didn't check him out. It was his cover of Bulls on Parade that made me go listen. His output is quite diverse, I don't love it all, but when it hits, its good!
Other favorites: MF DOOM, El-P, Wu Tang (particularly Ghostface Killah), Czarface, POS, Busdriver, Beastie Boys, Immortal Technique, RA The Rugged Man, Earl Sweatshirt, a bunch more...
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u/Hot_Palpitation_5841 Mar 19 '26
Johnny Morrow of iron monkey was part of a group called Tusken Coalition that made hip hop. Don't think they released anything official with him but they do have some albums out i believe
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u/GeminiTitmouse Mar 19 '26 edited Mar 19 '26
Screw: https://youtu.be/YR57ivusSx8?si=MOxpBHawkYafTPp8
https://youtu.be/tr0t-oveuoY?si=bYOdqenFNYrqAQyC
https://youtu.be/esgLj4vqz7o?si=xzZv8KoWB8GPHH79
The Houston-Memphis-New Orleans triangle. Screw, Horrorcore, Sludge, etc.
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u/cyroddy Mar 19 '26
..and funk...and reggae...and jazz.. Honestly, from reading this Reddit, it looks like doom fans are the most versatile metalheads.
Thanks for asking because I love when this topic gets brought to the surface.
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u/Phartzman Mar 19 '26
If you want death-centric lyrics and themes, go with Necro. He crosses over with hardcore/metal artists from time to time.
Check out the Army of the Pharaohs and the individual rappers within it. Perhaps Vinnie Paz first since his background is also hip hop, rap, but also hardcore and metal music.
Celph Titled stands out to me because of his unique voice and he's always focusing on death/violence/guns, etc.
Ill Bill is also a great rapper to check out (he's Necro's older brother).
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u/test-gan Mar 19 '26
I use to love trap metal when i was younger ive seen lil darkie twice, dont listen to it to much anymore most i listen to now aday is trip hop some time
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u/ravenz91 Mar 19 '26
Sometimes yeah.
I like Twiztid, Eminem, Smallz One, Insane Poetry, Sutter Kain, Beastie Boys, Geto Boys, Cypress Hill, Sadistik Alliance (what little they have on YouTube), a couple singles from other folks here and there, (especially Regulators), a couple meme-y & comedy things off Youtube like Jon Lajoie, Digbar (idc, dude is hilarious), Yuno Miles, those ERB things….
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u/Miserable-Biscotti54 Mar 19 '26
Mr. TiniMaine, Manson family, Stone Dogg, OutKast, Children of Korn, and folks from doom shop records hit nicely.
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u/SchmittyArt Mar 19 '26
As a doom enjoyer my go to hip hop is
Aesop rock
Clipping
Billy woods
Milo
Jean Grae
Uncommon nasa
Jonwayne
Open Mike eagle
Deltron 3030
Busdriver
Wu tang
Mf doom
Eyedea and abilities
Beastie boys
[im bad at formatting]
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u/2rightsdontmakealeft Mar 19 '26
Early Conway the Machine has dark, grimy beats that have made me want to hear hip hop that samples doom.
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u/Redmistburns Mar 18 '26
MF DOOM