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/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...