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Formed in 1992, Flatlinerz main lineup included Russell Simmons' nephew, Redrum, and fellow rappers Gravedigger and Tempest. In late 1993,Flatlinerz signed to Def Jam, and the humongous label released Flatlinerz's first and only effort to date, "U.S.A", which remains one of DefJam's most polarizing releases today. Although others have performed this style before them, Flatlinerz were the first act to coin their stylehorrorcore, a tagline that was made during the production of "U.S.A". Due to its topics of satanism, gory murder and overall dark themes, itfailed to sell that well, and reportedly ...read more
Formed in 1992, Flatlinerz main lineup included Russell Simmons' nephew, Redrum, and fellow rappers Gravedigger and Tempest. In late 1993,Flatlinerz signed to Def Jam, and the humongous label released Flatlinerz's first and only effort to date, "U.S.A", which remains one of DefJam's most polarizing releases today. Although others have performed this style before them, Flatlinerz were the first act to coin their stylehorrorcore, a tagline that was made during the production of "U.S.A". Due to its topics of satanism, gory murder and overall dark themes, itfailed to sell that well, and reportedly only sold a little over 36,000 copies. In 1995, the trio decided to disband, and the members went on to dolittle-to-no activity in the rap scene. In 2014, Flatlinerz announced its sudden revival, and a new album is rumored to be in the works. « hide |
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