6 Feet Deep

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6 Feet Deep
Studio album by Gravediggaz
Released	August 9, 1994
Genre	Hip hop Horrorcore
Length	52:17 (North America) 55:53 (Europe)
Label	PolyGram Records Gee Street Records V2 Records
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Gravediggaz chronology
	6 Feet Deep (1994)	The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel (1997)

6 Feet Deep was the debut album of the New York-based Horrorcore Hip Hop supergroup, Gravediggaz. Released August 9, 1994, the original title of the album was Niggamortis, but was changed to have a better reaction with the American crowd. However, the record was called by its original title overseas. The European version also included the bonus song "Pass the Shovel."

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Samples Used 3 Album Chart Positions 4 Singles Chart Positions 5 Trivia

[edit] Track listing

1. "Just When You Thought It Was Over (Intro)" – 0:10
2. "Constant Elevation" – 2:30
3. "Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide" – 3:55
4. "Defective Trip (Trippin')" – 5:04
5. "2 Cups of Blood" – 1:24
6. "Blood Brothers" – 4:47
7. "360 Questions" – 0:33
8. "1-800-Suicide" – 4:18
9. "Pass the Shovel" – 3:36 (Included on the European version only)
10. "Diary of a Madman" – 4:34
11. "Mommy, What's a Gravedigga?" – 1:44
12. "Bang Your Head" – 3:24
13. "Here Comes the Gravediggaz" – 3:44
14. "Graveyard Chamber" – 4:57
15. "Death Trap" – 4:36
16. "6 Feet Deep" – 4:36
17. "Rest in Peace (Outro)" – 2:01

[edit] Samples Used

• "Constant Elevation" contains sample from "Louie" by Allen Toussaint.
• "Nowhere To Run, Nowhere To Hide" contains samples from "Jagger the Dagger" by Eugene McDaniels, "Season of the Witch" by Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper and Steve Stills & "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss.
• "Defective Trip" contains sample from "Twine Time" by Alvin Cash.
• "2 Cups of Blood" contains sample from "Hihache" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band.
• "1-800-SUICIDE" contains samples from "Sunny" by Booker T. & the MG's & "One Man Band" by Monk Higgins & the Specialites.
• "Pass the Shovel" contains sample from "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" by Bob James.
• "Mommy, What's a Gravedigga?" contains samples from "Since We Said Goodbye" by The Counts, "Givin' it up is Givin' Up" by Patrice Rushen & "It's A New Day" by Skull Snaps.
• "Bang Your Head" contains sample from "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss.
• "Death Trap" contains sample from "7 Minutes of Funk" by Tyrone Thomas & the Whole Darn Family.

[edit] Album Chart Positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1994	6 Feet Deep	#36	#6

[edit] Singles Chart Positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1994	"Diary of a Madman"	#82	#57	#8	#11
	"Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide"	-	-	#32	#27
1995	"1-800-Suicide"	-	-	#46	#29

[edit] Trivia

• The last question on "360 Questions" is a reference to Tommy Boy Records which each band member had been on during the early days.
• Grym Reaper's first couple of lines from 'Here Comes The Gravediggaz' (You don't pull on Superman's cape/You don't spit into the wind/You don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger) are from the song "Don't Mess With Big Jim", originally by Jim Croce.
• The word "Gravediggaz" appears backmasked on the last few moments of "1-800-Suicide".
• "1-800-Suicide" features a quote from Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
• This album is occasionaly popular with Breakcore artists, as Alec Empire, and austrailan artists Dysphemic and Toecutter have been known to sample lines from the songs.