King of Horrorcore II [SEP] performer
King of Horrorcore II
King of Horrorcore II is the sixth solo release by horrorcore rap artist King Gordy from Detroit and also his second official mixtape. The album is a follow up to his 2005 release "The King of Horrorcore!."
supernatural or occult themes. The lyrics are often inspired by horror movies and are performed over moody, hardcore beats. According to rapper Mars, "If you take Stephen King or Wes Craven and you throw them on a rap beat, that's who I am." Horrorcore was described by "Entertainment Weekly" in 1995 as a "blend of hardcore rap and bloodthirsty metal." The lyrical content of horrorcore is sometimes described as being similar to that of death metal, and some have referred to the genre as "