Real Underground...

Bonecrusher Crew
-Demented Dungeon pt. 1
-Demented Dungeon pt. 2

1996 red-label

This was a super-limited release that I'm guessing was just pressed up by these guys themselves, and never made it much farther than the SF Bay and its immediate surroundings. It showed up at KZSU mysteriously, seemingly out of nowhere, and I managed to find myself a copy at a local Palo Alto spot, too.

Obviously, it's a response to the "horror-core" trend that had hit around that time, with groups like the Flatlinerz and, of course, the Gravediggaz gaining national notoriety. Ask me, I'd say hip-hop is lacking this kind of lighthearted, quirky creativity these days. It's obviously a joke, but they're taking it seriously enough to say some pretty darn clever stuff, and have fun in the process. And really, it's all just for a laugh. Nobody has fun in hip-hop anymore, unless they're listening to old stuff like this.

And, I once heard word that these guys have a whole album-worth of stuff out there. If anyone can tell me more about that, I'd be much obliged. This is the kind of thing that can earn itself a cult following...