Necro discography

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Necro discography
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Studio albums7
Compilation albums9
Video albums4
EPs4
Singles40
Mixtapes3
Box sets2
Instrumental albums15
Acapella albums4

American hip hop recording artist Ron "Necro" Braunstein has released seven studio albums, four extended plays (including one dubbed as 'double EP'), 30 compilation albums (including 2 box sets), three mixtapes with his older brother Ill Bill, and over 40 singles.

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As a part of thrash metal trio Injustice, the band self-released two demo tapes in 1989 and 1990. In 1998, Necro released his debut extended play Cockroaches EP via Uncle Howie Records. Since founding Psycho+Logical-Records in November 1999, Necro has been releasing music through his own independent record label.

As a member of the Circle of Tyrants along with Ill Bill, Goretex and Mr. Hyde, a hip hop super-group released their only eponymous studio album in 2005.

He collaborated with Kool G Rap forming The Godfathers. The duo released two compilation albums The Pre-Kill Vol. 1 and The Pre-Kill Volume II composed of previously released solo songs in 2012, and also contributed to Necro's Murder Murder Kill Kill Double EP, before the release of their debut studio album Once Upon A Crime in 2013.

At the end of 2023, Necro, together with Ill Bill, released 2 singles “Blood Brothers” and “Madness” for the first joint album Blood Brothers, the release of which is scheduled for 2024.

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and information
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US R&B

[1]

US Indie

[2]

US Heat.

[3]

I Need Drugs
Gory Days
The Pre-Fix for Death
The Sexorcist
Death Rap 4313
DIE! 4819
The Notorious Goriest
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums

List of collaborative studio albums, with selected information
TitleAlbum details
The Circle Of Tyrants
(with Ill Bill, Goretex & Mr. Hyde, as Circle Of Tyrants)
Once Upon A Crime
(with Kool G Rap, as The Godfathers)

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Cockroaches EP
The Murder Murder Kill Kill Double EP
Absolut Horror
Pestilence EP

Compilations

List of compilation albums, with selected information
TitleAlbum details
Rare Demos And Freestyles Volume 1
  • Released: May 1, 2001
  • Label: Psycho+Logical-Records
Rare Demos And Freestyles Vol. 2
Rare Demos & Freestyles Vol. 3
Brutality Part 1
The Pre-Kill Vol. 1

(with Kool G Rap)

The Pre-Kill Volume II

(with Kool G Rap)

Metal Hiphop
Sadist Hitz
Sadist Hitz Volume 2

Instrumentals

List of instrumental and acapella albums, with selected information
TitleAlbum details
Instrumentals Vol. 1
Gory Days Instrumentals
The Pre-Fix For Death Acapellas
The Pre-Fix For Death Instrumentals
What's Wrong With Bill? Instrumentals
The Art Of Dying Instrumentals
Sabacolypse Instrumentals
Barn Of The Naked Dead Instrumentals
Brutality Part 1 Instrumentals
The Sexorcist: Cockapella Virgin
Death Rap Instrumentals
Murder Murder Kill Kill Instrumentals
Murder Murder Kill Kill Acapellas
DIE! Insertdamentalz
DIE! Acapellas
The Non Phixion Instrumentals
Once Upon a Crime Instrumentals
The Sexorcist Instrumentals
The Notorious Goriest Instrumentals

Demos

TitleAlbum details
The Cursed Earth(with Ill Bill & Mike Palmeri, as Injustice)
  • Released: 1989
Inhuman Conditions(with Ill Bill & Mike Palmeri, as Injustice)
  • Released: 1990

Mixtapes

List of mixtape albums, with selected information
TitleAlbum details
Street Villains, Vol. 1
(with Ill Bill)
Street Villains Vol. 2
(with Ill Bill)
Blood Brothers
(with Ill Bill)

Box sets

TitleAlbum details
The Box Set, Vol. 1
The Box Set, Vol. 2

Singles

Album title
"Murda Y'all"
"Heart Attack"
"Pop Ya Head Off"
"Smooth Crimy"
"Licinpusee"
"Take Hip-Hop Back"
"Los New Yorkangeles"
"Body Bag Material"
"Stories Of The Almost Dead"
"Gluteus Maximus"
"The Dawn Of A Dead Day"
"Grave Old World"
"The Master Of Ruckus"
"Know Con-Science"
"Murder Obscene"
"Head Neck Apartheid"
"The Love & Terror Cult"
"My Precious"
"Caught It!"
"Gat O' 9 Tales"
"What's This World Coming To?"
"Deaded"
"Party Killer"
"Blicky"
"Snitches Get Stitches"
"Shoot Dat Piece Of S***"
"Coronavirus Pandemic (Spreading the Disease)"
"Contagious"
"Covid-19 (Pestilence)"
"ACAB"
"Knife Season"
"After 12"
"Absolut Horror"
"Chop Into Your Body"
"Crazy!"
"Go Down South"
"Blood Brothers"
"Madness"
"The Streetest Taboo (Street Villains Collection)"
"All That She Wants Is Madness (Remix) (Street Villains Collection)"

Guest appearances

Filmography

Singles

DVD title
Gory Days
Death Rap

Music videos

Appearances in other artists' music videos

Directorial efforts

Film title
187 Reasonz Y
  • Released: 1997
  • Label(s): Necro Pictures
The Devil Made Me Do it
  • Released: 1998
  • Label(s): Necro Pictures
I Need Drugs Music Video
  • Released: 2000
  • Label(s): Necro Pictures
Sexy Sluts: Been There, Done That
  • Released: September 16, 2003
  • Label(s): Sexpert Video

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References

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  2. "Necro Chart History Independent Albums". Billboard . Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  3. "Necro Chart History Heatseekers Albums". Billboard . Retrieved February 18, 2024.