Top 10 Spooky (and Scary) Rap Songs of All Time

[ShadyMathers]

DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince - "A Nightmare on My Street"
After seeing Nightmare on Elm Street, Fresh Prince finds he can't go to sleep because he's been visited by Freddy Krueger. Freddy asks to be his partner-in-rhyme, but Prince ridicules him and sends him home instead. "Yo Fred, I think you got me all wrong/I ain't partners with nobody with nails that long. Look, I'll be honest this team won't work." Reality only sets in the end when Freddy decides to kill Jazzy Jeff. This one gave me shivers when I was a kid.

Snoop Dogg - "Murder was the Case"

No need for ghosts and goblins here, the mere thought of dying is terrifying enough for Snoop. Hear him testify: "I'm shaking and they breaking, tryin' to save the Dogg, pumping on my chest and I'm screamin'. I stop breathing, damn I see demons. Dear God, I wonder can you save me? I can't die, my Boo-Boo's bout to have my baby." Snoop's plea for mercy gets an even eerier thump from Dr. Dre's cinematic production.

Ras Kass - "Interview with a Vampire"

Backed by a gnarly soundtrack, Ras Kass strikes up an intricate conversation with supernatural
beings. Otherworldly sound effects come alive as the dialogue shifts from creationism to Armageddon.

Bone Thugs - "Hell Sent"

There are at least 10 references to Lucifer in "Hell Sent," which finds Bone Thugs bragging about "taking demons hostages" and starting a riot in hell. Wish Bone unleashes the fiercest assault towards the end, "A demon told me that Lucifer said meet him at the black hole. I told him "I'm a be there; ain't no b*tch in my soul!"

Big L - "Devil's Son"

Big L had a dream (more like a nightmare) in which he pictured himself as the devil's son and decided to write a song about it. Backed by dramatic horns and pounding drums, L rhymes about running into a church strapped. This horrorcore treat from Big L's 1993 demo tape is definitely not for the faint of heart.

The Notorious B.I.G. - "Suicidal Thoughts"

Fed up with his personal failures, Biggie gives himself a death sentence on "Suicidal Thoughts." His friend (Diddy, in this case) attempts to dissuade him, but Biggie is too far down the windpipe to reconsider. We'll never know if B.I.G. was really as depressed as the song indicates, but "Suicidal Thoghts" is still one hell of a spooky song 11 years after his real death. For a more dramatic version, check out this E&L remix.

Eminem - "Stan"

You only need to listen to "Stan" once before realizing that this ill-fated account of a psychotic Eminem worshipper is simply unforgettable. "Stan" unmasks a vulnerable Eminem, one that turns up the pathos several notches while barely raising his voice. Dido's ethereal crooning adds more soot to the tale.

Gravediggaz - "6 Feet Deep"

No Hip-Hop Halloween playlist is complete without at least one song from Gravediggaz, who specialized in blood-thirsty throwdowns. "6 Feet Deep," the title track from their controversial debut, spots unsettling vocals and a decidedly moody beat. "Your world is black. You drop into a hole."

Immortal Technique - "Dance with the Devil"

"Dance with the Devil" from start to finish, as Immortal Technique tells an elaborate tale of a man named Billy. Billy's hunger for social acceptance drove him to commit all sorts of atrocities, including one that involves a close relative. The song's hazed-out jazzy vibe, coupled with Tech's psychopathic recital, is incredibly chilling.

Geto Boys - "Mind Playing Tricks on Me"

Paranoia gets the best of Scarface as he stands alone in his four-corner room staring at candles, seeing images. "He owns a black hat like I own. A black suit and a cane like my own," 'Face rhymes. "It's f***ed up when your mind's playing tricks on you." Turns out he was staring at his own reflection. The vertically challenged Buswhick Bill th hen teams up with 'Face and Willie D to fight off a 7-ft tall enemy. The giant disappears only for Bill to realize he'd been ferociously pummeling the concrete all along.

http://rap.about.com/od/songs/tp/10ScaryHipHopSongs.htm

Agree with the placing?

[°[~CHR!$~]°]

wow....youtubed couple of these tracks...nice list...Bone Thugs-Hell Sent is definitly creepy...
also Devil's Son..handsdown
i would say Tech N9ne-Killer could be up there too

[theJFKshow]

Kim?

[Nick419]

def. agree with Immortal Technique - "Dance with the Devil'........i find 97 bonnie n clyde much more scary than stan. Just the thought of someone killing their baby's mother all while having fun in a sarcastic way with their kid as they dispose of the body is crazy lol

[DrRapid]

Interesting list. I know a few of them but not all

[ch_ch_chainsaw]

You wanna hear some scary shit from the UK?

Plan B - Suzanne

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7uwVBIrup4

[ch_ch_chainsaw]

You wanna hear some scary shit from the UK?

nope

You're so witty.

:|

[theJFKshow]

Kim is a beautiful song.

[Dark Blue]

they/u should of added 'Dead Body Disposal' by Necro thats a crazy ass song

[dbeauluvswomen]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs5D-kMjojI

[firepower]

Kim is a beautiful song.

[Sleepy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs5D-kMjojI

awesome

[Pistolpoppin]

Who would add 3.am to this list?

[DƎRDYPK]

You wanna hear some scary shit from the UK?

Plan B - Suzanne

good shit i heard that shit forever ago & I fell in love wit it

this Bone Thugs track is str8 wicked

[Pistolpoppin]

I don't know if it's Top 10, but I was just watching Royce's Part of Me video... God damn, that shit was creepy as hell.


No matter how angry I was at a dude, I could never do that to him.

Makes me feel queezy watching that vid lol