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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	Gee Street/Island/PolyGram Records 524 016
Producer	Prince Paul The RZA RNS Mr. Sime Gatekeeper
Professional reviews
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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."

The album was well received and is considered a horrorcore classic.

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

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

Constant Elevation

• "Louie" by Allen Toussaint

Nowhere To Run, Nowhere To Hide

• "Jagger the Dagger" by Eugene McDaniels
• "Season of the Witch" by Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper and Stephen Stills
• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss

Defective Trip (Trippin')

• "Twine Time" by Alvin Cash
• "Plug Tunin'" by De La Soul

2 Cups of Blood

• "Hihache" by Lafayette Afro Rock Band.

1-800-SUICIDE

• "Sunny" by Booker T. & the MG's
• "One Man Band" by Monk Higgins & the Specialites.

Pass the Shovel

• "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" by Bob James.

Mommy, What's a Gravedigga?

• "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

• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss.

Death Trap

• "7 Minutes of Funk" by Tyrone Thomas & the Whole Darn Family.

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

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

• On the track "Constant Elevation", RZA ends the song by saying "Positive Energy Activates Constant Elevation", which is a backronym for P.E.A.C.E.
• Rzarectah begins a verse with the line "here comes the drastic" before he is interrupted by the sounds of piano and a martial arts sound effect. The piano and sound effect is from the Wu-Tang Clan's "Protect Ya Neck", an audio reference to RZA's other group.
• 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" samples a line from the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
• "1-800-Suicide" also appeared in the soundtrack to the film Tales From The Crypt: Demon Knight.
• This album is occasionally popular with Breakcore artists, as Alec Empire and Australian artists Nasenbluten and Dysphemic, as the groups have all been known to sample lines from the songs.