I Need Redemption, an album he made with the rap group Apathy. Apathy also appeared on Necro's 2009 album titled This or Execution. In 2009, Necro also made a song with T-Pain named Take Yourself Off It. 2012: Reanimation In 2012 Necro released the album Reanimation, which features vocals from Danny Brown, Lil Durk, Freddie Gibbs, Big Twan and Z-Ro. The album features production by Just Blaze, Mr. Porter, DJ Premier, and many others. The album debuted at #19 on the Billboard 200 charts, selling approximately 19,000 copies its first week. The songs "Dump Dump", "Reanimator" and "Vegas" were all featured in Grand Theft Auto V for the radio station Radio Los Santos. The album was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. 2014: Death Rap 2 In 2014, Necro released his album Death Rap 2, which features vocals from artists like Danny Brown, Freddie Gibbs, Chief Keef, A$AP Ferg and Riff Raff. It debuted at #17 on the Billboard 200, selling 10,000 copies in the first week. It features production from Just Blaze, DJ Muggs, Erick Sermon, Large Professor, The Alchemist and DJ Premier. 2016: The Addiction Necro's album The Addiction was released on August 25, 2016, and was met with highly positive reviews from music critics. Necro took on the entire production process for the album himself. The album features a guest appearance from D12 member Kokane on the track "M.I.A.". The album featured production from Necro himself as well as guest artists including Zaytoven and Ron Browz among others. A deluxe edition of the album was released for download on iTunes on September 15, 2016. 2018: The Return In April 2018, Necro announced that he would release a new album, a sequel to 2014's Death Rap 2. Entitled The Return, the album was released on August 17. Collaborations Necro has collaborated with many rappers, including Ghostface Killah, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Kool G Rap, Big Pun, Kurupt, M-Gee, DFC, and Eazy-E, as well as the Beastie Boys. Acting In addition to his work as a rapper, Necro is an accomplished film and television actor. He appeared in the movie House of the Rising Sun as Odai. He also had a recurring role on the first two seasons of Snoop Dogg's "G-Funk" television series. The pilot episode is available on YouTube. Necro also appeared in the "Dead or Alive 2" video game along with Snoop Dogg. As a songwriter "Friends" was co-written by Snoop Dogg, Necro, Kurupt and DJ Battlecat. Necro contributed on the track "Hustle N Work" for the film 8 Mile. As a director Along with Necro's own works, several of his videos have also appeared as part of the "Stoned Carioca" series of video compilations. The films that have appeared in the series include: The Tunnel (1992) The Return of the Tunnel (1995) The Jungle (1996) The Zoo (1997) The Boneyard (1999) The Morgue (2000) The Funeral Parlor (2001) The Church (2002) The Graveyard (2003) The Cemetery (2004) The Funeral (2006) The films were directed by Necro, under the pseudonym "Necrobutcher", and starring Necro and friends. The first film, "The Tunnel", was shot at the beginning of the filming for Dead Bodies Everywhere. Solo discography Studio albums N.E.W. (1998) Dead Rider (1999) In Loving Memory... (2002) Ante Up (2004) The Reanimation (2012) Death Rap 2 (2014) The Addiction (2016) The Return (2018) Collaboration albums Symphonies of Sorrow (with Danny Brown, 2018) EPs Born Dead (1998) Return to Murder City (2000) The Hate Breed (2002) The Reanimation Instrumentals (2012) Compilation albums Rasta Blood Soda – The Rastafari Hits Collection (2007) Stoned Carioca: The Ultimate Trip Collection (2001) Live albums In the Streets (2004) Remix albums Reanimatorz (2005) Ante Up Remixed (2010) Death Rap 2.5 (2014) Ante Up Remixed II (2015) Death Rap 2.5 Remixed (2016) Death Rap Ante Up (2018) Videography 1993 – Necro Butcher's House of Wax (DVD) 1995 – The Return of the Tunnel (DVD) 1997 – The Return of the Tunnel 2 1998 – The Return of the Tunnel 3: Back in Town (DVD) 1998 – The Tunnel (DVD) 1998 – The C.E.T. (Cruelty Evident Testimonial) 1999 – The Jungle (DVD) 1999 – The Zoo (DVD) 1999 – The Boneyard (DVD) 1999 – The Morgue (DVD) 2000 – The Funeral Parlour (DVD) 2000 – The Funeral (DVD) 2001 – The Graveyard (DVD) 2001 – The Cemetery (DVD) 2001 – The Funeral (DVD) 2002 – The Funeral 2 (DVD) 2002 – The Graveyard 2 (DVD) 2003 – The Funeral 2 (DVD) 2006 – The Funeral 3 (DVD) 2007 – The Funeral 4: The Final Chapter (DVD) 2008 – The Funeral 5: Vendetta (DVD) 2009 – Death by Misadventure (DVD) 2010 – The Funeral 6: Exhumed (DVD) 2012 – The Funeral 7: Sick Life (DVD) 2014 – The Funeral 8: Bad Trip (DVD) 2016 – The Funeral 9: The End of the Beginning (DVD) 2017 – The Funeral 10: Afterlife (DVD) 2017 – Necro Butcher's House of Wax (Blu-ray) 2018 – The Funeral 11: Wax Meltdown (DVD) 2018 – The Funeral 12: Goodbye (DVD) 2019 – The Return of the Tunnel (DVD) 2019 – The Funeral 13: Bad Reputation (DVD) References External links Necro interview – NahRight.com, November 15, 2012 Necro interview – HipHopDX, July 17, 2009 Category:Rappers from New York City Category:Living people Category:1970 births Category:People from Bushwick, Brooklyn Category:People from Queens, New York Category:American people of Jamaican descent Category:East Coast hip hop musicians Category:American hip hop record producers Category:American male film actors Category:American male television actors Category:Songwriters from New York (state) Category:People from the East Village, Manhattan Category:No Limit Records artists Category:20th-century American rappers Category:21st-century American rappers Category:Record producers from New York (state) Category:American rappers of Jamaican descent Category:20th-century American male musicians Category:21st-century American male musicians Category:African-American male rappers