This is Riphop

This Is Riphop is the complete discography of legendary hip-hop pioneers, DEATH COMET CREW. Recorded in 1983 and 1984, these tracks were pulled from various recording sessions and live shows from back in the day. Death Comet Crew helped usher in a more forward-thinking approach to hip-hop, and their influence is visible in acts like El-P and MF Doom, who both openly acknowledge Death Comet Crew as an inspiration. Listening to DCC, you can hear things never before used in hip-hop -- sound collages, white noise, snippets from TV and movies. Before DCC, rappers were looping basslines and breakbeats and taking the loop; DCC added a more experimental and layered element to the mix that PUBLIC ENEMY later would take to the mainstream. Death Comet Crew was there when hip-hop, no wave, and punk rock lived together in downtown NYC, and their sound captures the spirit and hostility of that time.