A beatmaker for Non-Phixion, Cage, Missing Linx and a few others, and also an MC, the boss of the Psycho+Logical label, and a video maker, Necro is a major character in New-York's underground rap scene. He is its hyperactive Jack of all trades. In 2000, after a few singles and EP's of his own, Get On Your Knees (1998), Cockroaches (1998) and The Most Sadistic (1999), Necro releases I Need Drugs, a compilation of his work, and the best opportunity for all to dive deep into this guy's salacious and demonstrative kind of rap.

NECRO - I Need Drugs

So, Necro is in need. And he is insatiable. Anyone will feel that he's indeed ingested a strong amount of drugs, while listening to his crude and direct kind of humor, and to lyrics dedicated exclusively – in a frantic way – to two topics: sex, in the most pornographic way; and death, with gory details.

On the Thanatos side, "The Most Sadistic", "Your Fuckin' Head Split", and "You're Dead", all originally from the same release, as well as the beyond-the-grave organ of "Burn The Groove To Death", demonstrate that the horrorcore style still has a future. On the Eros side, the elegant "Get On Your Knees" sets the tone: based on a catchy sample from Dionne Warwick ("baby baby, I'd get down on my knees for you"), Necro's pervert mind imagines the sweet thing the singer, while down on her knees, could potentially do to him…

With this album, the rapper and beatmaker pushes to their limits the most scandalous rap imageries. He is outrageous, in the most extreme way. Another example is the eponymous track, a cover of LL Cool J's "I Need Love" hit single that is identical to the original version, except for the lyrics, In a hilarious way, they describe Necro's extensive experience – true or fictive, we don't care – with all existing drugs.

There are other surprising songs on I Need Drugs, inclusive of experimental ones, like the disconcerting "Cockroaches". And though they are mostly made of radio freestyles (including one recorded during Bobbito Garcia's mythical program), the bonus tracks are as striking as the regular ones.

Recorded at Christmas times, the "WNYU 89.1 M-Mas Freestyle" is a good example. There Necro, a proud Jewish man, claims that he doesn't care at all about this Christian celebration, starting his rap with a charming "I wish you a merry crucifixion and a crappy new year!". Necro, really, has definitely and absolutely no consideration for finesse or subtlety. But that's precisely what makes him so delightful.

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