Korn‘s 5x multi-platinum 1998 album “Follow The Leader” was an unabashed commercial success for the pioneering nü-metal band, elevating them to a career high. However, according to frontman Jonathan Davis, the album that spawned their most popular track to date (“Freak On A Leash”) also houses their most embarrassing creation. That track is of course “All In The Family“, the tongue-in-cheek rap battle between himself and Limp Bizkit vocalist Fred Durst.
A product of a different era, in addition to dropping several homophobic slurs which thematically play into the song’s twist ending, the song also features numerous remarkably weak rhymes. Discussing the track recently with Metal Hammer, Davis offered:
“‘All In The Family‘ is the worst song ever. It’s horrible. We were all drunk in the studio and I was trying to rap. At the time, we were having a good time, but now I just cringe. I’ve got nothing against Fred, it just sucks! We were out of our minds drunk! It shouldn’t have made the record.”
Should you be in need of a refresher, you can revisit that track below:
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