Early 1980s, mainly in New York City and Philadelphia
Derivative forms
Gangsta rap
horrorcore
road rap
mafioso rap
dirty rap
drill
trap
rage rap
Regional scenes
West Coast hip hop, East Coast hip hop
Hardcore hip hop (also hardcore rap) is a subgenre of hip hop music that developed through the East Coast hip hop scene in the 1980s. Pioneered by such artists as Run-DMC, Schoolly D, Boogie Down Productions and Public Enemy, it is generally characterized by anger, aggression and confrontation.
transgressive lyrical content and imagery. Its origins derived from certain hardcorehiphop and gangsta rap artists, such as the Geto Boys and Three 6 Mafia, which...
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heavy metal-influenced than traditional hardcore punk, the sound of beatdown is indebted to thrash metal and hiphop. Many beatdown bands also make use of...
Normski and Prince Vince and the HipHop Force, both of which debuted in 1988, as well as Awesome Dre & The Hardcore Committee, Kaos & Mystro, Merciless...
it as comprising "hiphop groups that refuse to conform to any of the traditional stereotypes of rap, such as gangsta, bass, hardcore, and party rap. Instead...
was similarly the key influence in such genres as Gangsta rap and Hardcorehiphop, artists such as 'Out Tha Cut (ODC)', 'Baydilla' or 'Joker the Bailbondsmen'...
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1990s and early 2000s hiphop, his music is characterized by his "aggressive" rapping style, with lyrical content varying from hardcore themes to prayers...
his music exploring emo, trap, trap metal, nu metal, indie rock, lo-fi, hiphop, R&B, and punk rock. He was considered to be a leading figure in the establishment...
rap, also known as British hiphop or UK hiphop, is a genre of music, and a culture that covers a variety of styles of hiphop music made in the United...