Hardcore

Hardcore is a generic term, used to describe something more extreme than mainstream versions. In informal english usage, this term can also refer to an individual who is of above-average intensity in general, or with regards to something in particular.

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Common uses include:

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• Hardcore music - several (unrelated) styles of music (see also list of music genres suffixed -core):
• Hardcore punk is a subgenre of punk rock, sometimes considered related to heavy metal
• Hardcore techno is a subgenre of techno closely related to the Gabba style, and includes Happy hardcore
• Hardcore hip hop is a subgenre of hip hop characterized by confrontational lyrics and gritty beats
• Hardcore pornography, a form of pornography that features explicit sexual acts
• Hard-core predicate, a mathematical term
• Hardcore wrestling, a style of professional wrestling

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• Hardcore in the Diablo II computer game is a mode where the player's character's death is permanent.
• Hard Core was Lil Kim's first album (1996)
• Rubble used in building, usually to fill foundation holes, is known as hardcore
• A 1979 film directed by Paul Schrader. See Hardcore (movie)
• Hardcore was the name of a Jim Breuer stand-up comedy special which premiered on Comedy Central.