Rapcore

Rapcore today is a fusion of hardcore punk and heavy metal music aesthetics with hip hop music. Notable groups include Hed Planet Earth and Biohazard. Also called rap/rock or rap/metal is the fusion of rap and rock, most often rapping and music that is closer to rock than rap, most often metal.

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The roots of rapcore can be found in albums by artists such as the Beastie Boys, Run DMC, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Typical of rapcore are political bands like Rage Against the Machine, End7, Senser and Aztlan Underground on the one hand and fun/aggression-oriented artists like Limp Bizkit, Crazy Town, Linkin Park, or Kid Rock on the other. The first dedicated rapcore band was probably the little-known Dutch group Urban Dance Squad that inspired the founders of Rage Against the Machine.

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Hardcore punk: Hardcore punk (or hardcore) is an intensified version of punk rock usually characterized by short, loud, and often angry songs with exceptionally fast tempos and chord changes....

Heavy metal music: Heavy metal is a form of music characterised by aggressive, driving rhythms and highly amplified distorted guitars, generally with grandiose lyrics and virtuosic instrumentation....

Hip hop music: Hip hop music is a style of popular music. It is composed of two main components: rapping (MC'ing) and DJing (mixing and scratching); along with breakdancing and graffiti (tagging), these are the four elements of hip hop, a cultural movement which began among African Americans and Puerto Ricans in ...