Rapcore
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| Rapcore | |
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| Stylistic origins: | Hip hop Punk Heavy metal Alternative Rock Funk |
| Cultural origins: | Mid-to-late 1980s, United States |
| Typical instruments: | Sampler - Bass guitar - Electric guitar - Drums - Keyboard - Turntables - Rapping - Vocals |
| Mainstream popularity: | Has gained some mainstream popularity through bands such as Urban Dance Squad and Rage Against the Machine. |
| Subgenres | |
| Other topics | |
| Hip hop music - History of hip hop music - Timeline of hip hop - Timeline of heavy metal | |
Rapcore is a musical genre that fuses the techniques of hip hop, punk, heavy metal, alternative rock and sometimes funk. Rapcore is often referred to as rap-metal[1] or rap-rock. Moreover it has influenced some of the most recent music styles, such as nu metal.
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[edit] Genre history
Rapcore developed in the mid to late 1980s, alongside the similar fusion music genre funk metal.
The roots of the style can be found in albums by bands such as Anthrax, Public Enemy, Run-D.M.C., Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Biohazard, 311, Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., Suicidal Tendencies and Faith No More. Two of the first full-dedicated rapcore acts to obtain mainstream popularity were Urban Dance Squad and Rage Against the Machine.
[edit] Themes
Rapcore's lyrical themes range from politics (Rage Against the Machine, downset., Senser, Aztlan Underground), and hip hop frivolity (Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock, Crazy Town), to personal struggles (Linkin Park, Slipknot).
[edit] Trivia
- "Rapcore" means literally "rock, often hardcore punk-influenced, with rapped vocals".
[edit] See also
- List of rapcore artists
- Alternative rock
- Alternative metal
- Nu metal
- Funk metal
- Alternative hip hop
- Pop rap
- Hardcore hip hop
[edit] References
| Hip hop/Rap |
| Artists (Beatboxers - Rappers - DJs and Producers - Groups) - Beatboxing - Breakdance - Collaborations - Culture - DJing (Turntablism) - Fashion - Feuds - Graffiti - History (Roots - Old school - Golden age) - Production - Rapping |
| Genres |
| African - American (East - West - South - Midwest) - Australian - British - French - Indian - Japanese - Others... |
| Abstract - Alternative - Bounce - Chopped & Screwed - Christian - Conscious - Country - Crunk - Electro - Emo - Freestyle - Gangsta - G-funk - Ghettotech - Glitch hop - Golden age - Hardcore - Hip hop soul - Hip house - Horrorcore - Hyphy - Instrumental - Jazz - Latin - Mafioso - Merenrap - Miami bass - Mobb - Neo soul - Nerdcore - New jack swing - Nu metal - Old school - Political - Pop - Rapcore - Ragga - Reggaetón - Snap - Urban Pasifika |
| Heavy metal |
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| Black metal - Classic metal - Death metal - Doom metal - Folk metal - Glam metal - Gothic metal - Grindcore - Industrial metal - Neo-classical metal - Nu metal - Post-metal - Power metal - Progressive metal - Speed metal - Symphonic metal - Thrash metal |
| Regional scenes |
| Scandinavian death metal - New Wave of British Heavy Metal - Bay Area thrash metal |
| Other topics |
| Fashion - Bands - Umlaut - Slang |
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Aboriginal rock - Alternative rock - Anatolian rock - Arena rock - Art rock - Beat - Blues-rock - Boogaloo - British Invasion - Canterbury sound - Cello rock - Chicano rock - Christian rock - Country rock - Detroit rock - Folk rock - Garage rock - Glam rock - Hard rock - Heartland rock - Heavy metal - Instrumental rock - Jam band - Jangle pop - Jrock- Krautrock - Latino rock - Math rock - Merseybeat - Piano rock - Post-rock - Power pop - Progressive rock - Psychedelic rock - Pub rock (Aussie) - Pub rock (UK) - Punk rock - Punta rock - Raga rock - Rap rock - Reggae rock - Rockabilly - Rock and roll - Samba-rock - Soft rock - Southern rock - Stoner rock - Surf rock - Swamp rock - Symphonic rock - Synth rock |
