Hardcore hip-hop | |
---|---|
Stylistic origins | Hip-Hop |
Cultural origins | mid-1980's |
Typical instruments | Various |
Mainstream popularity | Made a breakthrough in the early 1990s, became popular in the mid-1990s |
Derivative forms | Gangsta rap, Horrorcore |
Subgenres | Mafioso rap, Dirty rap |
Regional scenes | Southwest hip-hop, West Coast hip-hop, East Coast hip-hop, Southern hip-hop, Midwest hip-hop, North Coast hip-hop, Northwest hip-hop |
Hardcore hip hop (also hardcore rap) is a form of hip hop music that developed through the East Coast hip hop scene in the 1980s. Pioneered by such artists as Run-D.M.C., Schoolly D, Spoonie Gee, Boogie Down Productions, Public Enemy and Kool G Rap, it is generally characterized by anger, aggression and confrontation.
History[]
Hardcore rap began in East Coast hip hop during the 1980s when artists such as Run-D.M.C., Schoolly D, Boogie Down Productions, Spoonie Gee, Public Enemy and Kool G Rap began eschewing the themes of partying and bragging. Their reflective lyrical themes include crime, violence, sex, nudity, wars, wrath, poverty, harsh, menace, omen, rebellion, profanity, racism, substance, criminal organizations, blood and social issues
Characteristics[]
Gangsta rap has been associated with the style; however, hardcore hip hop does not generally revolve around "gangsta" lyrical themes, even though there is a great deal of overlap, especially among hardcore rappers of the 1990s. Allmusic stated that hardcore hip hop is characterized by "anger, aggression and confrontation whether in the lyrical subject matter, the hard, driving beats, the noisy sampling and production, or any combination thereof." Russell Potter wrote that while hardcore rap has been associated with a "monolithic 'gangsta' outlook" by the popular press, hardcore rappers have "laid claim to a wide variety of ground".
Hardcore rap & hip hop artists[]
- Akinyele
- Artifacts
- Big Daddy Kane (rapper)
- Big L (rapper)
- Big Pun (rapper)
- Black Moon
- Coolio
- Crime Mob (rap group)
- Da Brat
- Das EFX
- DMX (rapper)
- Eminem (rapper)
- Eve
- EPMD
- Fat Joe
- Gangrene
- Ghostface Killah
- Gravediggaz
- Hoodratz
- Junior M.A.F.I.A.
- Lecrae
- Lil' Kim
- Lil' Flip
- Lord Finesse
- The LOX
- Method Man
- Missy Elliot
- M.O.P.
- Mobb Deep
- Necro
- Nine
- The Notorious B.I.G.
- Onyx
- Public Enemy (rap group)
- Redman (rapper)
- Remy Ma
- RZA (rapper)
- Shyheim
- Trina (female rapper)
- Tim Dog
- Wu-Tang Clan (rap group)
- YG'z
Links[]
See Also[]
- List of Hip-Hop genres
- List of hardcore hip-hop artists (rappers and rap group)
Hip-Hop | |
---|---|
The Four Core Elements | Breaking | DJing | Graffiti | MCing |
Hip-Hop culture | Dance | Fashion | Music | Production | Theater | Beatboxing |
History | History | Golden age | Old school | New school |
Subgenres | Acid rap – Alternative hip-hop – Bit-Hop – Bounce music – Chicano rap – Chopped and screwed – Christian hip-hop – Conscious hip-hop – East Coast hip-hop – Freestyle rap – Gangsta rap – Hardcore hip-hop – Horrorcore – Indie hip-hop – Instrumental hip-hop – Mafioso rap – Midwest hip-hop – Native American hip-hop – Nerdcore hip-hop – Underground hip-hop – Political hip-hop – Pop rap – Snap music – Turntablism – West Coast hip-hop - Trap (music genre) |
Fusion genres | Abstract hip-hop - Baltimore club – Country rap – Crunk – Crunkcore – Cumbia rap – Electro hop – G-funk – Ghetto house – Ghettotech – Glitch hop – Hip-Hop soul – Hip house – Hiplife – Hyphy – Industrial hip-hop – Jazz rap – Merenrap – Neo soul - Rap metal – Rap opera – Rap rock – Rapcore – Digital Hardcore - Wonky (music) |
By continent | African | Asian | European | Latin American | Middle Eastern |
By country | |
Other | Turntablism | 1520 Sedgwick Avenue | Master of Ceremonies | Hip-Hop music | Hip-Hop culture | Hip-Hop Timeline: 1925 - Present | Scratching | Hook (music) | Break (music) | Sampling (music) | Synthesizer | Hip-Hop rivalry | Misogyny in hip hop culture | Rap Genius |
Lists & Categories | Genres | Models |
This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia (view authors). |