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Revision as of 10:40, 6 September 2006 editVega84 (talk | contribs)Pending changes reviewers2,913 edits no. rapcore is rock/punk/metal with rapped vocals, not specifically rock-driven hip hop as you believe. hardcore stands for hadrcore punk, if you don't know.← Previous edit Revision as of 10:42, 6 September 2006 edit undoVega84 (talk | contribs)Pending changes reviewers2,913 edits →Genre history: i repeat, hardocre stands for hardcore punk, which in this genre is more frequent than the rest of rockNext edit →
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Rapcore
Stylistic originsRock, Hip hop, Punk, Heavy metal and Funk.
Cultural originsMid-to-late 1980s, United States
Typical instrumentsSampler - Bass guitar - Electric guitar - Drums - Keyboard - Turntables - Rapping - Vocals
Derivative formsNu metal
Subgenres
Rap-rock, Rap-metal
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Hip hop music - History of hip hop music - Timeline of hip hop - Timeline of heavy metal

Rapcore is a musical genre that fuses the instrumental and vocal techniques of punk, heavy metal, hip hop, and sometimes of funk.

The term is also used to refer to the substyles of rap-rock and rap-metal.

Genre history

Rapcore developed in the mid-to-late 1980s, alongside similar crossover music genre funk metal.

The roots of the style can be found in albums by bands such as Anthrax, Public Enemy, Run DMC, Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Biohazard, 311, Suicidal Tendencies and Faith No More. The first full-dedicated rapcore acts to obtain some mainstream popularity, were the groups Urban Dance Squad and Rage Against the Machine (respectively from Netherlands and California).

Typical in rapcore is either the use of political themes, employed by bands such as Rage Against the Machine, Inner Surge, End7, Senser, and Aztlan Underground, or fun/aggression-oriented artists like Kid Rock, Limp Bizkit, Crazy Town, Linkin Park and The Bloodhound Gang. Moreover, The band Zebrahead was recently popularized for their mixture of rapcore and funk/techno elements.

Rapcore artists

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