What is Hardcore hip hop?
{{Infobox Music genre |name = Hardcore hip hop |bgcolor = Silver |color = white |stylistic_origins = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] |cultural_origins = mid-1980s |instruments = Various |popularity = Made a breakthrough in the early 1990s, became popular in the mid-1990s |derivatives = * [[Gangsta rap]] * [[Horrorcore]] * [[Mafioso rap]] * [[Trap (music genre)|Trap]] |subgenrelist = |fusiongenres = |regional_scenes = * Southwest hip hop * [[West Coast hip hop]] * [[East Coast hip hop]] * [[Southern hip hop]] * [[Midwest hip hop]] * [[North Coast Hip Hop]] * [[Hip hop music in the Pacific Northwest|Northwest hip hop]] | other_topics = }} '''Hardcore hip hop''' (or '''Hardcore rap''') is a form of [[hip hop]] that originated in the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] hip hop scene. It is known for being aggressive with noisy instruments. The most common things that hardcore artists talk about include [[sex]], [[nudity]], [[party|partying]], [[drugs]], [[profanity]], police brutality, [[racism]], personal conflicts, consciousness, [[social issues]] and the harsh surroundings of the rapper's environment. Types of music inspired by hardcore hip hop include [[gangsta rap]] (a type of rap about urban crime and the violent lifestyles of young people in cities), [[horrorcore]] (hip hop with [[horror]]-themed lyrics and images) and most recently [[Trap (music genre)|trap]] (a form of [[southern hip hop]]). ==Notable Artists== * [[2pac]] * [[The Notorious B.I.G.]] * [[DMX (rapper)|DMX]] * [[Big L]] * [[Ice Cube]] * [[Earl Sweatshirt]] * [[Waka Flocka Flame]] * [[Young Buck]] * [[Young Jeezy]] * [[Fat Joe]] * [[Hopsin]] * [[Eazy-E]] * [[N.W.A.]] * [[50 Cent]] * [[Jay-Z]] * [[Nas]] * [[T.I.]] * [[Jadakiss]] * [[Lil Wayne]] * [[Mobb Deep]] * [[Three 6 Mafia]] * [[Eminem]] * [[Insane Clown Posse]] * [[The LOX]] * [[Scarface (rapper)|Scarface]] * [[South Park Mexican|SPM]] * [[Dr. Dre]] * [[Wu-Tang Clan]] * [[Tech N9ne]] * [[Ludacris]] * [[Gucci Mane]] * [[Kendrick Lamar]] * [[2 Chainz]] * [[Snoop Dogg]] {{music-stub}} [