What is Rap metal?
{{Infobox Music genre |name=Rap metal |bgcolor=darkblue |color=white |stylistic_origins= {{hlist|[[Rap rock]]|[[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]|[[hip hop music|hip hop]]}} |cultural_origins=Mid-to-late 1980s, [[United States]] |instruments= {{hlist|[[Rapping]]|[[Singing|Vocals]]|[[Electric guitar]]|[[Bass guitar]]|[[Drum kit|Drums]]|[[Turntablism|Turntables]]|[[Sampler (musical instrument)|Sampler]]|[[Keyboard instrument|Keyboard]]}} |popularity=Underground in 1980s, moderate in early 1990s, gained much mainstream success in the mid-90s. |other_topics= {{hlist|[[Rap rock]]|[[Rapcore]]|[[Nu metal]]|[[Alternative metal]]}}}} '''Rap metal''' is a subgenre of [[rap rock]] which fuses vocal and usually instrumental elements of [[hip hop music]] with [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]. Rap metal is often confused with [[rap rock]] and [[rapcore]]. {{music-stub}} [[Category:Fusion music genres]] [[Category:Heavy metal subgenres]] [[Category:Hip hop genres]]