Rap rock
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| Rap rock | |
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| Stylistic origins: | Hip hop Hardcore rap Gangsta rap Heavy metal Alternative metal Funk metal Hard rock Hardcore punk Punk Rock |
| Cultural origins: | Mid-to-late 1980s, United States |
| Typical instruments: | Rapping - Vocals - Electric guitar - Bass guitar - Drums - Turntables - Sampler - Keyboard |
| Mainstream popularity: | Has gained some mainstream popularity through bands such as Rage Against the Machine and Linkin Park. |
| Subgenres | |
| Fusion genres | |
| Nu metal | |
| Other topics | |
| Hip hop music - History of hip hop music - Heavy metal music - Timeline of heavy metal | |
Rap rock is a musical genre that fuses the techniques of hip hop, hardcore rap, hard rock, heavy metal, alternative metal, hardcore punk and sometimes funk and gangsta rap.
The genre is often referred to as rap metal[1] or more known as rapcore. These two terms could also be used as sub-genres referring to the more heavy-metal-oriented and hardcore-punk-oriented bands respectively. It has also influenced some of the more recent music styles such as nu metal.
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[edit] Genre history
Rap rock developed in the mid to late 1980s alongside the similar fusion music genre funk metal. Music formed as rap meets rock, also it is the philosophy of genre.
The roots of the style can be found in albums by bands such as The Clash,[2] whose songs " The Magnificent Seven," and "Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)" off their album Sandinista! are arguably the first attempts by a rock group to adapt a hip hop style. Other bands to influence rap rock include Stuck Mojo, Public Enemy, Run-D.M.C., Beastie Boys, Biohazard, 311, Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., Suicidal Tendencies and Faith No More. Two of the first full-dedicated rap rock acts to obtain mainstream popularity were Urban Dance Squad and Rage Against the Machine.
[edit] Themes
The lyrical themes of rap rock range from politics (Aztlan Underground, Clawfinger, downset., Rage Against the Machine, Senser) to frivolity (Crazy Town, Kid Rock, Limp Bizkit, Phunk Junkeez) to life in general (Trik Turner, Zebrahead) to personal struggles and pain (Linkin Park, Stuck Mojo, Project Wyze).
[edit] See also
- Alternative rock
- Alternative metal
- Nu metal
- Funk metal
- Hardcore punk
- Alternative hip hop
- Hardcore hip hop
- Horrorcore
- Crossover rock
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| Other topics | List of rock genres - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Social effects of rock and roll |
