Rap Core

Rap Core is a hybrid, fusing Metal guitars with Hip Hop style lyrics. Originally, most acts took their cue from Run DMC, who pioneered Rap/Rock fusion with tracks like "Rock Box" and later "Walk This Way," and AC/DC whose power chord riffage Run DMC were sampling. Bands that typify this old-school Rap Metal style are Stuck Mojo and the Hard Corps. Typically Rap Metal bands have a rapper or two, a DJ (who scratches but doesn’t provide beats), Metal guitars, and a live bassist and drummer who lay down Old School Hip-Hop beats. A new wave of Rap Core acts, more Public Enemy and NWA than Run DMC, and more Slayer than Metallica includes acts like Limp Bizkit, Korn, and Rage Against the Machine.

Similar Styles: Funk Metal, Nu Metal, Heavy Metal

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