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Hardcore hip hop (sometimes referred to as Reality Rap) is a form of hip hop music that has confrontational, often violent lyrics, and generally sparse, gritty urban beats. The genre began in 1986 by Schoolly D. Soon after, hardcore hip hop evolved into gangsta rap with the emergence of Ice T and N.W.A and the original Hardcore Rap began to weaken. Groups such as O N Y X, with their debut album Bacdafucup and The Wu-Tang Clan's debut Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (see 1993 in music), re-energized East Coast hardcore, and the style soon dominated music charts with stars like DMX, Big Pun, Jadakiss and the Wu-Tang Members in their solo careers while the Gangsta Rap totally disappeared.

"Hardcore Hip Hop" is also the title of a single by DJ Shadow.

Artists

50 Cent
Axe Murder Boys
Big Pun
Blaze Ya Dead Homie
D-Block
D12
DMX
E-40
Eminem
G-Unit
The Game
Ice Cube
Insane Clown Posse
Ja Rule
Juvenile
Lil' Kim
M.O.B.
Mobb Deep
Notorious B.I.G.
Nas
Scarface
Styles P
Three 6 Mafia
Twiztid
Wu-Tang Clan
Youngbloodz

Hip hop/Rap

DJing (Turntablism) - History (Roots - Timeline)

Genres

African - American (East - West - South)

Abstract - Alternative - Chopped & Screwed - Christian - Country-rap - Crunk - Electro - Electro hop - Freestyle music - Gangsta - G-funk - Ghettotech - Golden age - Hardcore - Hip hop soul - Hip house - Horrorcore - Hyphy - Instrumental - Jazz rap - Latin rap - Miami bass - Mobb - Neo soul - Nerdcore - New jack swing - Old school - Pop rap - Rapcore - Ragga - Reggaeton - Snap music - Urban Pasifika

See also

• Gangsta rap