Hardcore hip-hop

Hardcore hip hop
Hardcore hip hop
Stylistic origins	East Coast hip hop; Boom bap;
Cultural origins	Early 1980s, mainly in New York City and Philadelphia
Derivative forms	Gangsta rap; horrorcore; road rap; mafioso rap; dirty rap; drill; trap; rage rap;
Regional scenes
	West Coast hip hop, East Coast hip hop

Hardcore hip hop (also hardcore rap) is a subgenre of hip hop music that developed through the East Coast hip hop scene in the 1980s. Pioneered by such artists as Run-DMC, Schoolly D, Boogie Down Productions and Public Enemy, it is generally characterized by anger, aggression and confrontation.

Hardcore hip hop
Stylistic origins	East Coast hip hop Boom bap
Cultural origins	Early 1980s, mainly in New York City and Philadelphia
Derivative forms	Gangsta rap horrorcore road rap mafioso rap dirty rap drill trap rage rap
Regional scenes
West Coast hip hop, East Coast hip hop