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Genre: hardcore hip hop

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Parent Genre: Hip Hop

Hardcore hip hop is a subgenre of hip hop music that is characterized by aggressive and confrontational lyrics, often dealing with themes of violence, crime, and social injustice. The beats are typically hard-hitting and intense, with heavy basslines and sparse instrumentation. This style of hip hop emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and has been associated with artists who are known for their raw and unapologetic approach to rap music. Some of the most influential and iconic figures in hardcore hip hop include those who have been mentioned above.


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Most popular hardcore hip hop albums

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Illmatic
1994
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Grand Champ
2003
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Ready to Die (The Remaster)
1994
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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) [Expanded Edition]
1993
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The Fix
2002
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The Infamous
1995
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Beg For Mercy
2003
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Liquid Swords
1995
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Music and Me
2001
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B2K Presents "You Got Served" Soundtrack
2000
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Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
1995
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Be
2005
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The Bar Exam 3 (No DJ Version)
2010
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The Hunger For More
2004
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Nas & Ill Will Records Presents Queensbridge the album
2000
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Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
1992

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List of hardcore hip hop artists

Here is a list of hardcore hip hop artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the hardcore hip hop genre. You can find out what hardcore hip hop genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 72 3623020
2 67 1747678
3 77 9909322
4 70 4902012
5 67 3029050
6 62 2381305
7 53 634991
8 62 1336308
9 55 1057109
10 71 2663177
11 66 2038722
12 63 797250
13 52 785753
14 75 1609442
15 54 401525
16 49 1382550
17 65 1981392
18 60 926696
19 69 2096882
20 64 1026488
21 58 727796
22 62 2361675
23 54 530781
24 50 387976
25 54 330664
26 56 774471
27 54 310332
28 51 477219
29 47 167202
30 55 366113
31 47 209092
32 52 297622
33 37 75628
34 41 209653
35 47 241623
36 41 87183
37 53 504668
38 63 1187544
39 34 133338
40 60 1354980
41 67 589101
42 57 131492
43 55 917059
44 65 876653
45 45 271945
46 50 505229
47 64 233131
48 58 864924
49 63 557200
50 62 539323
51 51 546827
52 48 529060
53 39 138991
54 48 227883
55 48 119124
56 55 372153
57 40 406589
58 51 229458
59 51 333943
60 42 210772
61 43 354906
62 47 90135
63 41 85320
64 44 270499
65 44 181180
66 33 50784
67 42 64133
68 30 11125
69 43 114214
70 42 190181
71 41 50106
72 41 64653
73 38 204854
74 46 634972
75 39 87593
76 49 204602
77 30 16055
78 47 53596
79 47 134710
80 44 393868
81 34 34583
82 30 29399
83 48 466518
84 50 284737
85 39 51596
86 31 31834
87 44 106226
88 35 72983
89 39 74174
90 40 125373
91 40 20963
92 39 232600
93 34 18902
94 35 31121
95 32 31539
96 32 23475
97 34 77780
98 33 36740
99 30 48678
100 32 56195

hardcore hip hop playlist created by Chosic

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