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Stylistic origins |
Hip hop, east coast rap, roots reggae, '70s breakbeat, jazz-funk, electrónica, blues hablado. |
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Cultural origins |
Mid-1980s |
Hardcore hip hop is a subgenre of hip hop music that developed through the East Coast hip hop scene in the mid-1980s. Pioneered by artists such as Classical Two, Just-Ice, Run-D.M.C., Schoolly D, Spoonie Gee, Boogie Down Productions and Public Enemy, it is generally characterised by anger, aggression and confrontation.