The Best of Horrorcore Hip-hop: clipping.’s There Existed An Addiction to Blood
via Sub Pop By Reece Beckett on
Horrorcore hip-hop is a sub-genre typically full of intensely violent lyrics, more bragging than may even be imaginable and a distinct aggression that surpasses that of hardcore hip-hop (i.e. DMX). It’s a rough, abrasive genre, with many Horrorcore albums and tracks teetering on the edge between hip-hop and metal (often mixes of the two come through, they’re almost always pretty odd). This sound eventually became more associated with pop music after groups like Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit and Rage Against The Machine made the metal rap more accessible and popular, and Horrorcore vanished for some time after (not counting Odd Future’s work with the genre, which was often comedic).