Hardcore hip hop also hardcore rap is a genre of hip hop music that developed through the East Coast hip hop scene in the s. Music experts have credited Run-DMC as the first hardcore hip hop group. Before a formula for gangsta rap had developed, artists such as Boogie Down Productions and Ice-T wrote lyrics based on detailed observations of "street life", while the chaotic, rough style of Public Enemy 's records set new standards for hip hop production. A infusing Gangsta themed stories of gritty gang life. In the early s , Wu-Tang Clan emerged with minimalistic beats and piano -driven sampling , which became widely popular among other hardcore hip hop artists of the time. Gangsta rap has been associated with the style; however, not all hardcore hip hop revolves around " gangsta " lyrical themes, despite considerable overlap, especially within hardcore rappers of the s.

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The subject matter can vary from boasting, storytelling, reflecting on life and street, or expressing a multitude of strong feelings or beliefs. In the s Hardcore Rap typically had Boom Bap beats that featured scratching and no progression but by the s, Hardcore Rap expanded to different types of production. Hardcore Rap is characterized by its content and can combine with many subgenres that are characterized by their production such as Boom Bap, G-Funk, Electro-hop, and others.