Horrorcore

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Horrorcore (also known as shock rap, psycho rap, horror hip-hop, horror rap, death hip-hop, death rap, or murder rap) is a subgenre of hip-hop based on horror-themed and often darkly transgressive lyrical content and imagery. Its origins derived from certain hardcore hip-hop and gangsta rap artists, such as the Geto Boys, who began to incorporate supernatural, the occult, and psychological horror themes into their lyrics. Other early originators and influences on the genre include Eminem, Gravediggaz, Flatlinerz, Insane Clown Posse, Esham, Brotha Lynch Hung, Ganksta N.I.P, Kool Keith, Insane Poetry, sKitz Kraven, and Tech N9ne. Unlike most hardcore hip-hop and gangster rap artists, horrorcore artists often push the violent content and imagery in their lyrics beyond the realm of realistic urban violence, to the point where the violent lyrics become gruesome, ghoulish, unsettling, or inspired by slasher films or splatter films. While exaggerated violence and the supernatural are common in...

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