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Name | Rap metal |
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Bgcolor | darkblue |
Color | white |
Stylistic origins | Rap rock, heavy metal, hip hop |
Cultural origins | Mid-to-late 1980s, United States |
Instruments | Rapping - Vocals - Electric guitar - Bass guitar - Drums - Turntables - Sampler - Keyboard |
Popularity | Underground in 1980s, moderate in early 1990s, gained much mainstream success in the mid-90s. |
Other topics | Rap rock - Rapcore - Nu metal - Alternative metal |
New York metal band Anthrax fused hip hop with metal for their 1987 extended play I'm the Man, and were teamed up with Public Enemy for a remake of the latter's "Bring the Noise" that fused hip hop with thrash metal. Sir Mix-A-Lot teamed up with Metal Church for his 1988 single "Iron Man", loosely based upon the Black Sabbath song of the same name. Detroit rapper Esham became known for his "acid rap" style, which fused rapped metal-influenced lyrics with a sound that was often rock and metal-based. Thrash metal band Body Count referred to their 1992 debut album as a "rock album with a rap mentality", but the band did not fuse the two genres.
Cypress Hill incorporated direct heavy metal influences into their 2000 album Skull & Bones, which featured six tracks in which rappers B-Real and Sen Dog were backed by a band including Fear Factory members Christian Olde Wolbers and Dino Cazares and Rage Against the Machine drummer Brad Wilk. B-Real also formed a rap metal group, Kush, with Wolbers, Fear Factory drummer Raymond Herrera and Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter. According to B-Real, Kush is more aggressive than other bands in the genre. The most successful bands in the genre are Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit and Rage Against The Machine. Although the popularity of these styles has declined, some believe that rap rock may regain popularity, with younger music fans discovering bands in the genre. Drew Simollardes of Reveille states that "I feel like lately it’s more appropriate. People are sick of a lot of the stuff that’s out there right now." Rapper Richy Nix incorporates metalcore style breakdowns in his music, technically making it rap metalcore
Category:Fusion music genres Category:Heavy metal subgenres Category:Hip hop genres Metal
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