Rap Rock

Rap rock is a genre that combines the lyrical intensity of hip-hop with the sonic energy of rock music, typically featuring driving guitar riffs, powerful drumming, and often, turntable scratching or sampling. Emerging in the late 1980s and gaining mainstream popularity in the 1990s, rap rock drew from the punk-infused hip-hop of the Beastie Boys and the socially conscious, guitar-driven sound of Rage Against the Machine. Characterized by aggressive rhythms, rap-rock vocal styles often blend rapid-fire delivery with melodic hooks, creating a unique soundscape that blends the rebelliousness of punk with the swagger of hip-hop. As a genre, rap rock tapped into the frustrations of a generation, providing a platform for socially conscious lyrics and high-energy live performances that resonated with fans of both rock and hip-hop. Its influence can still be heard in contemporary fusion styles, such as nu-metal and alternative hip-hop.

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(Hed) P.E.
(sic)boy
311
Andy Christ
BACK DROP BOMB
BC Jroc
BERNZ
BIG B
Big B
Black Alien
Body Count
Cinnamon Babe
Cold
Cypress Hill
DE'WAYNE
Daddex
Darryl "DMC" McDaniels
Delilah Bon
Designer Disguise
Deuce
Doobie
Downset
Downstait
Duke Deuce
EKR
Ekoh
Erivan Produtos do Morro
Flobots
Free Joel
GARZI
Galf AC
Getrichzay
H8.HOOD
Hacktivist
Hollywood Black
Hollywood Undead
Insane Clown Posse
J-DOG
Jocko Willink
Joey Valence & Brae
John Harvie
Jxkv
KTOX
Kid Bookie
Kollegah
Kosa
Lateef The Truthspeaker
Liltrxptendo
Linkin Park
Lit
Los Chikos del Maiz
Love Ghost
Macca Wiles
Machete Bomb
Manic TL
Mike's Dead
Mkz03
Molehead
NEFFEX
NORD DIVISION
Nathan Lms
New Medicine
Nick Hexum
Nihil
Nova Twins
Ouija Macc
P.O.D.
PRO8L3M
Papa Roach
Parker Jack
Pavilhão 9
Pizzol
Pranav.Wav
Punchline
RUWORR!ED
Rebelmatic
RelicRhymes
Ren
Revenant
Rico Strawther
Ruido Rojo
Sharif
SixthSense
Skate Cobain
Smokey Punch
Soulkid
Stileto
Sublime
Teenage Disaster
The Butcher Sisters
The Kid LAROI
Tom Morello
Trillpunk Dibbs
VSP AST
Wé Ani
Zero 9:36
def rebel
guccihighwaters
zebrahead
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Linkin Park
The Kid LAROI
Sublime
Papa Roach
Rage Against The Machine
Beastie Boys
NEFFEX
PRO8L3M
Insane Clown Posse
Hollywood Undead
Tom Morello
Travis Barker
Joey Valence & Brae
Cypress Hill
Sir Mix-A-Lot
Kollegah
Faith No More
311
Bloodhound Gang
House Of Pain
P.O.D.
Jeris Johnson
Fort Minor
Crazy Town
Lit
Alien Ant Farm
From Ashes to New
City Morgue
Black Alien
Ekoh
Stileto
Ren
Кишлак
New Medicine
Doobie
Sharif
def rebel
Nova Twins
Jacoby Shaddix
Parker Jack
zebrahead
The Butcher Sisters
Zero 9:36
Pranav.Wav
Egypt Central
Downstait
WARGASM (UK)
Duke Deuce
Tropidelic
(Hed) P.E.
Teenage Disaster
Pizzol
Coal Chamber
guccihighwaters
Flobots
(sic)boy
KID BRUNSWICK
nascar aloe
Flipsyde
DE'WAYNE
Deuce
Los Chikos del Maiz
Delilah Bon
Ouija Macc
H8.HOOD
Body Count
Kosa
Dead By Sunrise
T-Pistonz+KMC
Fight The Fade
Biohazard
Wé Ani
Primer 55
Prophets Of Rage
Designer Disguise
Love Ghost
Divide The Day
John Harvie
BERNZ
NORD DIVISION
Mkz03
GARZI
Lateef The Truthspeaker
Kid Bookie
Mike's Dead
Jessta James
Urban Dance Squad
Getrichzay
Oxymorrons
Nick Hexum
Downset
Silly Goose
Jason Aalon Butler
Daddex
Hacktivist
Jocko Willink
Sean House
Methods of Mayhem
3rd Strike
One Minute Silence