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4-beat (also known as hardcore or happy hardcore) is a breakbeat style of music that emerged around 1993. It evolved from breakbeat hardcore emanating from the United Kingdom rave scene. Due to the sheer scale of the United Kingdom rave scene the popularity of this particular music was largely limited to England where it was almost exclusively produced and played. Breakbeat hardcore was originally referred to as hardcore by ravers in England.