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Hardcore hip hop (also hardcore rap) is a form of hip hop music that developed through the East Coast hip hop scene in the 1980s. Pioneered by such artists as Run-D.M.C. Schoolly D Spoonie Gee Boogie Down Productions Public Enemy The Earl (Thomas Dent) Kool G Rap and Nas it is generally characterized by anger aggression and confrontation.