Horrorcore rap is an underground genre of gothic, dark, horror-themed rap music.http://horrorcore.com/modules.php?s=&name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=7 Horrorcore lyrics are often about violence, suicide and death.http://wcco.com/redlake/2.348830.html The Gravediggaz are credited with inventing Horrorcore rap in the mid-1990s.http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/gravediggaz/albums/album/116200/review/6209945/the_pick_the_sickle__the_shovel The semi-mainstream rappers Insane Clown Posse are also considered Horrorcore rappers.http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB82CF3F961EF98&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePMhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/gravediggaz-the-pick-the-sickle-and-the-shovel-gee-street-gee-1000562-1238711.html
Flatlinerz: "Satanic Verses"
Horrorcore Rap Links
King Gordy "Horrorcore"
Twiztid: "Afraid of Me"
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Fast Facts
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Horrorcore is a mix of horror and hardcore rap
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Lyrics to Horrorcore rap music is violent and relates to death
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Horrorcore first emerged in 1994
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The Gravediggaz are often considered the founders of Horrorcore rap
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Horrorcore acts include Twiztid, Flatlinerz and King Gordy
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Insane Clown Posse is considered a Horrorcore rap group
