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Rap metal
Stylistic originsRap rock, heavy metal, hip hop
Cultural originsMid-to-late 1980s, United States
Typical instrumentsRapping - Vocals - Electric guitar - Bass guitar - Drums - Turntables - Sampler - Keyboard
Fusion genres
Nu metal
Other topics
Rap rock

Rap metal is a subgenre of rap rock which fuses vocal and instrumental elements of hip hop music with heavy metal.

History

Rap metal originated from rap rock, a genre fusing vocal and instrumental elements of hip hop with rock.[1] The genre's roots are based both in hip hop acts who sampled heavy metal songs, such as Beastie Boys,[2] Cypress Hill,[3] Esham[4][5] and Run-D.M.C.,[6] as well as rock bands who fused heavy metal and hip hop influences, such as Ten HIgh[7] and Faith No More.[8]

In 1987, New York metal band Anthrax fused hip hop with metal for their extended play I'm the Man,[9] and then were teamed up with Public Enemy for a remake of the latter's "Bring the Noise" that fused hip hop with thrash metal.[10] The next year rapper 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.[1] Stuck Mojo, a metal band whose vocalist rapped, is considered to be another pioneer of the genre.[11][12]

A Florida hip hop and rap metal-influenced nu metal band, Limp Bizkit's 1999 album Significant Other climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 643,874 copies in its first week of release.[13] In its second week of release, the album sold an additional 335,000 copies.[13] The band's followup album, Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water, set a record for highest week-one sales of a rock album with over one million copies sold in the U.S. in its first week of release, with 400,000 of those sales coming on its first day, making it the fastest-selling rock album ever, breaking the record held for 7 years by Pearl Jam's Vs.[14]

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.[15] B-Real also formed a rap metal group, Kush, with Wolbers, Fear Factory drummer Raymond Herrera and Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter.[16][17] According to B-Real, Kush is more aggressive than other bands in the genre.[17] SX-10, formed in 1996 by Sen Dog, also performs rap rock and rap metal.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Rap-Metal". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review of Licensed to Ill". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  3. ^ Huey, Steve. "Review of Black Sunday". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  4. ^ Keyes, Cheryl Lynette (2002). "Blending and Shaping Styles: Rap and Other Musical Voices". Rap Music and Street Consciousness. University of Illinois Press. p. 108. ISBN 0252072014, 9780252072017. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: invalid character (help)
  5. ^ Ketchum III, William E. (October 15, 2008). "Mayor Esham? What?". Detroit, Michigan: Metro Times. Retrieved 2008-10-16. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ "Biography of Run-D.M.C." Allmusic. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  7. ^ "24-7 Spyz! Threw reggae, rap, metal and positive vibes into a blender, then drank in the musical mix". Rocky Mountain News. November 22, 1991. Retrieved 8 January 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "Faith No More has more faith than its record company bargained for". San Jose Mercury News. July 31, 1990. Retrieved 8 January 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Peterson, Thane (September 26, 2000). "How Corrosive Is Heavy Metal?". BusinessWeek. Retrieved 8 January 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Gold, Jonathan (October 21, 1991). "Anthrax, Public Enemy Fuse Rap, Metal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 8 January 2009. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Mojo's Working — Rap-rock Pioneers Are Back". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. April 13, 2006. Retrieved 9 December 2008. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |curly= ignored (help)
  12. ^ Barnes, Brad (April 19, 2006). "Rap-rock pioneers have their 'Mojo' workin'". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved 9 December 2008. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |curly= ignored (help)
  13. ^ a b Devenish, Colin (2000). Limp Bizkit. St. Martin's. pp. 95–113. ISBN 0-312-26349-X.
  14. ^ Reese, Lori (October 24, 2000). "Bizkit in Gravy | Music". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 29, 2010. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ Gill, John (March 10, 2000). "Cypress Hill Digs Up "Bones" With Rap And Rock". MTV News. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  16. ^ Moss, Corey (April 23, 2002). "With Kush Record Done, B-Real Keepin' Real Busy". MTV News. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  17. ^ a b Downey, Ryan J (November 27, 2002). "B-Real Finishing Up Kush LP, Going Grimmer For Next Cypress Hill Album". MTV News. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  18. ^ "SX10 tocara hoy en el DanZoo" (in Spanish). Mexico City: La Jornada. May 24, 2003. Retrieved 31 December 2008. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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