Definitions
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- noun music A
subgenre ofhip-hop music withhorror -themed lyrics and imagery.
Etymologies
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Examples
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He's a follower of something called horrorcore rap.
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The music is called horrorcore, and the lyrics are about murder, rape and Satan.
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Though the rap subgenre that includes Insane Clown Posse, known as horrorcore, has existed for some 20 years, the band has lately found itself on an unlikely merry-go-round where mainstream acceptance keeps narrowly eluding its grasp.
NYT > Home Page By DAVE ITZKOFF 2011
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McCroskey was immersed in the so-called horrorcore rap music scene, and he recorded songs that spoke of death, murder and mutilation under the name Syko Sam.
unknown title BY ZINIE CHEN SAMPSON AND DENA POTTER | ASSOCIATED 2009
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McCroskey was immersed in the so-called horrorcore rap music scene, and he recorded songs that spoke of death, murder and mutilation under the name Syko Sam.
Front Page - The Washington Times Zinie Chen Sampson and Dena Potter ASSOCIATED PRES 2009
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A California man, Richard Samuel Alden McCroskey III, a fan of "horrorcore" music who had been visiting Emma Niederbrock after meeting her online, faces capital-murder charges in the killings.
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Maybe you're one of the Juggalos, which is what the fans of the "horrorcore" rap band, Insane Clown Posse, call themselves.
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A California man, Richard Samuel Alden McCroskey III, a fan of "horrorcore" music who had been visiting Emma Niederbrock after meeting her online, faces capital-murder charges in the killings.
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Suspects in all three cases - and numerous other violent felonies in recent years - are fans of "horrorcore," a blend of rap and heavy-metal music that features often violent, horror-influenced lyrics and imagery.
daytondailynews.com - News Tom Beyerlein 2009
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"horrorcore", but real life is often more frightening than the average horror flick.
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