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  • noun music A subgenre of hip-hop music with horror-themed lyrics and imagery.

Etymologies

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horror +‎ -core

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Examples

  • He's a follower of something called horrorcore rap.

    CNN Transcript Oct 8, 2009 2009

  • The music is called horrorcore, and the lyrics are about murder, rape and Satan.

    CNN Transcript Oct 8, 2009 2009

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

    News for Richmond Times-Dispatch 2010

  • Maybe you're one of the Juggalos, which is what the fans of the "horrorcore" rap band, Insane Clown Posse, call themselves.

    Colorado Springs Independent 2010

  • 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.

    News for Richmond Times-Dispatch 2010

  • 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

  • "horrorcore", but real life is often more frightening than the average horror flick.

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2008

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