What does hard core mean?

Hard core, an online buzzword, was translated from English "Hardcore", which originally meant the most ruthless style in punk rock, and later derived various nuclear music. Later, it was extended to refer to "things facing the core audience, which have certain difficulty and appreciation threshold", such as "hardcore games", which refers to very difficult games.

In recent years, its meaning has been further expanded. People often use hardcore to describe "great", "tough" and "hard work", such as "hardcore rules", "hardcore mother", "hardcore player" and "hardcore life". At the beginning of 20 19, the popularity of the movie The Wandering Earth triggered a discussion about "hardcore science fiction", and the popularity of "hardcore science fiction" further increased.

20 19 12 was selected as one of the top ten buzzwords in Chewing Word 20 19 and the "Top Ten Internet Terms in 20 19" published by the National Language Resources Monitoring and Research Center. On the 6th of the same month, it was selected as "20 19 Top Ten Popular Words in China Media".

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Hard core rap involves several different musical feelings, and its characteristics can be summarized as confrontation and aggression. It is characterized by passionate themes, violent drums, noisy sampling and production, or any combination of them.

Hard-core rap is tough, sensitive and intense, and often threatens (although threats don't always exist, it also has a humorous and energetic side. Gangsta rap is a style most often associated with hardcore rap, and there is a lot of overlap between them, especially in hardcore rap in the 1990s, but not all hardcore raps are around the theme of bandits.

The earliest hardcore rap appeared on the east coast in the late 1980s. At that time, artists began to stay away from the rhythm of the party and brag about loudspeaker technology. Their music and language began to reflect this tenacious, rough and cruel urban environment, which is usually where they were created and appreciated.

Before any specific rules about gang rap were formed, such as new york's Buji Production Company and LA's? Artists like Tracy Marlowe and Ja Rule are recording their observations of street life in detail on tape.

At the same time, the chaotic collage of "Public Enemy" is setting a new standard of recording ability, while "N.W.A" shows the desolate lifestyle of Jews and gangs with too much masculinity.

In the early 1990s, hardcore rap was basically synonymous with West Coast gang rap. Until 1993, the Wu Tang clan appeared, and their miniature drums and samples haunted strings and pianos became widely imitated styles.

Hard-core rap became the most popular mixed music style in the second half of the 1990s because of its records full of collisions and violent blows and the indomitable spirit of urban street thugs. Now its theme is a mixture of party carols, robbers' obsession with money, sex and violence, and occasional social comments.

Artists such as the infamous B.I.G, Eminem, DMX and Jay-Z have become platinum-selling superstars, while Master P has become a profitable commercial force under the brand of "Gangster-originated South Hard Core", although he has not produced the same level of mixed hit singles.

Hip-Hop, a strong musical form in rap, is more destructive and inflammatory. The background is always accompanied by weakened drums, and most of the lyrics reflect the way of thinking that runs counter to society or is different from ordinary people.