Nu-metal, a thundering amalgam of the energy of punk rock, the sledgehammer force of heavy metal, and the aggressive wordplay of rap, among other styles, was spawned around the time of the Beastie Boys' and Run DMC's genre-busting mid-1980s recordings. Adopted by a generation weaned on Nirvana's thrashing alternative angst, it became an important and successful element in rock's ever-widening sphere of musical influence. In RAPCORE: THE NU-METAL RAP FUSION, Dick Porter maps the links and detours that took rock music from "Walk This Way" to Limp Bizkit by way of White Zombie, delving deep into the roots of the music and exploring the careers and influence of artists as disparate as Jimi Hendrix, Public Enemy, and Eminem. This comprehensive overview of the roots of a musical offshoot that became its own genre presents a wealth of information in a readable and entertaining fashion.
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