Also known as "Reality Hip Hop", because these rappers don't stoop in the fictional world of unlimited women & money like other rappers. Instead they very poetic in their lyrics and have deep meaning about the hood, however their very few because of coporation & money.
Hardcore Hip Hop artist include:
Army of the Pharaohs
Big Daddy Kane
Big Pun
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Boogie Down Productions
Boo-Yaa TRIBE
Brotha Lynch Hung
Canibus
Cypress Hill
Da Lench Mob
D-Block
DMX
Esham
EPMD
The Game (starting to get a big head)
Geto Boys
The Gravediggaz
Ice Cube
Ice-T
Jedi Mind Tricks
Jeru the Damaja
Kool G Rap
KRS-One
Lords of the Underground
Mack 10
MC Breed
M.O.B.
Mobb Deep (until they signed with G-Unit)
Notorious B.I.G.
Nas
Niggaz With Attitude
Onyx
Paris
Public Enemy
Scarface
Slick Rick
Styles P
Redman
Tech N9ne
Three 6 Mafia
Too $hort (?)
Tupac Shakur
WC
Wu-Tang Clan
Army of the Pharaohs
Big Daddy Kane
Big Pun
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Boogie Down Productions
Boo-Yaa TRIBE
Brotha Lynch Hung
Canibus
Cypress Hill
Da Lench Mob
D-Block
DMX
Esham
EPMD
The Game (starting to get a big head)
Geto Boys
The Gravediggaz
Ice Cube
Ice-T
Jedi Mind Tricks
Jeru the Damaja
Kool G Rap
KRS-One
Lords of the Underground
Mack 10
MC Breed
M.O.B.
Mobb Deep (until they signed with G-Unit)
Notorious B.I.G.
Nas
Niggaz With Attitude
Onyx
Paris
Public Enemy
Scarface
Slick Rick
Styles P
Redman
Tech N9ne
Three 6 Mafia
Too $hort (?)
Tupac Shakur
WC
Wu-Tang Clan
by Da Master K June 4, 2006