History Main / CrunkCore

TropeCodifier: {{BrokeNCYDE}}.

Welcome to the newest [[TheScrappy Scrappy]] of musical genres. [[DeadHorseGenre Seems like just yesterday]] when people made fun of NuMetal, doesn't it?

'''Crunkcore''' (also known as ''screamo crunk'', ''scrunk'' and ''crunk punk'') is a fusion genre that combines second-wave {{screamo}} with commercial {{hip hop}} and/or [[ElectronicMusic electropop]]. The blend of screamo/mallcore and hip hop/electropop comes in varying degrees; for example, Music/HollywoodUndead utilize all traditional "core" instrumentation (guitars, bass and live drums), while {{BrokeNCYDE}} and Dot Dot Curve only use synthesizers and drum machines; the only overt "'core" element of their music is the [[MetalScream screaming]]. In fact, some bands that are nigh universally associated with crunkcore aren't overtly crunk ''or'' core, like 3OH!3 and Millionaires. Others, like Breathe Carolina and Blood On the Dance Floor, are clearly 'core-influenced but not remotely hip hoppish. Regardless, the crunkcore trend and bands associated with it are characterized by hedonistic party lyrics, flamboyant clothing and vocals that range from rapping and screaming to autotuned clean vocals. The genre is fairly successful commercially, despite widely appalling critics.

The stylistic origins of crunkcore are blurry; in the late 2000s, the trend came out of nowhere and took {{Myspace}} music culture by storm, seemingly overnight. In the mid 2000s, artists slowly but surely began to bridge the gap between hip hop/rap and "emocore", a curious mash-up -- for example, rapper P.O.S. sampled Underoath and {{Jay-Z}} collaborated with FallOutBoy. Formed in 2005, Music/HollywoodUndead are generally considered an early juggernaut for crunkcore; their major label debut ''Swan Songs'', along with the compilation album ''Punk Goes Crunk'' and 3OH!3's commercially successful single "Don't Trust Me", helped catapult crunkcore into mainstream attention.

The genre's name is somewhat of a misnomer, as the music's hip hop elements are usually more in the vein of LilWayne than LilJon (crunk itself is widely considered a DeadHorseGenre). However, crunk artist E-40 has collaborated with {{Brokencyde}} and LilJon once performed with 3OH!3 during one of their concerts.

* Family Force 5 (Probably the most critically acclaimed band on this list.)

* FandomRivalry: Jeffree Star fans vs. Blood On The Dance Floor fans, ever since the former [[BerserkButton went on a tirade]] accusing the latter's frontman Dahvie Vanity of [[PaedoHunt child molestation]].

* {{Hatedom}}: Dear ''god''. It has a hatedom large and vicious enough to rival ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', make {{Film/Avatar}} realize how good it has it, and Music/JustinBieber wet himself.

* {{Irony}}: The most critically acclaimed Crunkcore band among critics and music fans, Family Force 5... is a ChristianRock band, a genre that is likewise a [[TheScrappy Scrappy]] in the music world.
* LoveItOrHateIt: The Myspace-and-myspace-clone crowd tend to absolutely eat it up. Other music fans, including the "everything-but-rap-and-country" crowd, tend to avoid it or lambast it. One Brokencyde video on YouTube has an almost even 50:50 split in likes and dislikes (before the binary system came in, it was rated 3 stars).
* {{Neologism}}: Would you believe the word "Crunk" was coined by [=~Conan O'Brien~=]?

* SoBadItsGood: Some groups such as 3OH!3 fit squarely into this trope: come on, rhyming "vegetarian" with "fuckin' scared of him" is cause for mad props.
* StealthParody: Suspected in several cases.
** The line between sincerity and parody is extremely blurry in this genre: for example, J Bigga, whose music is an unambiguous attempt to parody... ''something'', is just as hyped up as any other crunkcore musician, and he's even collaborated with supposedly serious crunkcore emcees.
* TropeNamer / TropeCodifier: {{BrokeNCYDE}}.
* {{Wangst}}: Less than emo, but still fairly common, especially in {{Breakup Song}}s.
-> ''I used to be love struck and now I'm just fucked up. Pull up my sleeves and see the pattern of my cuts.''
--> Music/HollywoodUndead

The stylistic origins of crunkcore are blurry; in the late 2000s, the trend came out of nowhere and took {{Myspace}} music culture by storm, seemingly overnight. In the mid 2000s, artists slowly but surely began to bridge the gap between hip hop/rap and "emocore", a curious mash-up -- for example, rapper P.O.S. sampled Underoath and {{Jay-Z}} collaborated with FallOutBoy. Formed in 2005, HollywoodUndead are generally considered an early juggernaut for crunkcore; their major label debut ''Swan Songs'', along with the compilation album ''Punk Goes Crunk'' and 3OH!3's commercially successful single "Don't Trust Me", helped catapult crunkcore into mainstream attention.

* HollywoodUndead

* PublicMediumIgnorance: In most people's eyes, crunkcore is generally limited to 3OH!3, Brokencyde and HollywoodUndead.

* [=~So Bad It's Good~=]: Some groups such as 3OH!3 fit squarely into this trope: come on, rhyming "vegetarian" with "fuckin' scared of him" is cause for mad props.

--> ''I used to be love struck and now I'm just fucked up. Pull up my sleeves and see the pattern of my cuts.''
---> Music/HollywoodUndead

'''Crunkcore''' (also known as ''screamo crunk'', ''scrunk'' and ''crunk punk'') is a fusion genre that combines second-wave {{screamo}} with commercial {{hip hop}} and/or [[ElectronicMusic electropop]]. The blend of screamo/mallcore and hip hop/electropop comes in varying degrees; for example, HollywoodUndead utilize all traditional "core" instrumentation (guitars, bass and live drums), while {{BrokeNCYDE}} and Dot Dot Curve only use synthesizers and drum machines; the only overt "'core" element of their music is the [[MetalScream screaming]]. In fact, some bands that are nigh universally associated with crunkcore aren't overtly crunk ''or'' core, like 3OH!3 and Millionaires. Others, like Breathe Carolina and Blood On the Dance Floor, are clearly 'core-influenced but not remotely hip hoppish. Regardless, the crunkcore trend and bands associated with it are characterized by hedonistic party lyrics, flamboyant clothing and vocals that range from rapping and screaming to autotuned clean vocals. The genre is fairly successful commercially, despite widely appalling critics.

---> HollywoodUndead
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* {{Hatedom}}: Dear ''god''. It has a hatedom large and vicious enough to rival ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', make {{Film/Avatar}} realize how good it has it, and JustinBieber wet himself.

* {{Synthesizeritis}}

The genre's name is somewhat of a misnomer, as the music's hip hop elements are usually more in the vein of LilWayne than LilJon. However, crunk artist E-40 has collaborated with {{Brokencyde}} and LilJon once performed with 3OH!3 during one of their concerts.

* ChristianRock: Family Force 5. Although Attack Attack! also have Christian-themed lyrics, they aren't a Christian band, as not all members are Christian.

'''Crunkcore''' (also known as ''screamo crunk'', ''scrunk'' and ''crunk punk'') is a fusion genre that combines second-wave {{screamo}} with commercial {{hip hop}} and/or [[ElectronicMusic electropop]]. The blend of screamo/mallcore and hip hop/electropop comes in varying degrees; for example, Hollywood Undead utilize all traditional "core" instrumentation (guitars, bass and live drums), while {{BrokeNCYDE}} and Dot Dot Curve only use synthesizers and drum machines; the only overt "'core" element of their music is the [[MetalScream screaming]]. In fact, some bands that are nigh universally associated with crunkcore aren't overtly crunk ''or'' core, like 3OH!3 and Millionaires. Others, like Breathe Carolina and Blood On the Dance Floor, are clearly 'core-influenced but not remotely hip hoppish. Regardless, the crunkcore trend and bands associated with it are characterized by hedonistic party lyrics, flamboyant clothing and vocals that range from rapping and screaming to autotuned clean vocals. The genre is fairly successful commercially, despite widely appalling critics.

The stylistic origins of crunkcore are blurry; in the late 2000s, the trend came out of nowhere and took {{Myspace}} music culture by storm, seemingly overnight. In the mid 2000s, artists slowly but surely began to bridge the gap between hip hop/rap and "emocore", a curious mash-up -- for example, rapper P.O.S. sampled Underoath and {{Jay-Z}} collaborated with FallOutBoy. Formed in 2005, Hollywood Undead are generally considered an early juggernaut for crunkcore; their major label debut ''Swan Songs'', along with the compilation album ''Punk Goes Crunk'' and 3OH!3's commercially successful single "Don't Trust Me", helped catapult crunkcore into mainstream attention.

* Hollywood Undead

* PublicMediumIgnorance: In most people's eyes, crunkcore is generally limited to 3OH!3, Brokencyde and Hollywood Undead.

---> Hollywood Undead

* {{Hatedom}}: Dear ''god''. It has a hatedom large and vicious enough to rival ''{{Twilight}}'', make {{Film/Avatar}} realize how good it has it, and JustinBieber wet himself.

'''Crunkcore''' (also known as ''screamo crunk'', ''scrunk'' and ''crunk punk'') is a fusion genre that combines second-wave {{screamo}} with commercial {{hip hop}} and/or [[ElectronicMusic electropop]]. The blend of screamo/mallcore and hip hop/electropop comes in varying degrees; for example, Hollywood Undead utilize all traditional "core" instrumentation (guitars, bass and live drums), while {{BrokeNCYDE}} and Dot Dot Curve only use synthesizers and drum machines; the only overt "core" element of their music is the [[MetalScream screaming]]. In fact, some bands that are nigh universally associated with crunkcore aren't overtly crunk ''or'' core, like 3OH!3 and Millionaires. Others, like Breathe Carolina, and Blood On the Dance Floor, are clearly core-influenced but not remotely hip hoppish. Regardless, the crunkcore trend and bands associated with it are characterized by hedonistic party lyrics, flamboyant clothing and vocals that range from rapping and screaming to autotuned clean vocals. The genre is fairly successful commercially, despite widely appalling critics.

'''Crunkcore''' (also known as ''screamo crunk'', ''scrunk'' and ''crunk punk'') is a fusion genre that combines second-wave {{screamo}} with commercial {{hip hop}} and/or [[ElectronicMusic electropop]]. The blend of screamo/mallcore and hip hop/electropop comes in varying degrees; for example, Hollywood Undead utilize all traditional "core" instrumentation (guitars, bass and live drums), while {{BrokeNCYDE}} and Dot Dot Curve only use synthesizers and drum machines; the only overt "core" element of their music is the [[MetalScream screaming]]. In fact, some bands that are nigh universally associated with crunkcore aren't overtly crunk ''or'' core, like 3OH!3 and Millionaires. Others, like Breathe Carolina, Blood On the Dance Floor and Attack Attack!, are clearly core-influenced but not remotely hip hoppish. Regardless, the crunkcore trend and bands associated with it are characterized by hedonistic party lyrics, flamboyant clothing and vocals that range from rapping and screaming to autotuned clean vocals. The genre is fairly successful commercially, despite widely appalling critics.

* Attack Attack!

The stylistic origins of crunkcore are blurry; in the late 2000s, the trend came out of nowhere and took {{Myspace}} music culture by storm, seemingly overnight. In the mid 2000s, artists slowly but surely began to bridge the gap between hip hop/rap and "emocore", a curious mash-up -- for example, rapper P.O.S. sampled Underoath and {{Jay-Z}} collaborated with FallOutBoy and LinkinPark. Formed in 2005, Hollywood Undead are generally considered an early juggernaut for crunkcore; their major label debut ''Swan Songs'', along with the compilation album ''Punk Goes Crunk'' and 3OH!3's commercially successful single "Don't Trust Me", helped catapult crunkcore into mainstream attention.

* {{Hatedom}}: Dear ''god''. It has a hatedom large enough to rival ''{{Twilight}}''.

'''For the sake of the article, "screamo" will remain synonymous with "mid-00's post-hardcore/melodic metalcore" for this article and "emo" with "music associated with the emo/scene trend".''' Let's not contest how authentically emo or screamo any of the bands mentioned here are; it's just a hassle.

'''For the sake of the article, "screamo" will remain synonymous with "mid-00's post-hardcore/melodic metalcore" for this article and "emo" with "music associated with the emo/scene trend". Let's not contest how authentically emo or screamo any of the bands mentioned here are; it's just a hassle.'''

'''To avoid hassle, "screamo" will remain synonymous with "mid-00's post-hardcore/melodic metalcore" for this article and "emo" with "music associated with the emo/scene trend".'''

The stylistic origins of crunkcore are blurry; in the late 2000s, the trend came out of nowhere and took {{Myspace}} music culture by storm, seemingly overnight. In the mid 2000s, artists slowly but surely began to bridge the gap between hip hop/rap and "emocore", a curious mash-up -- for example, rapper P.O.S. sampled Underoath and {{Jay-Z}} collaborated with LinkinPark. Formed in 2005, Hollywood Undead are generally considered an early juggernaut for crunkcore; their major label debut ''Swan Songs'', along with the compilation album ''Punk Goes Crunk'' and 3OH!3's commercially successful single "Don't Trust Me", helped catapult crunkcore into mainstream attention.

The stylistic origins of crunkcore are blurry; in the late 2000s, the trend came out of nowhere and took {{Myspace}} music culture by storm, seemingly overnight. In the mid 2000s, artists slowly but surely began to bridge the gap between hip hop/rap and "emocore", a curious mash-up -- for example, rapper P.O.S. sampled Underoath. Formed in 2005, Hollywood Undead are generally considered an early juggernaut for crunkcore; their major label debut ''Swan Songs'', along with the compilation album ''Punk Goes Crunk'' and 3OH!3's commercially successful single "Don't Trust Me", helped catapult crunkcore into mainstream attention.

The stylistic origins of crunkcore are blurry; in the late 2000s, the trend came out of nowhere and took {{Myspace}} music culture by storm, seemingly overnight. In the mid 2000s, artists slowly but surely began to bridge the gap between hip hop/rap and "emocore", a curious mash-up -- for example, rapper P.O.S. sampled Underoath and {{Jay-Z}} collaborated with LinkinPark. Formed in 2005, Hollywood Undead are generally considered an early juggernaut for crunkcore; their major label debut ''Swan Songs'', along with the compilation album ''Punk Goes Crunk'' and 3OH!3's commercially successful single "Don't Trust Me", helped catapult crunkcore into mainstream attention.

The stylistic origins of crunkcore are blurry; in the late 2000s, the trend came out of nowhere and took {{Myspace}} music culture by storm, seemingly overnight. In the mid 2000s, artists slowly but surely began to bridge the gap between hip hop/rap and "emocore", a curious mash-up -- for example, rapper P.O.S. sampled Underoath and {{Jay-Z}} collaborated with FallOutBoy. Formed in 2005, Hollywood Undead are generally considered an early juggernaut for crunkcore; their major label debut ''Swan Songs'', along with the compilation album ''Punk Goes Crunk'' and 3OH!3's commercially successful single "Don't Trust Me", helped catapult crunkcore into mainstream attention.

* Family Force 5 (Probably the best band on this list)

* Family Force 5