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Primary Stylistic Influences:
+ ScreamoMusic, {{Crunk}}, HipHop, {{Electronicore}}, PostHardcore
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Secondary Stylistic Influences:
+ NuMetal, RapRock, {{Metalcore}}, SynthPop
]

->''"Somewhere on the back of the Music/MileyCyrus tour bus the guys in Metro Station are thanking their lucky stars that bands like Music/{{Brokencyde}} came along. The crunkcore wave is to dance pop what 9/11 was to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Condit#Levy_scandal Gary Condit and his missing intern]]."''
-->-- [[http://yourscenesucks.com yourscenesucks.com]] on Crunkcore

Crunkcore (also known as screamo crunk, scrunk and crunk punk) is a fusion genre that combines second-wave {{screamo}} with commercial {{hip hop}} (especially SouthernRap), and [[ElectronicMusic electropop]]. The blend of screamo/metalcore and hip hop/electropop comes in varying degrees; for example, Music/{{BrokeNCYDE}} and Dot Dot Curve only use synthesizers and drum machines and 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 grenre 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 stylistic origins of crunkcore are blurry; in the late 2000s, the trend came out of nowhere and took Platform/{{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 Music/{{Underoath}} and Music/JayZ collaborated with Music/FallOutBoy. The compilation album ''Punk Goes Crunk'' and 3OH!3's 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 Music/LilWayne than Music/LilJon. However, crunk artist E-40 has collaborated with Music/{{Brokencyde}} and Music/LilJon once performed with 3OH!3 during one of their concerts.

The genre's heyday was roughly between 2007 and 2012, when it became inextricably tied to scene (to the point where the label of "scenecore" was understood to include it, modern metalcore, and electronicore). The fall of scene over the course of 2013 and its complete and total cessation as a subculture by the end of 2014 took crunkcore with it, and by the middle of the decade, almost no one was willing to admit that they had ever listened to any of those acts, unless it was to make fun of their past musical taste. The few acts that survived did so by retooling their sound, while Attila's deathcore and NuMetal leanings helped them avoid the fallout largely unscathed.

Should not be confused with the separate but somewhat related genre {{electronicore}}, which is essentially metalcore and post-hardcore with electronic elements.

Bands associated with crunkcore include:
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* [[Music/ThreeOHThree 3OH!3]]
* [[Music/AttilaMetalcore Attila]] (a modern post-[=MySpace=] example that uses much more elements of {{deathcore}} mixed with hip hop.
* Music/BloodOnTheDanceFloor
* Music/BreatheCarolina
* Music/{{BrokeNCYDE}}
* Music/DotDotCurve
* Music/{{Emanuel}} (UrExample- their lyrical themes dealing with drugs and sex fairly often,"tough guy" image and cover of a crunk song make them the precursor to many early examples.)
* pizzamachine
* Music/{{Family Force 5}}
* Music/FallingInReverse ("Fasionably Late" only)
* Music/HyperCrush
* Maya Malice
* Music/ISetMyFriendsOnFire
* Xx-Dart-Darling-xX
* Creator/JeffreeStar
* Music/TheMedicDroid
* Music/{{Millionaires}}
* Music/{{Nickasaur}}
* Music/SceneKidz
[[/index]]

'''For the sake of this article, "screamo" will remain synonymous with "mid-00's post-hardcore/melodic metalcore" here 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.
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!!Tropes associated with Crunkcore:
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Music/EnterShikari have dabbled in crunkcore from time to time, and when they do, are the only members of this genre to get critical acclaim and respect.
* GirlGroup: Millionaires.
* IntercourseWithYou: The subject of many, if not most crunkcore songs.
* {{Neologism}}: Would you believe the word "Crunk" was coined by Creator/ConanOBrien?
* PublicMediumIgnorance: In most people's eyes, crunkcore is generally limited to 3OH!3, Music/{{Brokencyde}} and Music/HollywoodUndead.
* SpiritualSuccessor: About 10 years after Crunkcore, a different take on combining emo and rap music arrived with "Emo Rap", headed by the likes of Lil Peep, Lil Tracy and XXXTentacion. The difference being that emo rap approaches the concept from the rap side instead of the rock side, and primarily consists of solo rappers instead of bands.
* StealthParody: Hollywood Undead and 3Oh3 definitely, Brokencyde if you believe them.
* TropeCodifier: Music/{{BrokeNCYDE}}.
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