Britcore
Britcore is a term used to describe a style of hip hop . It is mainly used in German-speaking countries and abbreviates the expression "British Hardcore Hip-Hop ". It was shaped by Ralf Kotthoff, who was editor-in-chief of MZEE-Fanzines and who with this publication made a decisive contribution to the spread of this musical style in Germany . On the cover of the first issue, for example, the Gunshots, which are considered to be style- defining, were shown. The first interviews published in Germany with well-known representatives of the genre such as Hijack , Son of Noise , Killa Instinct and Blade can also be found in this publication.
Britcore is characterized by its high speed of over 100 bpm . There are percussion breakbeats used, so no housy baselines or the like, even the long style are Scratch - Soli own. In addition, music and / or speech fragments from a film are often sampled . The raps , which are presented in English, often deal with socially critical issues that are occasionally communicated in a gloomy or militant manner.
The acts Hijack and Silver Bullet are considered the best known Britcore acts, as they were temporarily under contract with a major label .
The Music Of Life label had a style-defining effect around 1990. On it Hijack had appeared before the US - rapper Ice-T , this Department discovered. Moreover appeared Hard Noise , Killa Instinct and First Frontal Assault on it. This style of music was mainly continued on small labels . A larger label that was still committed to this style of music was Kold Sweat .
Other British Britcore crews that formed around 1990 and caused a stir in the early 1990s are The Criminal Minds and Deliverance . The first stands for excessive sampling of music and speech fragments from films, the second for their dark style.
Britcore was even more popular in Germany , especially in the north, than in Great Britain in the early 1990s . Numerous Britcore concerts also took place in Switzerland during those years. Readykill , Mental Disorda and No Remorze were also founded in Germany at that time . They all stand out for their socially critical texts.