When Hip-Hop Goes Heavy: A Brief History Of Rap Mixing With Punk, Metal & Hardcore

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Earlier this month, the breakout Kentucky hardcore group Knocked Loose unleashed “Hive Mind,” an interdisciplinary project featuring rapper Denzel Curry. While the pairing might appear unconventional at first glance, given both acts' foundations in underground music, shared dedication to intense live shows, and focus on percussive song structures, it’s a match made in distorted sonic heaven.

Hive mind
Bite your tongue, change your face
Hive mind
Make sure the costume will stay in place
Hive mind
No heart behind the way you feel
Hive mind
Line them all up for me to kill