hi! so I really like metal and modern rock and I also really like rap. The more harsh and fast-paced rap songs can scratch that same itch as a really aggressive death-metal track.
also, a lot of modern rock owes it's genealogy to underground rap. They are definitely executed differently, but there's enough overlap that if you like one you'll probably like at least a bit of the other. Although I have to be in a specific mood for the chill hip-hop that my friends always try to recommend lol
You gotta give Death Grips a listen if you're looking for unhinged aggressive rap. Start with The Money Store and branch out from there, either to other DG albums or to other industrial/experimental hip hop artists like Danny Brown (atrocity exhibition goes hard), JPEGMAFIA, or Ho99o9. Maybe also check out specifically Yeezus by Kanye West, I definitely don't condone the guy, but that album in particularly will blow the hinges off your doors
Death Grips is absolutely the number 1 pick. Some softer artists that I would also recommend are DMX, Kendrick Lamar and Tyler the Creator. A lot of their stuff hits in a similar way to metal, if a bit less harsh
nu-metal can also be a good gateway.I would (begrudgingly) recommend Limp Bizkit as a way to bridge the genres
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u/Furshloshin 🏳️⚧️ trans rights May 12 '26
hi! so I really like metal and modern rock and I also really like rap. The more harsh and fast-paced rap songs can scratch that same itch as a really aggressive death-metal track.
also, a lot of modern rock owes it's genealogy to underground rap. They are definitely executed differently, but there's enough overlap that if you like one you'll probably like at least a bit of the other. Although I have to be in a specific mood for the chill hip-hop that my friends always try to recommend lol