Ten Rap-rock Songs that Might Make You Reconsider the Genre’s Potential

Combining hip hop with rock sometimes sounds forced, and rap-rock and rap-metal have gotten bad raps—Ha. Sorry—because of certain bands that will remain nameless because they’re obviously Limp Bizkit, but some bands have figured out how to make it work awesomely. Here are ten examples:

1. Beastie Boys: “No Sleep till Brooklyn”

2. RUN-DMC: “King Of Rock”

3. Biohazard: “Punishment”

4. 311: “Down”

5. Rage Against The Machine: “Guerrilla Radio”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0kJLW2EwMg

6. Deftones: “7 Words”

7. Twiztid: “We Don’t Die”

8. Candiria: “Without Water”

9. Hello Beautiful: “Virginia Symphony”

10. Beast: “Mr. Hurricane”