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'''Acid Rap''' is a [[musical genre|genre]] of [[rap]] pioneered by [[Detroit]] rapper [[Esham|Esham Attica Smith]], also known as Esham the Unholy and referred to as "The Godfather" of Acid Rap.  The style of music is best described as a cross between [[gangsta rap|hardcore gangster rap]] and [[violence|violent]] [[horror film]]s and has been at times mislabeled as [[Horrorcore]]. It also features heavy use of [[sampling (music)|samples]] from rock artists' leading to an influence on [[nu metal]] or [[rap metal]] and [[rapcore]]. 

Other well known Detroit [[List of hip hop musicians|artists]], such as [[Eminem]], [[D12]] and [[Insane Clown Posse]] also cross over into this genre. [[Kid Rock]] was influenced by the mixture of rap and hard rock used by Esham the Unholy. Esham the Unholy also formed a band called NATAS (SATAN backwards).

== External links ==
* [http://rap.about.com/cs/alternativehiphop/a/hiphophalloween.htm About.com article: Hip-hop Horrorcore]
* [http://rap.about.com/library/weekly/aa102003acidrapesham.htm About.com article: Esham (The Unholy)]
* [http://www.hallsofillusions.com/mainsite/esham/5616 Halls of Illusions: The Story of Esham]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE4781ED947A57520EFB71670E1FA5CDE2DFE62D9BA5007656392940454880C71ED59E695CCB0E577B466ADFF2EA0160AD9CFEF5CFFDC765D40&sql=11:ofo7gjlrj6ib~T1/ All Music Guide entry on Esham]

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