Is that what Wikipedia told you?
Nah, that's what all the internet is saying. You should try doing some reading yourself.
I never said they weren't hardcore at all. I said "hardcore" wouldn't be the word I would use to describe them.
Fair enough, but now we're talking word games. And frankly, from the receipts I've posted and just basic google, you seem to be in the minority on this one.
I say that because if someone asked me what hardcore hip hop was, and I started rattling off examples, I'd never get to Run DMC.
OK... but that's irrelevant. They're not in your generation. And your knowledge is somewhat suspect anyway.
All I'm saying is that they're massive progenitors to the hardcore style you now know and love.
I've never heard Missy rap and thought "she's spitting some hard shyt". I've never heard some new Missy shyt and thought, "is this new MOP".
Why would you think she was?

Oh that's right, hardcore hip hop is only Mobb Deep and MOP
She's not aggressive with her delivery. Her beats aren't hard.
I'm only entertaining this discussion out of morbid curiosity. Considering that you haven't actually heard Missy's music, (but of course you feel the need to judge and mock others for it. True Coli poster

), I already know you don't really know what you're talking about.
LOL at Timbo's beats not being hard. You're floundering. Lemme help you out.
Missy's music has never been as hard as Mobb, Nas, MOP etc. Nobody ever claimed that. I'm just saying she works in a loosely hardcore rap style, as opposed to some alternative shyt (e.g. Outkast, Kanye, De La Soul, etc). She collaborated with hardcore rappers her entire career. Sampled them. Shouted them out.
They sampled her. Shouted her out. Even her new video has her rocking some Biggie shyt. Work It ends with "Peter Piper." Pay attention, my dude.
But judging by you thinking "Party Life" is a phenomenal beat up there with Jay's best, I'm gonna say you have suspect taste in what makes a great beat. And you probably have no idea what constitutes a hard beat unless told.
so was Redman to a certain extent. so was Busta. so was ODB.
