Britcore is a British Hardcore Hip Hop subgenre featuring fast rapping and breakbeats that was most prominent from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. The productions are influenced by the works of The Bomb Squad and have a higher BPM than regular Hip Hop beats. The rapping takes cues from Big Daddy Kane with his fast rapping style, but the subject matter is usually more political and militant and delivered in a very aggressive manner. There is also a strong emphasis on scratching as many groups featured multiple DJs.
Most of the groups and artists were from the UK mainland, but the genre also spread to Germany, the Netherlands and other European countries. During the 1990s, britcore artists became involved in the rave scene, influencing Breakbeat Hardcore and Jungle. As these artists moved away from britcore to the rave scene, the genre eventually almost disappeared in the late 1990s. Britcore nonetheless gained renewed interest during the 2010s with the advent of the Internet. .
