Russell Potter wrote that while hardcore rap has been associated with a "monolithic 'gangsta' outlook" by the popular press, hardcore rappers have "laid claim to a wide variety of ground".
Russell Potter napísal, že zatiaľ čo hardcore rap bol spájaný s "monolitickým 'gangsta' postojom" v populárnej tlači, hardcore rapperi "majú položené tvrdenia na širokú rozmanitosť krajiny".