Again, is this because of some playlist reveal, or just the trailers? Because the trailers feature a fun, upbeat and pretty innocent hip hop song. It's not some guy shouting "buy my fucking record because I'm so bad ass and I sleep with all these girls and then call them hoes for it and I'll shoot you for looking at me the wrong way as soon as my pedicure is done", It's "lets go lets go ya'll lets go lets go ya'll"

As far as I can tell we don't know what the music will be, but it won't be some sort of heavy metal music, because this game isn't trying to take itself seriously. Why? because if it tried to take itself seriously, no one would be able to take it seriously.

It wont bother me. If, someday, I don't feel like listening to the hip hop hopefully there's an option to turn the music off.

Doesn't effect my decision either way. Never been much of Rock or Metal fan and I never let the constant inclusion of Rock and Metal in video games effect my purchasing decisions. As long as the gameplay is sound they make the music sound track what ever they want.....well except Country. That is the one music genre I just flat out can't stand.

In all honesty, the game would do far better with an Ambient/Metal crossover.

It's not really my thing, but hey; it worked for TWEWY, so maybe it'll work here. Video game music has been so dominated by rock ever since the NES days that it's good to see some experimentation with other genres.

I am, however, a little surprised to see that more people aren't angry about the implicit tie the game makes between hip-hop and violence by making these both major marketing points. I'm not either, but this seems like the sort of thing that would make a lot of people very mad.

@Millenium: TWEWY didn't have a hip-hop soundtrack at all...

This is exactly the kind of game I am absolutely not interested in: an ultra-violent game with an hip-hop soundtrack that pretends to be artistic...

I wouldn't be sad if it bombed (which will most likely do anyway).

dont care for it and i dont think it will get me as pumped to pound in a face as some hardcore guitar

I was really looking forward to MadWorld but I really hate modern hip hop. Hopefully it doesn't detract too much from the game.

Maybe we'll be treated to a hip-hop rendition of the song Mad World by Tears for Fears. Not sure if that would be a good thing though.

Whilst awesome music would have been sweet, it shant detract from the game for me, cos I'll just turn music volume down and play my own pumping tunes

PS: why restrict yourself to good rock or crazy orchestrated score. I play to listen to Apocalyptica for this game - best crazy metal cello instrumental band ever.