Originally an emotional hardcore subgenre from 1980s DC; evolved through 1990s Midwest emo (Sunny Day Real Estate, Cap'n Jazz) into 2000s mall-emo (My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy); now used for revival emo and emo-rap.
"My Chem reunion was peak emo nostalgia."
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