When I say emo, what do you picture? Long, poorly-cut, dark black hair? Angsty Facebook profile pictures? The year 2007 personified? These are what people generally associate the genre of emo with, and that's a shame. Emo is a genre with a rich history and some absolutely fantastic music. Forming out of the hardcore punk scene of the '80s, emo started out as "emotional hardcore", or "emocore", a genre that mixed the aggression of hardcore punk with more sincere, emotional lyrics. The hardcore influence soon became less notable, and the genre was henceforth christened as "emo". There are many different subgenres of emo—midwest emo, emo-pop, emo rap, screamo—and they all have rich histories that aren't done justice by the stereotypical view of the genre.