[2][5] Warped Tour co-creator and CEO Kevin Lyman calls the group 3OH!3 "the real tipping point for scrunk" as "they were the first emo-influenced act to depart from traditional instruments in favor of pre-programmed beats", while still retaining many of the stylistic elements of emo.
[1] Millionaires likewise eschewed the screamed vocals typical for crunkcore but retained the sexually explicit lyrics and thus are still often considered part of the genre.
cites crunkcore along with metalcore and nu metal as the three scenes that especially contributed to the emergence of the hyperpop genre.
[3] However, she credits 3OH!3's "ability to parody pop and take it to bewildering extremes", blown-out synths, and modulated vocals, as creating "the main blueprint for hyperpop".
[3] The Boston Phoenix has mentioned criticism of the style, saying that "the idea that a handful of kids would remix lowest-common-denominator screamo with crunk beats, misappropriated gangsterisms, and the extreme garishness of emo fashion was sure to incite hate-filled diatribes".
[4] AbsolutePunk founder Jason Tate said that the level of backlash against Brokencyde is more than he has seen for any single act in the last ten years.