Selfdescribed nerdcore musician mc frontalot has the earliest known. He is the founder and ceo of the independent record label. Nov 26, 2010 thus, when a fan asks well, which artists does nerdcore artist x admire. According to a article about the artist, mc frontalot first recorded the song nerdcore hiphop in 2000, which became an immediate hit in the geek and nerd communities mc frontalot, n. Mc frontalot regularly gets hundreds of thousands of hits for his youtube videos. Mc hawkings entire body of work and his rapper persona were created by american web developer ken lawrence.
Though nerdcore rappers rhyme about anything from politics to science. The main nerdcore internet forum, rhyme torrents, is thriving. Mc frontalot s got songs for you full of rhymes that he drops, pretty hot, make. Nerd rap infests your internet, you left a trap, but its empty mc frontalot took a gape but the bait wasnt tempting ending up uncaged and at large to talk smack. Mc frontalot, real name damian hess born december 3, 1973, is a nerdcore hiphop rapper. This week on the mc lars podcast, we talk about the years he spent writing for mad magazine, our shared excitement for super mario maker 2, awkward middle school memories, and our first band together horris. This is the best rap song ever written about boba fett. Hiphop can be about anything, as proven and embodied.
Lawrence earned a degree in music composition from hampshire college. They dont theyre not going to care about us enough to crack it. Goth girls like it when you doubledamn it twice fast. Last tuesday, i got to hang out with the worlds 579th greatest rapper, mc frontalot. Imagine a frankensteinesque monster assembled from equal parts. Moore has done shows with notable nerdcore artists mc chris, mc frontalot.
Though the expo was primarily devoted to video and table top gaming, geekfriendly musicians also performed, including optimus rhyme and penny arcades rapper laureate mc frontalot. Side project for pharrell williams and chad hugo mixing everything from hiphop to black psychedelia to classic rock to new wave. Actors who have taken on the title role include british comedian rowan atkinson. He describes nerdcore, his name for the genre, as the inversion of the. Its been a little over four years since mc frontalot released his last album, question bedtime. Rappers in middle earth costumes, rhyming about star wars, getting into beefs with. He was a rapper and i had never rapped before, but he and i met rapping at a party. The lineup for the show consisted of four of the biggest names in the nerdcore rap game.
Its all ridiculous but hes got better rhyming skills than anything the radio plays. You used to be a safe home for my nerd heart and my intellect. Scene stalwart mc chris has recorded with the acclaimed rapper talib kweli and. Mc frontalot, aka damian hess, makes a living rapping about data encryption, rare. While working as a web designer in 1999, he resurrected his rap hobby by creating a website for mp3s of his homemade music, the beats credited to the imaginary dj cpu. From the early nerdcore albums of mc frontalot to the epic rap battles of history and the entire careers of the lonely island and childish gambino, rapping nerds have become major players in pop culture. Sep 22, 2010 nerdcore mc frontalot rapper on hiphop for geeks nerdcore artists rap and sing about topics generally deemed to be unfashionable or nerdy, such as science, mathematics, comic books and computer. Selfdescribed nerdcore musician mc frontalot coined the term in 2000 in the song nerdcore hiphop. Gathering steam in the early 2000s after mc frontalot coined the label in his song nerdcore hiphop, its one of those nebulous terms that has attracted a selfproclaimed fanbase and roster of identified artists, even as the term itself has been applied in a variety of ways. In the summer of 2004 the fledgling genre took a large step forward when the popular web comic penny arcade held its first convention, the penny arcade expo, in bellevue, wa.
While it serves that purpose, hiphop started as a much broader genre and eventually, after emerging from the wasteland of gangsta, regained part of that potential. Mc frontalot, the worlds 579th greatest rapper, delays physical copies of his new album just days from release. We have 123 revengeofthenerds movie torrents for you. Jan 14, 20 nerdcore hip hop artist mc frontalot teamed up with web application management provider new relic on the song titled nerd life.
A new release from the godfather of nerdcore then, seems overdue. On the latest episode of getv, irina slutsky interviews legendary nerdcore rapper mc frontalot. Playing up his nerd persona, every day he integrates. As chuck d of public enemy memorably put it, hiphop is the cnn of the ghetto. Nerdcore could rise up it could get elevated nerdcore could rise up it could get elevated nerdcore used to be just a madeup word mcs shied away from belief, rest. Andrew robert nielsen born october 6, 1982, known professionally as mc lars, is an american straight edge christian rapper, producer, teacher, cartoonist, game designer and podcaster. The songs music video was directed by san franciscobased creative studio werehaus. Nerdcore rising tries to thrust the watcher into a very indepth description of nerdcore hiphop while following a nerdcore group around fronted by mc frontalot. Mc frontalot took a gape but the bait wasnt tempting, ending. You try to wear a leather jacket and not pull it off, or get contact lenses, whatever.
Hip hop based vocal music that attempts to express scientific, technological, or futuristic concepts using any style of lyricism as a vessel for its message. Mc frontalot appears occasionally in the webcomic overcompensating by jeffrey rowland. His raps are synthesized by the texttospeech program willowtalk. The first video from mc frontalot s seventh album, net split. Nerd hiphop, flowing like han solo geek rap, with rhymes and references to star wars heroes and scientific theories, is gaining ground on the internet. Mc frontalot nerdcore used to be just a madeup word mcs shied away from belief.
App crashed when you loaded up first world problem phones os is outta date first world problem colors wont calibrate first world problem they never stock the snack you want first world. In embedded playlists below, we hope you find fronts handpicked singles from throughout the discography. Playing up his nerd persona, every day he integrates you want to hear a rap about a game from 82. It has got guest appearances from some other nerdcore rappers.
Frontalot, like most nerdcore artists, selfpublishes his work and has released much of it for free online. Its kompressor, and hes chosen, for crushing, mc frontalot. Rappers we crush, fingers to dust kompressor digest vocals and spit out mush you try front with rhymes stolen from the jackson five erase your tapes at night you cower from kompressor might but i dont wanna be crushed. Discography torrent or any other torrent from audio music direct download via magnet link. Mc frontalot was born damian hess in san francisco. Moore born december 15, 1985 is a nerdcore rapper from the tricities, wa better known by the stage name beefy in 2005 moore produced two independent eps, the whitesican ep and nerd. When i was a kid in the 80s and 90s, being a nerd was this shameful thing, he says, speaking over the phone from his home in brooklyn. Now its your turn to show us what youve got, in the sixth annual fantastic fest nerd rap. Mc frontalot has also been seen on commercials for g4 tv, as well as being on the show freestyle 101 where he sang parts of his songs with freestyle lines connecting them. Nerdcore rap legend mc frontalot sez, solved, my new album came out today. The nexus point of nerd culture and rap has definitely become more mainstream, mc lars says.
The nexus point of nerd culture and rap has definitely become more mainstream. Apr 18, 2010 nerdcore tracks usually fall into three major categories. Getting into a street corner cipher with a bunch of crack and heroin addicts in alphabet city at four thirty in the morning. Damian hess born december 3, 1973, better known by his stage name mc frontalot, is an american rapper and web designer.
Mc frontalot accidentally coined the term in 2000 when he dropped the song. First world problem nerd rap infests your internet. Nerdcore progenitor mc frontalot breaks up with the. Hear an interview with mc frontalot from the unheard nerd now where we discuss his career to date and the new album. The movie also interview other people like producers,musicians,nerds and non nerds on how they react or think on the sub genre and the nerd community.
Damian hess, better known by his stage name mc frontalot, is an brooklynbased hiphop performer, web designer and professional geek. The new mc frontalot album is delayed the unheard nerd. For me, there is something cool about meeting younger kids. He created animated music videos for the songs whitesican and davids sister both from the whitesican ep, which gave him notoriety after they appeared on albino blacksheep. Mc frontalot first world problem lyrics genius lyrics. Hess began releasing music as mc frontalot in 1999. Moore is a nerdcore rapper from the tricities, wa better known by the. A few nerdcore rappers such as mc frontalot and mc lars have instrumental. Nerdcore may not be the most popular subgenre of hiphop, but its certainly a stubborn one. Thus began the sory of the genre that he has become the godfather of.
Frankly, i dont know how any selfrespecting geek can have a nerdcore collection and not have any frontalot in it. Mc frontalot captains of industry lyrics genius lyrics. The reason that nerdcore is considered rap, is because a rapper coined the term. Nerdcore mc frontalot rapper on hiphop for geeks bbc news. Though the expo was primarily devoted to video and tabletop gaming, geekfriendly musicians also performed, including optimus rhyme and penny arcades rapper laureate mc frontalot.
The term was first coined in 2000 by nerdy new york rapper mc frontalot in a. Nerdcore is a genre of music characterized by themes and subject matter considered to be of general interest to nerds. Bring that beat back from the early nerdcore albums of mc frontalot to the epic rap battles of history and the entire careers of the lonely island and childish gambino, rapping nerds have become major players in pop culture. Nerd latest new mixtapes for free streaming and download. Moore contributed to the rhyme torrents compilation, contributing both music. Mc frontalot is the stage name of damian hess, a hip hop musician and selfproclaimed worlds 579thgreatest rapper. Nerdcore is a genre of hip hop music characterized by themes and subject matter considered to be of general interest to nerds. Before the show, i had a chance to interview mc lars and mega ran about the tour, their careers, their interests, advice they had for aspiring nerdcore rappers, and. Nerdcore hiphop chapter 16 the cambridge companion to hip. He grew up in berkeley where, as a teenage rap wannabe, he secretly fourtracked his own songs on tape. A bald man who wears black, thickrimmed glasses, mc frontalot looks like the epitome of a gamer.
He is one of the selfproclaimed originators of lithop and was one of the first rappers to sample and reference postpunk, pop punk, and emo bands. That image also works as part of his persona, as he totally owns his image of being a nerd who loves to rap. Traditional boast tracks interestingly, these tend to be how selfdeprecating can i be. Not only does he record nerdcore hip hop, but he claims. As mc chris explains, if you try to act like youre a tough rapper when youre. The term was first coined in 2000 by nerdy new york rapper mc frontalot in a track of the same name. Selfdescribed nerdcore musician mc frontalot has the earliest known recorded use of the term to describe this genre in the 2000 song nerdcore hiphop. I seen one nerd foam at the mouth in his glee he was me, in the mirror, rhyming, brushing my teeth. A documentary on mc frontalot, nerdcore rising by negin. Frontalot will also be embarking on an extensive promotional tour including a month long visit to the uk in support of wheatus. Jan 14, 20 mc frontalot nerd life official video new relic. Nov 07, 2005 nerd hiphop, flowing like han solo geek rap, with rhymes and references to star wars heroes and scientific theories, is gaining ground on the internet. Mc frontalot the rapper credited for defining the hiphop subsect of nerdcore is back this april with his fourth album, and the leadoff track, quite appropriately, is an anthem written. Nerdcore is a brand of hiphop characterized by a focus on geeky.
Nerdcore rising, an album by mc frontalot on spotify. Mc frontalot ill form the head official video youtube. Nerding out with mc frontalot about his new record net. Many of his songs deal with things nerdy in nature, which has led him to be categorized as nerdcore, a word he himself coined in his first single, nerdcore hip hop. May 24, 20 youtubes most popular rappers are white and nerdy and bigger than bieber, psy. Youtubes most popular rappers are white and nerdy and. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as descri. Many artists have dabbled in nerd rap at one time or another without specifically meaning to and, viceversa, many self proclaimed nerd rappers do not fit this definition. Now its your turn to show us what youve got, in the fourth annual fantastic fest nerd rap throwdown.
Wrong end of the joystick stuck up in the handhold. Nerdcore is a subgenre of hiphop music characterized by themes and subject matter considered to be of general interest to nerds, though it can appeal to others as well. Mc frontalot internet sucks official video youtube. Give front free money every month and receive unspecified rewards at random intervals. Mc frontalot s got songs for you, full of rhymes that he drops, pretty hot, make em rock, with the style he concocts.
My pen hits the paper and the flow dont stop beat in the head while my lyrics drop got no sound boards, hear no music some punish rhymes, i straight abuse it im. He is bestknown for coining the term nerdcore and basically defining the whole nerdcore hiphop musical genre. Mc frontalot accidentally coined the term in 2000 when he dropped the song nerdcore hiphop. Op when you say nerd rap, i think mc paul barman, mc chris, mc frontalot, optimus rhyme, rappy mcrapperson. Net split or, the fathomless heartbreak of online itself by mc frontalot, released 08 march 2019 1. It was the top grossing american play in londons west end in 1986. While a lot of nerdcore music has come before him, frontalot made it more wellknown with his frequent appearances at pax. Mc frontalot spent the last twenty years getting over being bad at kickball and being called a nerd by rapping into a computer and to his star wars acton figures. Mc frontalot took a gape but the bait wasnt tempting, ending up uncaged and at large. I wont purely defend nerd music either there are plenty of people who are riding it for novelty, writing parody or satire rather than being a. I coined the term nerdcore and remain that subgenres final boss.
The beats for mc hawking are provided by dj doomsday another alterego of ken lawrence. Theres also an annual festival held in the summer in orlando, florida, called nerdapalooza, that helps showcase nerdcore acts alongside other nerd music genres. Front nerdcore used to be just a madeup word what occurred. As you can tell by picture above, i dressed appropriately for the occasion. In embedded playlists below, we hope you find fronts hand. We also talk about the day i decided to call myself lars. To the internet archive community, time is running out. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from nerd at the discogs marketplace. The nerd is a twoact comedy written by american actorplaywright larry shue. Mc lars my boy front is always managing his vocal takes. Mc frontalots new nerdcore album net split tells us how. Its a concept record about how all solutions are hacks. Mc frontalot, mc lars, mega ran, and schaffer the darklord. We deliver the hits that give the kids with the spectacles spectacular fits.