Comments on: Droppin’ Science: The World’s Nerdiest Rap Songs

By: Zoasterboy

Zoasterboy — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:09:42 +0000

A friend of mine is an aspiring NerdCore Artist.

By: liz

liz — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:44:50 +0000

does anyone remember the rap in the babysitter’s club movie? the club wrote it to help claudia pass summer school because she was really stupid and risked having to drop the club to focus on school

“the brain, the brain, the center of the chain…!”

By: Mattie

Mattie — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:59:58 +0000

I’m really kind of disappointed that you would pick a video of mc hawking and not actually use one that has a song in it. Like “What We Need More Here is Science”. You just used a kind of lame advertisement. :-(

Also, mc frontalot, mc chris, yt cracker, and l33t g33k b34t ftw. Nerdcore hip hop is awesome.

(I also think a rap song that rejects all matter of science shouldn’t count as a “nerdy” song.)

By: auslander

auslander — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:42:28 +0000

Ok, different kind of nerdy, but no mention of Weird Al’s “It’s all about the Pentiums”?

Can’t wait to get home and watch these!

By: teo

teo — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:07:46 +0000

Blackalicious does a great nerdy rap. Chemical Calisthenics off of Blazing Arrow is full of science. Listen and you will be impressed.

By: Allen

Allen — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:04:38 +0000

While you’ve mentioned “nerd” songs that deal with actual science topics (I LOVE MC Hawking, been listening to him for a long long time, 2000 I think), there is a whole other side that deals with video games and the like also “nerd” in nature. One of my favorites happens to be “Fett’s Vette” by MC Chris (who has a lot of good songs as well).

You should do one dealing with other nerd topics as well, a good start is the musician lineup of the Penny Arcade Expo…, all of those headliners are worth listening too.

By: vowell

vowell — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:38:58 +0000

While it’s more of a sci-fi and computer type nerdiness, I have to give a shout out to mc chris.

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By: n2y2

n2y2 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:53:03 +0000

I have to put in a word for

“Make a circuit with me” by the Polecats

It is a nerd’s love song. When you watch the video (available on Youtube), it is obvious that they are bunch of nerds that some hip producer dressed up.

Technically not a rap by today’s standards, but it does qualify as early 80′s proto-rap.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:44:22 +0000

Any discussion of this topic begins and ends with the Mormon Rap
h ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TeV8yp8ALM

By: chris

chris — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:19:00 +0000

Oh yeah, and the opening track of DJDB’s “The Secret Art of Science pt. 2″ is called “Droppin’ Science”. It’s not rap, but I figured I should throw that out there.