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Nerdcore Hip Hop, our favorite nerdy musical subgenre, is finally getting its own documentary: Nerdcore Rising. In case you haven’t gotten the Nerdcore Memo yet, here’s an explanation from the documentary’s producers:
Nerdcore hip hop is a sociological phenomenon born out of the internet and made possible by computer-obsessed geeks. Nerdcore Rising follows MC Frontalot – the “Godfather of Nerdcore” – on his first national tour to reveal both the roots of the genre and the dorky complexities of its artists. Featuring Weird Al Yankovic, MC Chris, MC Lars, Brian Posehn, Jello Biafra, Daily Show Folks, and a slew of other artists and commentators.
If you haven’t heard MC Frontalot yet, you owe it to yourself to download some MP3s (legal ones!) to get a taste. We recommend Indier Than Thou and Front the Most (those are direct MP3 links), though we celebrate his whole catalog. Superfans (like this humble blogger) can join Front’s Valued Sucker Program to gain access to special content!
I’ve been following nerdcore for a while now. Among the artists you already posted (MC Frontalot being my favorite), you should also include/try MC Hawking, 2 Skinnee J’s, Optimus Rhyme, and Lords of the Rhymes.
posted by Jason! on 2-6-2007 at 11:58 am
Wait – you also all need to listen to “Cat People” by Schaeffer the Dark Lord. We caught him last summer in Indianapolis, and he’s a lovely, lovely nerd-core rap artist.
posted by Liz on 2-6-2007 at 8:43 pm
I hope MC Lars comes around here, I think he’s a fantastic artist :)
posted by Dan on 2-7-2007 at 3:13 pm