mc chris
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 mc chris on 04/04/07 at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California.
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| Birth name | Christopher Brendan Ward IV |
| Born | September 2, 1975 Libertyville, Illinois, USA |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper, actor, comedian, writer |
| Years active | 2001-present |
| Labels | Unsigned |
| Website | www.mcchris.com |
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mc chris[1] (born Christopher Brendan Ward IV on September 2, 1975, Libertyville, Illinois) is an American rapper, voice actor, writer, and improvisational comedian.
He attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and New York University's (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts. He self releases with no current record label. mc chris originally performed with The Lee Majors (aka Dirt Bike Annie). Sometimes associated with the genre of Nerdcore hip-hop, his trademarks include the synthesis of his "geek" heritage with the "gangster" image associated with hip hop artists, and the high pitch of his voice.[citation needed] Chris has released five albums, one re-release, and a tenth anniversary edition of his recordings with The Lee Majors.
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[edit] Work on Adult Swim
He has appeared and worked behind the scenes and contributed original lyrics to many of Williams Street Studios' shows on Adult Swim, most notably Aqua Teen Hunger Force. mc worked as a production assistant and starred as the character MC Pee Pants in episode #9 of season 1,[2] as well as the young Carl in episode 18.[3] He also had a role in Sealab 2021, as a writer and as the recurring character Hesh Hepplewhite.
He worked as a production assistant and writer for The Brak Show (including the episodes "Brakstreet" and "Shadows of Heat"); and, he was a contributing writer for Space Ghost: Coast to Coast with a cameo in the episode "Baffler Meal". He also voiced the character Ward Willoughby in the 2002 pilot for Welcome to Eltingville.
In October 2004, he announced his resignation from Cartoon Network to the public on his blog to focus on his recording career with his business partner John Fewell. He has since made sporadic returns to Williams Street including a brief part in Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters and the PlayStation 2 video game, Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am. He can also be seen very briefly as a background character in the pilot episode of Fat Guy Stuck in Internet. He will make his big return to Adult Swim in the form of a red Gummi bear by the name of "Gummi" on the upcoming show Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge.[4] He announced that he will be working on a new cartoon this upcoming summer, and plans to work in conjunction with Titmouse Inc. the creators of Metalocalypse.[5]
[edit] Relationship with nerdcore hip-hop
While mc chris is one of the artists most closely associated with the genre of nerdcore hip-hop, he has been hesitant to accept the nerdcore label for most of his career expressing concern over limiting himself to such narrow audience and subject matter on a number of occasions.[6][7] He has also lashed out at the media for focusing more on the nerdcore scene than his music, as well as the nerdcore community as a whole.[8] Despite these issues, he has also periodically apologized to those in the nerdcore community for the aforementioned conflicts[9][10] and has also appeared in news stories dealing with nerd culture and nerdcore (often for the sake of publicity).[11]
[edit] Discography
- Life's a Bitch and I'm Her Pimp (2001)
- Knowing Is Half the Hassle (2003)
- Eating's Not Cheating (2004)
- Dungeon Master of Ceremonies (2006)
- The New York University 8-Track Discography 10th Anniversary Edition (2007)
- mc chris is dead (2008)
- Part Six Part One (2009)
- Part Six Part Two (2009)
- Part Six Part Three (2009)
- apple tummy (2009)
- mc chris goes to hell (2010)
[edit] References
- ^ mc chris' song "10-Year-Old" - "mc chris, lower case, no dots, rewind."
- ^ [adult swim] - Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Episode 9: MC Pee Pants
- ^ [adult swim] - Aqua Teen Hunger Force - Episode 18: Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past from the Future
- ^ mc chris interview on You Sound Like A Robot
- ^ http://allthescene.com/post/214485473/its-true-mc-chris-is-working-on-a-cartoon mc chris announcing cartoon at Omaha, NE concert
- ^ Williams, Alex (2007-08-05). "Dungeons, Dragons and Dope Beats". Fashion & Style. The New York Times Company. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/05/fashion/05nerdcore.html. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- ^ Miranda, Jeff (2007-11-04). "Refrain of the nerds". Boston Globe. The New York Times Company. http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/11/04/refrain_of_the_nerds/?page=3. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
- ^ myspace.com/mcchris mc chris blog. October 15, 2007
- ^ myspace.com/mcchris mc chris blog. January 29, 2007
- ^ myspace.com/mcchris mc chris blog. November 14, 2008
- ^ myspace.com/mcchris mc chris blog. August 22, 2008
