Nerdcore

Nerdcore hip hop, or geeksta rap, is a subgenre of hip hop music that is performed by nerds, and is characterized by themes and subject matter considered to be of general interest to nerds. Self-described nerdcore musician MC Frontalot coined the term in 2000 in the song "Nerdcore Hip-Hop." Frontalot, like most nerdcore artists, self-published his work. The other definition of "nerdcore" is anyone who takes pride in being a nerd. One must not deny being a nerd (in public and private) for this to apply.

Popular nerdcore subject matter includes Star Wars (Frontalot's "Yellow Lasers", 2 Skinnee J's "Mind Trick", mc chris's "Fett's Vette"), science (MC Hawking's "Entropy", 2 Skinnee J's "Pluto"), and computers. Many non-nerdcore hip hop compositions exist that focus on these and similar topics.

Nerdcore artists

• 2 Skinnee J's
• Commodore 64
• Grand Buffet
• High-C
• Jesse Dangerously
• Lords of the Rhymes
• mc chris
• MC Frontalot
• MC Hawking
• MC Lars
• MC Paul Barman
• MC Plus+
• Optimus Rhyme
• YTCracker

See Also

Geek rock

Related artists

Although the following commercially-released albums and songs are not technically nerdcore, they do feature themes typical of the genre:

• Deltron 3030
• Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
• Dream Warriors – "Twelve Sided Dice" (1991)
• Dream Warriors – "Voyage Through the Multiverse" (1991)
• Eric Schwartz - Wimp Pimp (2005)
• General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners – "L.O.L.- Loser On Line (Hate the Player, Hate the Game)" (2005)
• Governor Bolts and Buck 65's "Making Love To Your Disk Drive" is a nerdcore classic. (1999)
• KOMPRESSOR performs more in the genre of electronic music, but often speaks words rhythmically over the music. Also did a collaboration track with MC Frontalot
• The Lonely Island's fictional rap group Incredibad verges on nerdcore in several songs, especially the Lazy Sunday video, which namedrops C.S Lewis' fantasy series Chronicles of Narnia.
• MC 900 Ft. Jesus
• "Weird Al" Yankovic – "It's All About The Pentiums" (1999)

Media coverage

• Scott, Toby. "Beware geeks bearing riffs." The Guardian June 17, 2002.
• Andrews, Robert. "Rap Marketing Comes to Nerdcore." Wired June 23, 2005.
• The Brian Lehrer Show. "(Not So) Hip-Hop." WNYC, New York. August 11, 2005.
  • An audio interview with MC Frontalot (MP3 format)
• Colgan, Jim. "Nerd Hip-Hop, Flowing Like Han Solo" NPR November 7, 2005.
• Reed, Bryan. "Nerdcore Hip-Hop" The Daily Tarheel December 8, 2005.
• Clendenin, Mike. "Geeksta Rappers Rhyme Tech Talk" EE Times February 13, 2006.
• "Nerdcore Gangsta Hip-Hop" Cool.com.au February 27, 2006.

External links

• Nerdcore Rising A documentary feature following MC Frontalot on his first national tour.

• Flocabulary Hip-hop for SAT prep and expanding your vocabulary.

• PROJECT: NERDCORE A documentary film project that profiles the world of Nerdcore Hip Hop. (Now in Production)

• Jimmy D's White/Geek Rapper List Page