The Rising of Nerdcore
Posted by KetherFeb 5
If this website serves as anything it’s a testament to my personality painting a very clear and precise picture: I’m a pretty big nerd. Virtually every aspect of what constitutes me supplements this undeniable assertion. I’ve had almost twenty-seven years now to come to terms with this frightening truth. Luckily, now as an adult, I am free to basically do whatever the fuck I want without too much backlash from my peers considering now I don’t really have any peers.
Being a self-proclaimed nerd, there’s a subgenre of music that I greatly appreciate and wanted to share with you. I am speaking of Nerdcore Hiphop. To anyone unfamiliar with this already, you may think I just made that up. I can assure you, I did not. Instead, a man, known to his devoted followers as MC Frontalot, did. To be fair, he didn’t technically create the genre, but he did inadvertently name it.
As the name implies, Nerdcore Hiphop is a genre featuring rappers and MCs alike speaking not on subjects of cars, honeys, and dolla bills, but instead science, math, video games, etc. The topics that really matter to nerds such as myself. I can’t relate to songs about growing up on the hard streets of LA, but I totally identify with songs about D&D and the Internet.
MC Frontalot
So without further adieu, I present to you some sweet tracks from the man himself, MC Frontalot. You can find these bad boys featured on the Auscultator at the bottom of the menus to the right of your screen, or CLICK HERE to open a small pop-up version. If you’re reading this post like two years from now, it’s possible that the tracks will no longer be available. That’s probably your fault, and not so much mine. As always you may need to clear your browser’s cache for the new tracks to appear.
Lastly, before I let you indulge in the phat rhymes on offer, if you want to consume more from MC Frontalot or other Nerdcore rappers, you should visit Front’s website as well as watch the documentary created on the subject of Nerdcore aptly titled Nerdcore Rising which is available for purchase or if you have Netflix for free through the Instant Queue.
Nerdcore Rising
** GENERAL ADVISORY **
Tracks may contain material that is inappropriate for anyone who is not a nerd or has allergic reactions to nerdliness. You have been warned.
One comment
Comment by Casimir on February 5, 2010 at 8:14 pm
What I enjoy about Nerdcore is that it is unabashed; a trait that used to mean something in hip hop. In addition, to like Nerdcore is not to dislike mainstream or any other kind of hip hop. Rather, I believe that to truly appreciate Nerdcore one must have an appreciation for its predecessor. Only then can you evaluate and value what a polished and unique facsimile it can be.
If you seek more, I highly recommend Fett’s Vette by MC Chris–a classic of the genre.