Nerdcore II

Nerdcore Rising f. MC Frontalot

What better way to follow a trailer for a documentary on Nerdcore Hiphop, than with another trailer for a documentary on Nerdcore Hiphop.

MC Frontalot is arguably the founder of the Nerdcore genre. As such he is also one of it's best known proponents. From his Wikipedia entry:

Early days

Damian Hess began releasing music as "MC Frontalot" in 1999. His first successes came through Song Fight! where he was known to roll over the competition almost at will. Throughout his history at Song Fight! MC Frontalot has never lost a single competition, though he has entered only seven entries in the traditional fight style. He went on to make a song specifically about his winning ways in a competition titled "Romantic Cheapskate"; that song went on to get four times the votes of the rest of the competitors combined.

Nerdcore

In 2000 he released the song "Nerdcore Hiphop". From the first words spoken ("Initiating startup sequence") to the countless references to a proud geekish lifestyle and nerdly leanings ("Pish posh, man, I come as whack as I like!"), the song became an immediate hit in the geek and nerd communities. The rap subgenre of nerdcore hip hop, which had been around though unnamed beforehand, embraced the name and since has been expanding rapidly.

Many consider Frontalot, if not the founder of nerdcore, certainly the man who shone the torch on it. Front himself though is quick to point out the many artists who came before him and those which he considers his peers on his info page.

So there ya go. He is relevant to this whole Nerdcore thing I'm obsessing about. So relevant, in fact, that someone's doing a Nerdcore doc just on him, called Nerdcore Rising - The Movie. Well, OK, mostly on him. The site, which also features another trailer on the start page, mentions other artists and notables in the film, such as Al Yankovic, MC Chris, MC Lars, Jello Biafra. The synopsis ends thusly:

Nerdcore Rising will unlock the secret world of nerdcore - a first glimpse into a growing phenomenon where computers are the ultimate instrument, where the smart guys are cool, and where the geeks finally get the girls!

Geeks get the girls! Bring it on! Finally a film about what music is all about!