Nerdcore Rising

CatraDhtem · Post by **CatraDhtem** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:52 am

As reported on Slashdot....

"There are not one but two feature-length documentary films in the works about the burgeoning nerdcore hip-hop scene. Nerdcore Rising from indie company Vaguely Qualified Productions in NY focuses on the founder of the "movement," MC Frontalot, and features MC Hawking, mc chris, Weird Al Yankovic, Brian Posehn, Daily Show personnel, and dozens of aspiring nerdcore rappers from around the country. The competing movie, Nerdcore For Life from Chicago's Crapbot Productions covers many of the same personalities, getting the backstory on more than twenty young nerd rappers including ytcracker, MC++, and Lords of the Rhymes. With two movies duking it out, the print edition of Wired profiling the rappers, and the Associated Press getting onboard, is nerdcore going to turn into a legitimate subgenre? Or will this always be our dirty little secret?"

Sounds like a fun flick. Hopefully it will get better distribution than the last doc Al appeared in, "Derailroaded."

Post by **Well, Well, Well** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 7:37 pm

I hope Al's not really considered a nerdcore rapper.

Post by **Dumb N00b** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:29 pm

Yes, really. The Venn diagram of "pimply, overweight YouTube superstar whose music consists entirely of rapping about his nerdiness" and "comedy musician who's written a couple songs about nerdiness" or even between "comedy musician who writes nothing nerdy raps" and "comedy musician who has one or two nerdy rap hits" has limited overlap. Still, it'll be fun to see Al on there. I sort of saw this coming the other day when I got scottidog mad at me.

ducttapeearth · Post by **ducttapeearth** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 1:36 am

Oh, of course. Any artist whose made two nerdy rap songs are considered "nerdcore."

Insert Coin(s) to Continue · Sun Dec 17, 2006 1:57 am

No one ever said that. They chose him because Pentiums and White & Nerdy may just be the two most famous examples of nerdcore rap. It'd be foolish to do a nerdcore documentary without mentioning them.

Post by **weirdojace** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 2:04 am

That thing better include MC Lars. He's like the best of all nerdcore rappers. He even had a top 40 hit... well, in Australia but it was still a top 40 hit.

Even though Al isn't a nerdcore artist, White & Nerdy and It's All About the Pentiums are nerdcore songs and one of them was the 2nd most downloaded song on iTunes for a while. I agree with Ryan, even if Al doesn't do entirely nerdcore music, you can't get away with not mentioning those songs somewhere in the documentary.

Post by **Well, Well, Well** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 2:05 am

Don't forget about Denny Blaze!

BradFraggle · Post by **BradFraggle** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:33 am

Al has done more than 2 Nerd raps

* I Can't Watch This - from the point of view of a television nerd
* It's All About The Pentiums - from the point of view of a computer nerd
* Couch Potato - from the point of view of a television nerd
* White and Nerdy - from the point of view of an all around nerd

Plus he has done raps about nerdy subjects, that only a nerd would rap about - such as the Amish (Amish Paradise) and going to the drive thru (Trapped In The Drive-Thru). Plus he has done several raps in polka form too (which is quite nerdy).

He may not be 100% nerdcore, but he is a big influence on the nerdcore movement and has had some big nerdcore hits.

Post by **Well, Well, Well** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 4:41 am

I'd think his inclusion in this has very little, if anything, to do with anything other than "White & Nerdy."

Insert Coin(s) to Continue · Sun Dec 17, 2006 5:21 am

BradFraggle @ Dec 16 2006, 05:33 PM wrote: Al has done more than 2 Nerd raps

* I Can't Watch This - from the point of view of a television nerd
* It's All About The Pentiums - from the point of view of a computer nerd
* Couch Potato - from the point of view of a television nerd
* White and Nerdy - from the point of view of an all around nerd

Plus he has done raps about nerdy subjects, that only a nerd would rap about - such as the Amish (Amish Paradise) and going to the drive thru (Trapped In The Drive-Thru). Plus he has done several raps in polka form too (which is quite nerdy).

He may not be 100% nerdcore, but he is a big influence on the nerdcore movement and has had some big nerdcore hits.

Um...the term "nerd" refers to technically proficient nerds. I've never heard someone who watches too much TV referred to as a nerd.

I wouldn't call polka music nerdy, either. The biggest genres among nerds are dance / techno music, electronic music, soundtracks, and classical.

Also, nerds would be no more likely to talk about going to the drive-thru and talk about Amish people than anyone else.