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Nerdcore, what’s that?
By One Eyed View | April 19, 2007
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The other day while browsing Blip.tv, I happened across an episode of One Minute News by Dina Kaplan. She interviews Doctor Popular, one of the pioneers of Nerdcore in the bathroom while at the Consumer Electronics Show( CES ) about what Nerdcore is and what is isn’t, and what it will be.
Wikipedia has this to say about Nerdcore:
Nerdcore hip hop, or geeksta rap, is a subgenre of hip hop music that is performed by nerds or geeks, 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 Hiphop“. Frontalot, like most nerdcore artists, self-publishes his work and has released much of it for free online. As a niche genre, nerdcore generally holds to the DIY ethic, and has a strong amateur tradition of self-publishing and self-production. The only things required to enter the nerdcore community are a microphone, a computer, and a webserver. No recognized nerdcore albums have ever been released on a major record label, and MP3s, not CDs, are the primary means of distribution.
After watching this, I went to the MC Frontalot website, checked out some samples and went directly to the iTunes music store to buy his album, and I couldn’t be happier. I look forward to exploring more Nerdcore artists in the days and weeks to come!
To learn about more Nerdcore artists, visit One Eyed View Music and look for the “Real Hip Hop” links.
Topics: Music, New Media, You Should See This - Interesting Web Findings |
May 22nd, 2007 at 1:18 pm
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