characterized by themes and subject matter considered to be of general interest to nerd
s, though it can appeal to others as well. Self-described nerdcore musician MC Frontalot
has the earliest known recorded use of the term in the 2000 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 history of self-publishing and self-production.
Though nerdcore rappers rhyme about anything from politics
to science fiction
, there are some perennial favorites in nerdcore subject matter, including Star Wars
, science
, fantasy
and computer
s.
Music with similar themes, but different musical styles can be found in the filk genres.
"This song goes out to those with coke bottle glasses, to all you lonely kids who were the last picked in gym classes. We got your back, detract your malefactors - all you up in the back, unite like Thundercats|Thundercats!"
"Nerdcore hip hop, other rappers run in fear..."
"I got brains, fuck Bs and Cs, I got a grade point average higher than Jimi Hendrix|Hendrix on New Year's Eve!"
"Look, I ain't Thomas Dolby|Thomas Dolby; science doesn't blind me. You think you're smart? Form a line behind me."
"Nerdcore could rise up, it could get elevated; we consider the possibleness of this not overstated."
"Chilling like Hoth|Hoth, they can't touch us with they blasters, we learned at the feet of the masters - it's an old Jedi|Jedi mind trick!"
"Sitting in her room upstairs, watching her wind up the buns in her hair, I declare that I'd like to be Luke Skywalker|Luke - unless that's a little bit too perverted for you."
"My new home is a studio on Cybertron|Cybertron, my peeps are the Autobot|Autobeat poets, fuck the Decepticon|Wackacons!"
"And all you sucker Master of Ceremonies|MCs just can't compare to a Shire (Middle-earth)|Shire b-boy|b-boy with the shaggy hair, we're two hobbit|hobbit rappers with the savoire-faire, Rohirrim|Rohan Riders put your fist in the air!"
"For punk MCs who playa-hate, we got one word: Dalek|EXTERMINATE!"