In terms of popularity, nerdcore occupies a space somewhere between underground hip-hop and the end of the universe, according to rapper and educator Mega Ran. Nerdcore is a brand of hip-hop ...

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Damian Hess, better known by his stage name MC Frontalot, is an Brooklyn-based hip-hop performer, web designer and professional geek. He was a musical guest on Wyatt Cenac's Night Train, a judge on ...

Since coining the term “nerdcore” in 2000 to describe his corner of the hip-hop universe, MC Frontalot has come to be defined by his Comic-Con-friendly subject matter. Over the years, the ...

MC Frontalot — the rapper credited for defining the hip-hop subsect of “nerdcore” — is back this April with his fourth album, and the leadoff track, quite appropriately, is an anthem written for Wil ...

Nerdcore rapper MC Frontalot just dropped this video for his song "Stoop Sale" and it's pretty cute. Frontalot (a.k.a. Damian Hess) describes it as an all-puppet extravaganza about buying a mystical ...

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. Learn more. When Mama Hess birthed her little boy Damian some 37 years ago, little did she realize that he would become the ...

MC Frontalot is a 30-something former web designer, graduate of Wesleyan University, and a current resident of Brooklyn. He' s also at the forefront of the hip-hop genre known as "nerdcore." MC ...

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MC Frontalot’s song “Spoiler Alert” is all about giving away the plot to your favorite movies (and real life), so it’s hilarious that the song’s brilliant video is spoiler-proof. There’s no way to ...