MC Lars, represent!
Who said being nerdy wasn't cool? Try telling that to San Francisco "nerdcore" rapper MC Lars. A co-originator of Nerdcore--also known as "post-punk laptop rap"--along with MC Chris and MC Frontalot, Lars caught wreck in 2007 for his Weird Al-like take on the Bay Area's then-dominant urban sound with the single "White Kids Ain't Hyphy."
In case you missed it, here's some sample lyrics:
Got kicked out of Slim's like a week ago
For crumping in the front row at the Anticon sh
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BFD 09's acts have been announced. Main stage acts include: the Offspring, 311, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Dead Confederate; the Subsonic Tent features Crystal Castles, DJ AM, Mike Relm, Steve Aoki, and more; among the Festival stage performers are Taking Back Sunday, Alakaline Trio, Rebelution, and Audrye Sessions; and, lastly but not leastly, the Soundcheck local band stage serves up MC Lars, Music For Animals, Wallpaper, Odawas, Dizzy Balloon, the Catholic Comb, Ambiance, Solid Stage
www.OneShotMediaProductions.comHe'll Slapp You: Traxxamillion​​
South Bay producer Traxamillion was arguably as big a force in the hyphy movement as any artist. His hot-shit beats backed everyone from Keak Da Sneak to Mistah F.A.B. to Dem Hoodstarz to Too $hort to 41Fever. He even produced MC Lars' "White Kids Aren't Hyphy." And he has the distinction of having a PSP app, the Traxxpad Portable Studio, named after him.
Traxx's newest project is F.N.M. (Fly N*gga Movement), a group with fel
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