Nerdcore
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 Nerdcore facts

• Self-described nerdcore musician MC Frontalot has the earliest known recorded use of the term (to describe this genre) 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, role-playing games, science, fantasy and computers
• Music with similar themes, but different musical styles can be found in the filk genres
• There are hip hop artists who have recorded compositions which focus on similar topics, but who are not generally considered nerdcore (an example would be Blackalicious, a group which does not claim to be nerdcore, despite science-oriented songs like "Chemical Calisthenics")
• Conversely, one does not need to concentrate on those topics to be nerdcore: most of the songs by Frontalot do not focus narrowly on stereotypically nerdy topics
• The difference is largely one of self-identification; the group Blackalicious does not identify as erds", while Frontalot does