Nerdcore hip hop

Nerdcore hip hop, or geeksta rap, is a subgenre of hip hop music that is performed by nerds or

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 "". 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.

Of all nerdcore artists, Frontalot and mc chris are probably the most widely known. Very few nerdcore artists are particularly notable, because the only things required to enter the nerdcore community are a microphone, a computer, and a webserver. Virtually no nerdcore albums have ever been released on a major record label, and MP3s, not CDs, are the primary means of distribution.