Embracing your inner nerd (or geek) has always been a struggle in life. Some people have found it easy to be openly nerdy, and they have suffered the stereotypes and stigmas that come with doing so.

On the surface the concepts behind nerdcore rap are decidedly un-hip-hop. The beats sound like a 1980s-era Atari, the rhymes tend to revolve around MMORPGs or computer programming and it’s not ...

'We are the grandfathers of the movement, but we're all still here and we're still making a living doing this,' MC Lars says. By Jessica Conditt Sept. 9, 2016 3:00 pm EST In terms of popularity, ...

Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo used to get the same question every time she set down the mic and stepped off the stage. She came to expect it after performing in crowded bars, big music festivals or comic ...

On Wednesday’s episode of Jeopardy, notorious killjoy Alex Trebek called fans of nerdcore hip-hop “losers”, to the chagrin of thousands. Armed with their sick beats and snively, dripping sinuses, ...

In a few weeks' time in Florida, there will be an entire festival dedicated to one musical sub-genre, a sub-genre that was regarded as a joke when it first came to attention at the start of this ...

YTCracker rolls with a crew and movement known as “nerdcore,” the epicenter of all things sophisticated and geeky. The rapper — aka Bryce Case, who pronounces his name as “whitey cracker” — and his ...

“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek was the taget of a bunch of angry tweets when he made fun of a contestant’s favorite music genre on Wednesday evening’s show. “Your favorite type of music is something ...

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If you're a fan of nerdcore, Alex Trebek thinks you're a loser. At least, that's what the Jepoardy! host told one contestant on Wednesday night's (Oct. 12) episode of the game show. Although the… By ...

The terms "nerd" and "geek" are not names traditionally associated with the stylised and egocentric world of hip-hop. But now musicians are giving them a makeover in a form of music known as nerdcore.