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 ...

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, ...

Alex Trebek may not understand what nerdcore is, but that doesn’t make it any less awesome. The music subgenre dedicated to everything geeky is just one of the many realms of music celebrating nerds.

Pop Culture Video: Nerdcore Rapper Mega Ran's Performance From E3 Recorded live from the Video Games History Museum booth.

Who says playing video games is a waste of time? They got TekForce through some hard times, and he even learned how to make beats on a Playstation. Besides, people respond to nostalgia. An Atari 2600 ...

When you think hip-hop, which artists come to mind? Jay-Z? Missy Elliott? Kanye West? MC Frontalot? Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.

'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, ...

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 ...

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.

Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23. Register here. Throughout the early 90’s, it was the alternative rock bars of the Pacific-Northwest and the back ...