Movie: Nerdcore Rising +-

Rating: 1.5 / 5

Genre: Documentary

Nerdcore Rising is a strange little (actually it wasn't little, it was rather too long) documentary about MC Frontalot, a thirty something businessman who raps, and the self proclaimed inventor of Nerdcore.  Nerdcore is steadily becoming popular, if only among the rather sizable nerd community.

"We nerds are very loyal!" one little guy spitted at the camera.  I do believe there should've been a little warning on the cover.  WARNING: PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE PEOPLE WILL RESULT IN A SEVERE CASE OF CURLED TOES.

Seriously, it could be brutal, and the camera wasn't merciful.  It never turned away.  It's hard to watch geeks revel in their own geekiness.  Perhaps the one saving factor was MC himself.  The nerdiness almost felt self inflicted with him, or like he was putting it on.  Because he was actually a pretty creative rapper, a funny lyricist and an interesting person.

But wait! What is nerdcore?! Yes.  That is an excellent question and I think MC said it best himself.  "It's just like rap, only with the word 'nerd' in front."  Mhhm.  Nerd was in front.  With all the pens, ties, and button down you could wish to see ( and quite a bit more, if your anything like me).

Another difference, to be fair, is what the songs are about.  Most rap is all about self promotion, "Ooh, i got a Rolls Royce, and my teeth are paved with gold!" but nerdcore is about:

"I hate your blog.

It’s incredibly

terrible and bad.

I hate your blog. You own a dog, and you feed it.

You post about it. I get to read it.

Plus: five paragraphs on the socks you bought

and your thoughts on whether Nicole Ritchie’s hot or not."

But while all the songs are quite similarly funny, their not all so innocent.  Forrays into sexual lust and profane lyrics soil some of the songs beyond repair.  Although many are actually quite good, and have a lot to say, they are simply too graphic and crude. 

So, a nerd who defied his kind and liked rap, tried to do his own thing, invent a genre, and basically failed.  Take away the image and some of the subject matter and your left with a rather seedy and creepy version of 'the real thing', which wasn't much to start with. 

My advice? Avoid the whole mess.  You walk away feeling a little sickened, mildly entertained, but mostly like, i didn't want to know.

Following are rated 0%=Not an element to 100%=A screaming element

Spirituality 0%

Sexuality 60% (Explicit conversation, and lyrics)

Language 80% (F,D,A,H,S)

Blasphemy 60% (G,J,C)

Positivity 50%

Importance 15%