MC Frontalot
| MC Frontalot | |
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MC Frontalot performing in April 2007.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Damian Hess |
| Also known as | MC Frontalot |
| Born | December 3, 1973 |
| Origin | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Genres | Nerdcore |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter, web designer |
| Instruments | Vocals (Rapping) |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Level Up |
| Website | frontalot |
Damian Hess (born December 3, 1973), better known by his stage name MC Frontalot, is a Brooklyn-based hip hop musician and self-proclaimed "world's 579th greatest rapper". He is best known in hip hop and video game culture, for naming the nerdcore subgenre, and performing at Penny Arcade's annual Penny Arcade Expo. Hess graduated from Wesleyan University in 1996 with degrees in English and electronic music.
Hess began releasing music as MC Frontalot in 1999. His first successes came through Song Fight!, an online songwriting and recording competition, where he became known for consistently beating opponents. Throughout his history at Song Fight!, he has never lost a competition as MC Frontalot, although he has entered only seven entries in that name. In one such song fight, entitled "Romantic Cheapskate", he likens Song Fight! to a neglected lover who favors him regardless of how he treats her. The song went on to garner a total of 614 votes, while the next closest song ended the round with 28.
In 2000 he released the song "Nerdcore Hiphop". The song became an immediate hit in the geek and nerd communities. The rap subgenre of Nerdcore, which had already been in development by various performers, embraced the title and has since been expanding rapidly.
Many consider Hess the founder of Nerdcore. However, he has pointed out on his information webpage that many artists came before whom he considers his peers.
Hess released his first studio album on August 27, 2005. Entitled Nerdcore Rising, the album contains six new songs, along with 10 remixed versions of past tracks. Some of the new tracks contain production by popular online musicians from Song Fight!, including indie rock and hip hop artist Doctor Popular.
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