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Damian Hess (born December 3 1973 ), known by Stage Name '''MC Frontalot''', is a San Franciscan Hip Hop Music ian and self-proclaimed "world's 579th greatest rapper." He is best known in Nerdcore Hip Hop and Video Game Culture for naming the nerdcore subgenre, and performing at '' Penny Arcade '' CAREER Early days 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!, Hess has never lost a competition, although he has entered only seven entries in the traditional Song Fight! style.1 In one such song fight, entitled "Romantic Cheapskate", he likens Song Fight! to a neglected lover who favours him regardless of how he treats her.2 Indicative of his success, the song went on to garner a total of 614 votes, while the next closest song ended the round with 28.3 Nerdcore In 2000 he released the song "Nerdcore Hiphop". From the first words spoken ("initiating startup sequence") to the countless references to a proud geekish lifestyle and nerdly leanings ("pish posh, man, I come as wack as I like!"), the song became an immediate hit in the Geek and Nerd communities. The Rap subgenre of Nerdcore Hip Hop , which had been around though unnamed beforehand, embraced the title and has since been expanding rapidly. Many consider Hess, if not the founder of nerdcore, certainly the man who shone the torch on it. The man himself however is quick to point out the many artists who came before him and those which he considers his peers, as illustrated on his information webpage . 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. Spotlight On March 18 2002 , popular Webcomic '' Penny Arcade '' declared Hess their official rapper, directing fans to his website.4 He has acknowledged that that single act made his popularity skyrocket. In appreciation, he wrote and recorded the "Penny Arcade Theme" a few months later, which was in his own (tongue-in-cheek) words: "an attempt to cash in on their huge and devoted audience." He has appeared at the ''. He also features on the Baddd Spellah track "Rhyme of the Nibelung", which was the winner of CBC Radio Two 's Remix the Ring contest. Additionally, comic book illustrator Tony Moore became a fan of both Hess and fellow nerdcore artist MC Hawking , drawing both of them as zombies in an early issue of '' The Walking Dead '' series. Hess appears in a white shirt, tie and glasses, with the word "Front" written on his pocket protector; he is seen eating a deer. |
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