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Mar. 01, 2013
Rap Nerdy to Me
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MC Frontalot, aka Damian Hess, makes a living rapping about data encryption, rare diseases, video games and the nerd life. He describes Nerdcore, his name for the genre, as “the inversion of the shame of geekery... into pride.” Frontalot joins Ira Flatow and Flora Lichtman to chat about the intersection of nerdiness and hip-hop and shares some of his songs.
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Produced by Flora Lichtman, Correspondent and Managing Editor, Video
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Damian Hess
MC Frontalot, Professional rapper
Brooklyn, New York
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