Ambivalently melancholy nerd rap sounds like it should be an oxymoron, but in Open Mike Eagle’s compellingly odd forebrain, it’s the foundation for the sublime. The Chicago-born hip-hop artist’s mix ...

“If Andre 3000 came out right now they’d call him hipster rap, says The Bronx s Mickey Factz. Right now it’s a trend for 50 Cent and Lil Wayne to sing with a vocoder. What we re doing isn t a trend, ...

In 2017, Jay-Z paid homage to all the rappers who inspired him throughout his legendary career. He mentioned the “usuals” like Notorious BIG, Rakim, and Big Daddy Kane — but he also showed love to a ...

There’s room for everybody in hip-hop these days: men, women, blacks, whites, gangstas, revolutionaries and nerds. Sage Francis often gets lumped in with the last category: the nerds. Nerd rap is ...

Last year for Black History Month, I marathoned as many 1970s Blaxploitation classics, deep cuts, and spoofs as I could stomach. This year, though, there’s only one movie I want to recommend. A few ...

I just got this in an email and it’s pretty cool, plus, I don’t think that the only post going up on Easter should be that “Punch, Fight Fuck” video. Here’s a self-proclaimed nerd spreading the ...

Artist: Junk ScienceTitle: Feeding EinsteinRating: 3 1/2 StarsReviewed by: Kevin Polowy Positive. Backpack. Street sh*t. Nerd rap. Junk Science frontman Baje One fires off a checklist of rapjectives ...

No matter what kind of bike you ride, you can’t help but laugh at Robin Moore’s rap video “Performance,” featuring the beats and rhymes of MC SpandX. He professionally skewers both the spandex-clad ...

Royce da 5'9" wasn't too pleased with Fredro Starr's recent "nerd" comments. The mild drama began during an episode of the Rappers Ballers Podcast with special guest Van Lathan. At one point during ...