When Chris Ward's nephew, Murray Goff, was born with cystic fibrosis in 2008, the rapper and animator began putting out a donation jar at his concerts. He collected about $200 per show, but figured he could do more. He then turned to his social network—among them some 130,000 Facebook fans—auctioning memorabilia on eBay, such as G.I. Joe action figures, witty T-shirts and back issues of MAD Magazine. Those auctions and tip jars...Rowdy fans have been kicked out of rock shows for all kinds of reasons over the years. Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters booted a dude for fighting during a London gig last summer and Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose (who has a history of diving into the crowd to settle scores) did the same in Vancouver in December to an unruly audience member. But, to our knowledge, nerdcore rapper MC Chris may be the first artist to have someone removed for sending an offensive tweet. And, reaping the geek wrath he's more used to sowing, Chris got his blinged-out pocket protector handed to him all day on Wednesday for it and ended up posting a teary apology video to the bootee.

It all went down on Tuesday night during a show in Philadelphia, where fan Mike Taylor posted a tweet that was critical of one of Chris' opening acts, Richie Branson. According to reports, Taylor walked out to get a drink, at which point the crowd went "nuts" when Chris called the tweeter out and asked for his real name from the stage in the middle of Branson's set.Reward Luxury Vinyl Flooring "I wasn't digging his opener, Richie Branson. Patio Furniture Blue Bell PaI felt his lyrics were lame and pandering to us gamers and other assorted nerd fans," Taylor wrote. Great Dane Puppies For Sale In Sc"I also didn't think his delivery was good and his beats were mostly sampled from others songs and music (from games, anime and whatnot.

I didn't like any of it, so I went on Twitter and Tweeted, 'Dear nerd rapper opening for Powerglove/mc chris. You're not good enough to pander to me. Better luck next time.'" Taylor said after hearing Chris spazzing about the tweet he walked back in and raised his hand, at which point Chris yelled, "security, is going to take you the f--- out now! That's what you get for talking s--- on Twitter!" Describing the situation in a Reddit post, Taylor said he was humiliated, shocked and disappointed, especially since he's been a hardcore Chris fan since 2004. He got a refund and, later, a Twitter apology from Chris, which Taylor said was a "classy move." But the Internet was not done with this tempest in a hoodrow, as dozens of commenters tore into Chris for turning the bullying tables. After initially mocking Taylor on Facebook and making fun of those who came to his defense in a since deleted rant, Chris later posted an apology video on YouTube in which he said that he had a "horrible" day, while lamenting that Taylor probably had a bad one as well since he didn't get to see the show.

"It wasn't right, it wasn't cool. I did the wrong thing. I definitely made a mistake," he said. Chris said he often asks to remove drunken and disorderly fans who disrupt the show because without a label, manager or security he is forced to fend for himself and has to concentrate on his rhymes without distraction. "It sounds really lame because a lot of bands have people all over, running around all over the stage, jumping off stage and all kinds of crazy s---'s going on," he said. "I'm just not as good as them. I'm going to f--- up if somebody runs up on stage when my eyes are closed and punches me in the dick. I'm just gonna f--- up. That's just how it works." Normally, he said he takes control of the situation and tries to kick the people out, but this time he felt the need to apologize, and not just because many people called him out about it. It's around that point in the video (2:23) that Chris breaks down and starts crying, offering a heartfelt "I'm sorry" and promising to try and be a good person from now on.

"I was just trying to do the right thing last night, it wasn't the right thing and I made a mistake and I made somebody feel bad," the self-described "ex-Catholic" said in trying to atone for his on-stage sins. Was MC Chris right to boot a fan from a show for posting a critical tweet? Let us know in comments below. Cozy A-Frame Cabin in the Redwoods(Source: sunflowers-inmybed, via cab-in-love) Posted 1 year ago Permalink ( 17 notes ). just got to meet a comedic genius. FOR ME TO POOP ON!!! Permalink ( 51 notes ). sleep is for pussies. Permalink ( 36 notes ). how are we gonna beat the bad guys if they got a FLAMETHROWER? Permalink ( 26 notes ). Permalink ( 15 notes ). Hasbro sent this convenient desk calendar that will count down the days until 9/4 when force awakens figures are released!! Permalink ( 42 notes ). safe to say I’m the only rapper that gets crocheted boba fett baby blankets from his fans. Permalink ( 93 notes ).

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The odds are stacked against you incredibly. No one buys CDs, so you're going to have to make your living off of touring and selling t-shirts out of a suitcase. GarageBand is in the hands of any and everyone, so unless you have more than a remedial understanding of home recording, the competition is ridiculous when it comes to the need for your product to be presented professionally. Plus, on top of all of that, nowadays everyone knows how to market themselves with Myspace and Facebook and Twitter and blah blah blah, so unless you get extremely lucky with the best song ever written played for the exactly right people at the exactly right time with the most dope YouTube video ever filmed, you're dead in the water.That being said, it's time to get something off of my chest that I've been feeling for years. Unless you are MC Frontalot, it's time to stop trying to make "nerdcore hip-hop". Damian Hess, a.k.a. Frontalot a.k.a. the inventor of the genre made a name for himself when the Penny Arcade guys saw what a hilarious job he was doing on Song Fight!

years and years ago. He is legitimately talented and I respect and love what he does. I've been friends with the man since 2006, toured with him twice, and done quite a few one offs with him at places like the San Diego Comic-Con and SXSW, and will see him again this coming weekend in Orlando. When comedian Negin Farsad made a documentary about Front's first tour, it got some exposure, and when coupled with the "Nerdcore for Life" movie by Dan Lamoureux, the genre's name gained some more press briefly in 2007. It was made increasingly popular for a moment when one of the rappers in the Lameroux film used his YouTube connections to get a preview of the documentary featured on the site. The rest was history. I was lumped into the genre even though my management, my publicist and I had always seen what I do as entirely different. I never self-identified as a "nerdcore rapper" and always cringed when people said I was. Because I knew the end was in sight.At this time everyone thought, for a second, that nerdcore was going to blow up.

"We finally had a voice," a cadre of mediocre rappers exclaimed. But people forgot to notice one thing: the genre was ultimately limited. It traded on the notion that home-produced beats and an awkward flow were something people would want to pay to hear, instead of just laugh at for a minute while you were looking to put on some "real hip-hop," like Jay-Z or Kanye West. And now we are seeing the brunt of this fallacy in thinking.As with any genre, if you want to last, you have to write songs that affect people in an emotional way and have an interesting live show and be very savvy with your business. What came up were hundreds of Myspace sites with kids rapping over Nintendo samples about Star Wars and how they couldn't get laid. Nerdcore has been declining in popularity and notoriety because, to be quiet honest, its appeal as a genre outside of a select few people is ultimately finite. The Ramones and the Sex Pistols had an aesthetic that changed music forever, Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash perfected the art of the breakbeat and changed the party vibe by creating a context for funky beats to be played for hours with no gaps.

It wasn't until punk evolved into the post-punk of bands like Joy Division and Public Image Limited that it became interesting again and it wasn't until the production of the breakbeat was reinvented by guys like Dre that hip-hop began to evolve musically. Not to oversimplify things, but music evolves when people realize that it's time for something new, and that time for nerdcore hip-hop is now.I get demos all the time by kids who self-identify as "nerdcore hip-hop artists". And I tell them all that before you try to artificially incorporate yourself into a subgenre, that they need to UNDERSTAND its genesis and BE PREPARED TO PUSH IT FORWARD. Sounding exactly like the dopest people in the scene is not enough. Let me illustrate by describing some people who have pushed things forward within this Internet-based hip-hop community who have the potential of having a career in the years to come by respecting but transcending Frontalot's movement:YTCracker is my boy. We've been working together for over a year, he's helped me with my hustle and I've hooked him up with shows, and our "Digital Gangster LP" recouped all of its costs within a few days of its release.

That is unheard of, as 90% of records that come out never make back the money invested in them. Yes, he has "Nerd Life" tatted on his torso, and yes he put out an EP with Nintendo beats, but this dude is also a DJ and musician who truly understands music and runs one of the biggest forums for hackers on the Internet. He uses the "nerd" concept as a branding device, but he's really a hip-hop gangster with a lot of talent who, when he pushes himself and expands his subject matter, I tell everyone still has the ability and flow to reach a mainstream audience. He also hosts my website and the Horris Records site.Schaffer the Darklord is one hilarious and very talented MC. He's a great writer and performer and he's one of the nicest people I know. He gets his rhythmic skills from his earlier career as a metal drummer - which is why his flow is so precise and his stage movements are so engaging and energetic. I've found that many great rappers are also great drummers.... case in point: Josh Eppard, Coheed's old drummer, whose Weerd Science project is pretty untouchable.

Schaffer will go far because his YouTube presence is so huge and he will keep building on the underground notoriety he's made for himself. It's not "nerdcore hip-hop", it's very entertaining and clever rap that tells stories in the tradition of Slick Rick or Snoop, with a flow that resembles "Weird Al" at his best. Say what you will about his "hip-hop cred", Schaffer is an artist who I will always be excited to hear live or on my iPod any day of the week.Jesse Dangerously is someone I've admired from afar and finally got to work with last year and meet at SXSW. We became buddies because he, like me, has never wanted to be part of the nerdcore genre and intentionally approaches the mic with a knowledge and flow of some of the best old-school rappers. When we were rehearsing in the alley behind the venue in Austin for SXSW, some kids walked by and heard Jesse's flow and were blown away and all started freestyling with us. He's a true talent that I know will go far. We once spoke about working on EP together, and it looks like that probably won't happen anymore due to our conflicting schedules, but I know Jesse will be in the game for years to come and I will proudly say that I knew him back in the day.

Beefy is an amazing talent and has taken the "nerdcore" identify and had fun with it and made some great records and pushed the aesthetic criteria. He's a great storyteller and performer, and has a great ear for dope beats. In five years, he could be on the forefront of his own movement. Go see his live show - and you'll agree that homeboy's a powerhouse performer. I've had the pleasure of sharing the stage with him a few times and he always rips it up.Dual Core is an international crew with an American emcee who calls himself int80 who works with a British producer called c64. David (int80) came out of the Scribble Jam Midwest hip-hop scene, birthplace of people like Eminem, Slug from Atmosphere, and Sage Francis, and is a rapper who HAPPENS to be a computer programmer by day, which makes him more than a "nerdcore rapper". He's an amazing freestyler and one of the nicest people I know (next to Schaffer), and I'll never forget the fun afternoon we spent in Chicago one day before our show there with Front and YT.

He's an amazing rapper and friend.Look at these artists and then look at some of the lesser known peeps in the scene and you'll see why some transcend and some are doomed to obscurity. My point is this: if you want to make music, make amazing music and don't try to be in a scene. Don't just be a rapper. Master all of the programs for beat making. Study hip-hop, but not just hip-hop, study all music and learn to sing and play guitar or piano. Push yourself and THEN send me your demos. In Negin Farsad's documentary about Front, Jello Biafra warns us, "be careful of your own stereotype, it could become a prison." That's what's happened in the past year with nerdcore but no longer needs to be the case. We're on the verge of the second decade of the twenty-first century. Kids who are doing dope things with hip-hop sonically (3OH!3, Hyper Crush etc.) are the ones reaching fans and changing things. Kids who are ONLY listening to MC Frontalot and mc chris sound like lo-fi versions the Lonely Island guys.... and if that's what you're going for, more power to you... but true music fans would rather listen to artists who make great albums and move us emotionally than listen to a novelty act looking for their fifteen minutes in a genre that has come and gone.