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 ...

In the nonsensical comedy “Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” a giant diaper-wearing spider named MC Pee Pants raps about candy. The man behind MC Pee Pants and other Adult Swim characters is independent rapper ...

The Hip Hop community is obsessed with labels. From gangsta rap to nerd rap, everything is broken down and placed into categories. But Cannibal Ox’s front man Vast Aire is not having it. With a ...

The final episode of Sky 1's King of the Nerds is almost upon us, and contestants have been getting in the spirit of the show by performing the geekiest rap you're ever likely to see. Konnie Huq ...

Cecil Decker, the frontman and guiding light of Autocorrect, one of Columbia’s most fascinating and confounding musical acts, often has a lot to talk about. While the band is arguably his most ...

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 ...

He’s been a reactor core engineer in an underwater research lab, a rapping cow and even a reincarnated spider bent on releasing the hordes of hell upon an unsuspecting planet. The voice of MC Chris, ...