Yes, That is Nerdcore
Hey now, I was wondering when this article would finally get published. More than 2 months ago I did an interview with super important English news paper, The Guardian and the piece ran just the other day. Here's a link to the on-line version of the story:
http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/story/0,,2282927,00.html
And here's a quick (and unusually articulate) quote from me:
This Is Nerdcore:
Nerdcore has no shortage of critics, though. For some, it's just too jokey. Others suggest that nerdcore, as a largely white and often humorous take on a predominantly black genre, carries racist undertones.
Dan
Lamoureux, whose Nerdcore For Life depicts black and Asian as well as
white nerdcore artists, responds thus: "I spent more than two years
studying nerdcore, and never once did I encounter anyone that I thought
was trying to insult or disparage people of another race. The genre is
not a parody. A lot of the music is very witty, but the primary goal
isn't to make people laugh. I think that the confusion comes from the
antiquated and prejudiced assumption that hip-hop is 'black' music and
shouldn't be attempted by people of other races. The whole point of
hip-hop is that it's supposed to be the voice of the people. It's
evolved into a truly global art form, and the music is so ubiquitous
that it's even permeated into geek culture."
That quote sounds like something I'd say but I'm surprised at how lucid I was. I think that when an American talks to a English person they subconsciously try and act less dumb; we don't want to propagate the "stupid American" stereotype.
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