That’s Doctor Shante Roxanne to you, fool!
To sum things up, she was snubbed from proper royalties by her label, Warner Music, for rapping on such 80’s classics as “Roxanne’s Revenge“.
But the fat suits at Warner made the key mistake in underestimating this then project-living teen mom. She had a clause put in her contract whereby [...]
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As promised, Epic-1’s new EP has just dropped. 9 new tracks. And this isn’t throwaway’s or b-sides, having already given it a couple of listens, this is really good. Big props to E1 for also giving peeps the option of downloading this collection in lossless FLAC form!
Here’s a lil idea of what you can expect [...]
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A brand new release from this Japan based nerd rapper. His beat sounds tend to lean more towards electronic 8 Bit, but his quick-fire rhyme delivery brings nothing but heat.
The down side? Ya gotta bring your chips if you wanna dip into this joint..
10 bucks, but for that you do get a whopping 24 tracks. [...]
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Westcoast, G-Funk inspired Nerd Rap?
Aight, sign us up.
I have been looking forward to and waiting for this cat’s new album, Admin Access, to drop for a minute now. To seemingly stave off frustration from those wanting the full-length release already, OGDV has been releasing a couple of tracks now and then online.
From what he has [...]
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This one comes from the Rhymetorrents.org community, sorted and hosted by member Kincade. If you want a heads up on what this Nerdy Rap site has been up to so far in ‘09, this is one double disc you can’t skip.
See this forum post for the track listing. We have featured many of these artists [...]
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Terrestrial radio?
Well yeh.. that does blow.
But that’s why God and Al Gore invented the Internet!
At about 5pm tonight (Pacific Time) be sure to hop over to Arecibo Radio for a new web streaming show..
kRhmye’s Live Rap Battle and Cypher
In a nut shell.. it’s a bi-weekly, live online spot for nerd rappers to meet and sharpen [...]
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Woke up this morning and look what I found in my inbox. Have been bumping these joints all afternoon since. Beats are a lil thin and simple, mostly made up of breezy jazz samps, but that’s good cause this is some intellectual, well thought out rhythmic material lacing em up.
Poetic and near spoken word come [...]
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The crew is releasing a fresh new song each day this week. “Broke” and “Did You Hear” are must listens. Check em out on the crew’s myspace, kick on your stream ripper of choice, and drop em in the I Pod.
ECOMOG on myspace
Also the week ain’t over yet, so be sure to check [...]
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No other info on when this will be made available for public consumption. When we know you will know.
Aight, just got word in.. Maja is finishing up a new album titled “The Bleach Project”. He promises a September release date. You can see some grainy, super secret artwork from the project below.
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Uberdudes – Nerds for Life
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To say this fails would make the word fail look bad.
So yup take this one as a what not to do in nerd rap. Also, anyone who can make it to the end of the video, hit us up and we’ll send you a free t shirt or some [...]
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