The Lighter Side Of Independence
by Vince Daliessio
Here, "nerdcore" rapper MC Frontalot raps about how "indie" he is. "Indie", as used in the music business, is short for independent (as opposed to corporate), and being called "indie" is sometimes flashed as a badge of credibility in the music world. But the indie attitude can go too far, as MC Front raps about how worried he was when he got a piece of fan mail, at least until he reads it. Good parody of Eminem's rhyme style too. Check out the fun;
http://frontalot.untimelydeath.com/mc_frontalot_-_indier_than_thou.mp3
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delving deep into my letterbox when I discovered
fanmail for MC FRONT, it kinda hovered
before my vision, I made a decision to open it up
it said "yo frontalot, you suck!"
oh whew, I was worried for a second that I'd started to earn love
seeing all my indie points burned up
next you know I'm meeting pop stars in stretched cars
doing the soundtrack for the wendy's tie-in with jar jar
paying rent on time, owning things,
suing napster with my best friend sting
it's like a nightmare (yep) cause that ain't nerdcore (nope)
yes I'm indier than thou within my nerdcore flow
and if you're slow on the uptake, I'll lay it out
hipsterism is a religion to which you gotta be devout
must be seen as in between unpopular and hated
or else get excommunicated
MC Frontalot's site is here.