Born Damian Hess and known to his fans as MC Frontalot, this recording artist coined the term "nerdcore" and performed rap music in the genre, focusing his hip hop lyrics on topics of interest to video gamers, science fiction fans, political enthusiasts, and other categories of "nerds." After studying electronic music and English at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, he became known for his numerous winning entries in a web-based music competition called Song Fight!
