"Nerdcore Rising" investigates the newest, wave of hip-hop, nerdcore, as it follows the
godfather of the genre, MC Frontalot, on his first national tour. Beginning in South
Carolina and culminating in nerd mecca - the Penny Arcade Gaming Convention in Seattle
- masses of fans across the country come out to bask in the Front's geek glory as he
strives to achieve mainstream success. Frontalot fanatics are the real stars of the film.
They are hackers and gamers, bloggers and podcasters, they play World of Warcraft, live
virtually in Second Life, and of course, they love nerdcore hip hop. In short, they are
hardcore nerds, and together, they illustrate the funny, fascinating, and unapologetically
uncool cultural phenomenon that is nerdcore.
