MC Lars: This Gigantic Robot Kills
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You'd be hard-pressed to find even a handful of rappers who can mention Kobe Bryant and Rene Descartes in the same verse, but that's all in a day's work for MC Lars. Probably best known for his anti-consumerist anthem, "Hot Topic is Not Punk Rock," Lars is back with a collection of new songs that are just as opinionated and just as catchy. On This Gigantic Robot Kills, he criticizes trends like greenwashing, anarchist posers, and stereotypical Brooklyn hipsters.
He's backed up by a veritable army of guest artists, including his childhood idol, Weird Al Yankovic. Lars has been a part of the nerdcore rap scene for years, and some of nerdcore's best MCs show up to contribute verses: you'll hear MC Frontalot, Jesse Dangerously and YTCracker, among others. Hip-hop is only part of what MC Lars' post-punk laptop rap is about, though. He's also enlisted some friends from Simple Plan, The Aquabats, Nerf Herder, The Donnas, and Cobra Starship to add rock to the mix.
Lyrically, This Gigantic Robot Kills is a crash course in Lars' unique blend of pop culture and academia. The Stanford grad name-checks everything from Naomi Klein's No Logo to Shakespeare to Halo. Despite touching on some serious issues, he manages to come off as more fun than preachy. This album has been almost three years in the making, and it shows.
Hit the link above for a Q&A with Lars.
He's backed up by a veritable army of guest artists, including his childhood idol, Weird Al Yankovic. Lars has been a part of the nerdcore rap scene for years, and some of nerdcore's best MCs show up to contribute verses: you'll hear MC Frontalot, Jesse Dangerously and YTCracker, among others. Hip-hop is only part of what MC Lars' post-punk laptop rap is about, though. He's also enlisted some friends from Simple Plan, The Aquabats, Nerf Herder, The Donnas, and Cobra Starship to add rock to the mix.
Lyrically, This Gigantic Robot Kills is a crash course in Lars' unique blend of pop culture and academia. The Stanford grad name-checks everything from Naomi Klein's No Logo to Shakespeare to Halo. Despite touching on some serious issues, he manages to come off as more fun than preachy. This album has been almost three years in the making, and it shows.
Hit the link above for a Q&A with Lars.
