MC Chris

From Lake Forest

MC Chris is a nerdcore hip hop pioneer from Lake Forest, Illinois, most widely known for his recurring character MC P Pants on Adult Swim's Aqua Teen Hunger Force, where he also worked as an animator and writer. After five years at Cartoon Network, he left to pursue music full-time and is currently celebrating 25 years in music with a new Marvel-inspired album, King in Black.

From Tampa, Florida

Swell Rell is an award-nominated nerdcore rapper from Tampa, Florida who combines aggressive rap flows with references to gaming, comics, and pop culture. He performs at festivals like MAGFest and has collaborated with established nerdcore artists including Mega Ran.