Mc chris

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Background information
Birth name	Chris Ward
Also known as	mc chris
Born	September 2, 1975
Genre(s)	nerdcore hip hop
Years active	2001-present
Label(s)	Jet Pack Industries, LLC
Website	www.mcchris.com

Chris Ward IV (born September 2, 1975), otherwise known as mc chris, is a nerdcore rapper, voice actor, and improvisational comedian born in Illinois, USA. He is currently signed on the indie label Jet Pack Industries, LLC. His trademarks include the synthesis of his "geek" heritage with the "gangster" image associated with hip hop artists, and the high pitch of his voice, celebrated in his 2003 song "10 Year Old" (likening his voice to a child of ten years of age).

He has appeared on many of Williams Street Studios' shows on Adult Swim, most notably Aqua Teen Hunger Force (as the crude and often misguided MC Pee Pants, also known as Little Brittle, and Sir Loin) and Sealab 2021 (in some bit parts, consistently recurring as the also crude and often misguided Hesh), and a bit part in The Brak Show. He also wrote for Sealab 2021 and The Brak Show.

Chris has released four albums (and one re-release), the first of which is downloadable for free on his website. In October of 2004, he announced his resignation from Cartoon Network to the public on his blog to focus on his recording career, but has said that he is willing to return to Williams Street when needed, for example being featured in the motion picture for "Aqua Teen Hunger Force". He has since toured throughout the continental United States on multiple occasions in an effort to expose all of America to the growing genre of nerdcore rap. mc chris encourages fans to remix his songs and play their own role in the growth of what is a relatively new genre.

In January of 2006 mc chris was a nominee for Spin Magazine's "Band of the Year" contest at Spin.com, the voting was shut down for maintenance after fans of the band he was put against, Demander, used hacks or voting bots to stack the odds overwhelmingly in their favor, and when it came back Demander was declared the winner. It should also be noted that following the announcement of the results, Demander made it clear that they did not support what the fans did, and even went as far as to admit that without the vote hacking, they would not have stood a chance against mc chris.^{[citation needed]}

Chris makes an appearance on fellow rapper MC Lars' album "The Graduate", as a less than sociable college roommate on the track "The Roommate From Hell".

Chris is known for producing freestyle raps in his concerts. For instance, at a February 2006 show, he improvised a song about Katamari Damacy that was synchronized to the Katamari Damacy theme song.

Ward's music is influenced by Elton John, Cat Stevens, Jim Croce, Sir Mixalot, the Beastie Boys, Billy Joel, Dan Fogelberg, and Metallica.

1 Discography
2 Recurring Elements
3 Sample Lyrics
4 Criticism
5 Trivia
6 Community Involvement
7 External links

[edit] Discography

1. Life's a Bitch and I'm Her Pimp 2001	2. Knowing is Half the Hassle 2003	3. eating's not cheating (Original Release) 2004	4. eating's not cheating (DC Flag Edition) (Re-release) 2005
5. dungeon master of ceremonies 2006

[edit] Recurring Elements

The phrase "Did I fail to mention..." occurs in the songs "tractorbeam," "blastic," and "townie."
"Word up and you know..." occurs in the songs "dq blizzard," and "my name is"
The dog bark at the end of "robotdog" appears at 1:42 in the song, "blastic" (when he mentions his dog).
Character Tim Chandler has appeared in a few of mc chris' skits ("pop punk is dead" and "segue") as a corporate counterpart to the rapper. Mr. Chandler's affection towards hot dogs is established on "pop punk is dead" and reiterated on "segue".
The phrase "Close encounters of the ____ kind" occurs in several songs including "i want candy" and "4 da shoteez" from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
In addition, the phrase "got more ice than..." followed by, "a fuckin' eskimo" or "March of the Penguins" occurs in the songs, "ten year old," and "blastic," respectively.

[edit] Sample Lyrics

Humidors filled with stogies, filled with dro, like Beverly Hills 90210 is filled with the word bro (from "mcchrisownz")
Every song's on your wishlist, every day is mc Christmas, now can I get a witness? (from "omc")
Mic magician check the sleeves, no tricks, my schtick's my masterpiece (from "ftw")
Skull's on fire so call me Nick Cage (from "ftw")
Axe to max on my nasty socks, synchronize with a text but I guess I'm blocked (from "pw/om")
Like Mahatma Gandhi followed by a horde of hotties or the feds on the trail of a Mr. John Gotti, I’m a sound wave tsunami, vocal origami, hijack the mic and it’s not like anyone can stop me. (from "hijack")
Name is mc, shout it back to me, at the count of three, one two three, mc! (from "my name is")
Well I'm the baddest MC, switchblade in the mic. Playground player, 5th grader for life (from "illi oi")
I got brains. Fuck B’s and C’s, I got a grade point average higher than Hendrix on New Year’s Eve (from "geek")
My backpack's got jets, I'm Boba, the Fett, well I bounty hunt for Jabba Hutt to finance my vette. (from "fett's vette")
Honeymoon suite, at the Sheraton, bath tub full of expensive gin, lots of candles and violins, bikinis made of diamonds, honeys beggin’ me to break their hy-o-mens. (from "hijack")
Identify the items by the bar code on the tag, identify the rapper cuz he’s knee deep in the vag.(from "10 year old")
I'm the sativa cyborg/I smell that shit like a wine cork (From "wiid")
Like we're rowing through some rapids with Kevin Bacon, white water rafting (From "tussin")
All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth, and some mistletoe all up in this piece (From "evergreen")
Go take a hike, and don't forget the trail mix, Bitch! (from "hijack")

[edit] Criticism

Some artists and fans of the nerdcore hip-hop genre consider mc chris a "poser" and have criticized his aloofness from the nerdcore scene and his refusal to participate in the rhyme torrents compilation. Several artists have released diss tracks against him, including YTCracker and ArmageddonMan of the Beef Storm Posse. mc chris has since apologized for his lack of participation and has resolved to contribute to any future nerdcore compilations.

[edit] Trivia

The synth to "dq blizzard" is a faster version of the melody to Dysentery Gary by Blink 182 as well as the vocal melody from Your Girlfriends Hate Me by Reggie and the Full Effect.
mc chris attended School of Art Institute of Chicago, and New York University's (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts.
The name "life's a bitch and i'm her pimp" is taken from the web comic Sinfest by Tatsuya Ishida http://Sinfest.net
mc chris appeared at GameSpot's "After Hours" gaming event on October 14, 2006.
The song, "Townie," from dungeon master of ceremonies contains the lyrics, "I roll back my eyes, clear my mind and proceed, paint a picture-perfect world called the house of mc." This a reference to the 2005 Marvel comics event, House of M in which the Scarlet Witch created a "perfect" world for herself and all of the superheroes.
The music in the song "tussin'" is the theme song from Gauntlet.
The beginning sample on the song "evergreen" on the original version of, "eating's not cheating," is from the song Return of the Fly, by The Misfits.
The intro of "mc chris ownz" is a line from Alan Alda's commercial for the Atari Personal Computer.
mc chris is featured in the song "The Roommate From Hell" by MC Lars where he plays the role of Satan.
The intro to "townie" is a reference to The Muppet Movie scene when Fozzie and Kermit The Frog's first encounter Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem
The song, "fett's vette," is actually a start to finish rap, glorifying Boba Fett and his bounty hunting skills.
mc went to the same high school as Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, and they recently performed together at SXSW '07.

[edit] Community Involvement

mc chris often times likes to get together with his fans and go to the movies. As seen below, mc chris has written out a bulletin on Myspace requesting his fans to go see TMNT with him.

[edit] External links

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