MC Router
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Kristin Nicole Ritchie is a former Nerdcore
rapper
, better known by the stage name
MC Router. The self-proclaimed (and argued) "First Lady of Nerdcore" founded the group "1337 g33k b34t" with friend Tanner Brown (aka "T-Byte") in 2004. Although the two are still friends and occasionally collaborate musically, the group disbanded in late 2006 to leave each of them to perform as solo acts. Late 2006 also marked the birth of "Tri-forc3", a joint effort between MC Router, Beefy
, and Shael Riley. After Wired Magazine published an article on the Nerdcore scene in late 2006, she wrote a letter to the magazine editors and composed a song entitled "UNwired", explaining why she felt that the Nerdcore scene was misrepresented in the article.
As year 2007 began, Router released another new track entitled Trekkie Pride, which is known as "The First Nerdcore Song of 2007". The song appeared on a Drown Radio podcast
less than a week later. She has also performed with such notable Nerdcore artists like MC Frontalot
, MC Lars
, Beefy
, YTCracker
, and mc chris
As of the end of 2007, MC Router left the nerdcore scene due to a friendly disagreement between her and her producer. T-Byte and MC Router are still friends and continue to work on their own music separately leaving T-Byte moving on to work with other Nerdcore artists and with MC Router no longer doing Nerdcore or nerd related music at all.
At the end of 2009, after doing a show in Amsterdam with Nerdcore artists at Club Panama for Glitched (w/ Beefy, MC Lars, YTCracker) Router began working on new music in the Dutch language with a new DJ from The Netherlands as well as a new stage name by the name of "Krisje". MC Router has gained considerable press among the Dutch crowds, especially for her music video and song for Paul de Leeuw, as it was featured on one of the most popular TV news channels in Holland.
Nerdcore hip hop
Nerdcore hip hop, is a sub-genre of hip hop music characterized by themes and subject matter considered to be of general interest to nerds, though it can appeal to others as well. Self-described nerdcore musician MC Frontalot has the earliest known recorded use of the term in the 2000 song...
rapper
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
, better known by the stage name
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
MC Router. The self-proclaimed (and argued) "First Lady of Nerdcore" founded the group "1337 g33k b34t" with friend Tanner Brown (aka "T-Byte") in 2004. Although the two are still friends and occasionally collaborate musically, the group disbanded in late 2006 to leave each of them to perform as solo acts. Late 2006 also marked the birth of "Tri-forc3", a joint effort between MC Router, Beefy
Beefy (artist)
Keith A. Moore , is a Nerdcore rapper from The Tri-Cities, WA better known by the stage name Beefy.In 2005, Moore produced two independent EPs, The Whitesican EP and nerd...
, and Shael Riley. After Wired Magazine published an article on the Nerdcore scene in late 2006, she wrote a letter to the magazine editors and composed a song entitled "UNwired", explaining why she felt that the Nerdcore scene was misrepresented in the article.
As year 2007 began, Router released another new track entitled Trekkie Pride, which is known as "The First Nerdcore Song of 2007". The song appeared on a Drown Radio podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
less than a week later. She has also performed with such notable Nerdcore artists like MC Frontalot
MC Frontalot
Damian Hess , better known by stage name MC Frontalot, is a Brooklyn-based hip hop musician and self-proclaimed "world's 579th greatest rapper". He is best known in nerdcore hip hop and video game culture, for naming the nerdcore subgenre, and performing at Penny Arcades annual Penny Arcade Expo...
, MC Lars
MC Lars
Andrew Robert MacFarlane Nielsen is an American rapper, known by his stage name MC Lars. He is the self-proclaimed originator of "post-punk laptop rap". He was one of the first underground rappers to sample and reference post-punk and emo bands...
, Beefy
Beefy (artist)
Keith A. Moore , is a Nerdcore rapper from The Tri-Cities, WA better known by the stage name Beefy.In 2005, Moore produced two independent EPs, The Whitesican EP and nerd...
, YTCracker
YTCracker
Bryce Case, Jr. , otherwise known as YTCracker , is a former cracker most known for defacing the webpages of several federal and municipal government websites in the United States, as well as several in private industry at the age of 17...
, and mc chris
Mc chris
mc chris is an American rapper, voice actor, writer and improvisational comedian....
As of the end of 2007, MC Router left the nerdcore scene due to a friendly disagreement between her and her producer. T-Byte and MC Router are still friends and continue to work on their own music separately leaving T-Byte moving on to work with other Nerdcore artists and with MC Router no longer doing Nerdcore or nerd related music at all.
At the end of 2009, after doing a show in Amsterdam with Nerdcore artists at Club Panama for Glitched (w/ Beefy, MC Lars, YTCracker) Router began working on new music in the Dutch language with a new DJ from The Netherlands as well as a new stage name by the name of "Krisje". MC Router has gained considerable press among the Dutch crowds, especially for her music video and song for Paul de Leeuw, as it was featured on one of the most popular TV news channels in Holland.