Nerdcore rapper MC Frontalot watches WikiLeaks saga

The World

Nerdcore rapper MC Frontalot has put out many albums with songs about tech subjects, including online security and the futility of trying to keep secrets in a wired world. Most of his albums have found their following among a niche audience of self-professed nerds. So what’s a rapper to do when the obscure subjects he writes about suddenly dominate the headlines for weeks on end?

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