Monzy performs at Stanford University

Nerdcore is a genre of hip hop music characterized by themes and subject matter considered to be of general interest to nerds. Nerdcore musician Monzy was one of the earliest members of the nerdcore scene at Stanford. Monzy, like most nerdcore artists, self-publishes his work and has released much of it for free online. As a niche genre, nerdcore generally holds to the DIY ethic, and has a history of self-publishing and self-production

Though nerdcore rappers rhyme about anything from politics to science fiction, there are some perennial favorites in nerdcore subject matter, including Star Wars, role-playing games, science, fantasy and computers.